[ale] Mozy is changing the pricing model.

[Ron Frazier]

Scott,

Mom friendly is cool, and while this is not precisely a reply to your 
topic, I think you should investigate remote assistance / viewing 
software so you can take control of their computer.  This comes in 
extremely handy at times.

For Windows, consider Crossloop ( http://crossloop.com ), GoToMyPC, 
GoToAssist, LogMeIn, etc.

For Linux, check out this podcast: 
http://www.goinglinux.com/2010shownotes.html#glp118

Also, if the circumstances warrant it, you can get a remote IP based 
KVM, which you could attach to their computer.  Then you can take 
control whether the OS is running or not, or regardless of which OS it 
is, assuming the internet connection is up.  You can even reboot and 
access the BIOS.  I think those cost about $300 for a small single port 
unit.

Just a thought.

Ron

On 02/04/2011 10:51 AM, scott wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Chris Fowler
> <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>  wrote:
>    
>> It does not seem you took a look at cterra.  Possibly the NAS/cloud
>> model is not a good one for your needs.
>>      
> I did look at it and other "NAS/cloud" type offerings.  But they
> aren't a backup software/service.  They aren't a direct competitor to
> Mozy.  So it wasn't a really a good match to be in the comparison.
> Nothing against the service.
>
>    
>> Here is one thing I love about it.  This would fit into the "Mom
>> Friendly" category.
>>
>> You install an agent on your mom's computer.  It takes 2 minutes and you
>> provide it a user an pass that you create on the device.  You are now
>> done and you can go home and finish the rest.  From the web interface of
>> the device you can then use that agent to *specify* what folders you
>> want want to backup.  You are in control.  What I did not like about
>> dropbox for my users was that they had to know to store stuff in "My
>> Dropbox".  With this, they know nothing.  I log into the interface and I
>> select the files that get backed up.  I then select which files get
>> copied to off site storage.  You get to see her hard drive from home and
>> choose.
>>      
> the problem is I don't have access to computer.  For instance my aunt
> Sharon (one of my mom's sisters), I have to walk her through
> installing, configuring, etc the software.  With Mozy it was easy.
> click on the link in my email. drag the icon over to the applications
> folder, double click the icon.  put in this email address and
> password.  done.  that is "mom friendly".  more complicated and I am
> purchasing airline tickets.  Another example is when my mom deleted
> Mozy off her laptop while I was in the UK (like in England, across the
> ocean) and I had to help her over a bad cellphone connection reinstall
> and reconfigure the backups.  Mozy was easy enough that I could walk
> her through it.  I was ready for a "pint" afterwords but I was able to
> help her.
>
> if the computer that you want to do it on, sits in the same house as
> you then have more freedoms on what you choose.
>
> Scott
>
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