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Tomorrow is the keynote at Macworld, but knowing Steve won’t be there it just doesn’t seem the same. So in honor of Stevenote’s gone by here’s a great post at MacLife highlighting some of the best keynote moments.

Top 7 Stevenote Moments

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Check them out:

If you want to watch the event, apple has posted it on their site: HERE

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I know this isn’t one of those exciting topics. Listening to people talk about backing up your data is about exciting as listening to your mom tell you to eat your vegetables, but recently I was reminded about how important it is.

My wife had planned a night out to go scrap-booking with one of her friends, and really wanted to work on our sons baby book (he’s 4 now, so we are a little behind here). It was my job show her where I keep the pictures on the computer so she could upload them to Costco to get printed. Problem, the folder with the pictures from the month my son was born had disappeared. No problem I thought, just go to my backup. Now where are those back-up disks I made so long. Not in my desk…not in our fire-safe…not in the box of random disks I cleaned out of my desk because I didn’t have room. My heart sank, I couldn’t believe that I lost those pictures. This really made me evaluate my backup strategy.

So what did I come up with to make sure this didn’t happen again?

1. Time Machine – I’m a Mac user, so luckily I have this as an option. I picked up a cheap external drive plugged it in and told it what I wanted to back-up. It does it automatically, and I don’t have to worry about it. Recently I’ve heard of some people saying their time machine backups hadn’t ran in a while, so if you’re using Time Machine just watch the date of your last backup from time to time to make sure it’s running. PC users, don’t have this built in, but many of the external drives now come with backup software that work similarly. So that may be a good solution.
2. Mozy – Time Machine works great, until your house burns down or your external drive dies (this happens more often that you think) so it’s always good to have a backup that not at the same place as your computer. Think of it as a backup for your backup. I’ve chosen to use Mozy for this. It’s a great solution in the “cloud” (meaning you backup across the Internet to Mozy’s servers). Their software works great, and you set it up and it runs automatically. They have a PC and a Mac version so they have you covered. Super Easy and secure. Unlimited backup is only $4.95 a month, or they have a free version that gives you 2 GBs of space. I would recommend the free version just to try it out and backup your ultra critical data, and it’s free. Try it HERE.

Bottom-line, is that really protecting your data is going to cost you, but it’s better than loosing it. And I did find my backup disk by the way and recovered the pictures, but I feel a lot better now that I have a better plan in place.

How do you backup your data?

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Have you ever wanted to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a drive you can mount from your mac?  There are a couple of different programs in the App Store that will allow you to do it, but for a limited time you can get Air Sharing for free (iTunes link).  I just downloaded it and it looks like it will work great.  Hurry, the regular price of $7 will kick in soon.

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Maybe you just need a new ipod, they are also at new lower prices.
Apple certified. Good as new. Save on a certified refurbished iPod. Free Shipping.

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Ok, I’ve been using an iPhone for 48 hours now, and thought I would share some of my initial impressions. First I must say, that I’m using a first gen iPhone that I received as a hand-me down when my Dad upgraded to 3G, so I can’t really speak to the speed or GPS functions that the newest one has. But I will cover what I can.

Things I love:

• The Interface. It’s so easy and intuitive to get around. The easiest phone I’ve ever used by far.
• Exchange Support. This was the biggest factor that kept me from getting an iPhone when they released a year ago. But with activesync now native, setting up my email was a breeze. Also implementation of the calendar and contacts is better than on windows mobile phones I’ve used in the past.
• The App Store. The addition of 3rd party apps has really taken the platform to the next level. I will post later about my favorite ones.
• Visual Voicemail. For the first time voice mail on a cell phone is easy

Things that I don’t love:

• The Keyboard. I have been told that in time I will find it easier to use, but for now I find my self yelling at it’s predictions of my words. It also seems a little slow in response. I wonder if that’s any better on the 3G model.
• Camera. It’s just OK, I have a feeling that a few of the new apps available will make it more useful, I would really like a zoom.
• Tethering. I wish ATT would allow you to tether it to your laptop to use as a modem like you can with blackberries and windows mobile devices. Unfortunately I don’t think that’s one the app store can fix.

What are your thoughts?

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