My backup plan
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Background: I use a Mac.

Hardware: 2 external drives, 1 subscription to Mozy, 1 server,
	1 Picasa account



1) Setup timemachine.  It is easy, free, fast, and reliable.
	How: Plug in an external hard drive and enable timemachine
	Why: easy, free, fast, and reliable.

2) Mozy.  It is easy, very low cost, and most importantly offers
  off site backups.
	How: http://mozy.com/
	Why: What if your house burns down?

3) Rsync.  Easy, free, fast, and offers additional protection.
	How: sudo rsync -vaxE --delete --ignore-errors / /Volumes/backup/
	Why: Because you can't have enough backups and this drive gets unplugged
		and stored away in a safe plae.

4) Picasa.  All the most important pictures are also upload to Picasa
	How: Download the latest Picasa photo management software from
		Google
	Why: To both share and backup important family photos

5) Rsync (again).  This time to a server in the basement.
	How: rsync -azvL --progress --delete -e '/usr/bin/ssh' \ 
		"$LOCALDIR" $REMOTEUSER@$REMOTEHOST:$REMOTEDIR
	Why: So the other PC's in the house can access the shared
		photos (and it can't hurt to have another backup)




If I had to pick 2 (there must always be 2 backups).

	1) timemachine (fast, easy, reliable)
	2) Mozy (offsite)