Online Digital Photo Backup from Carbonite

Here is an interesting service. I know that my grandma is worried that at some point her computer will just stop working and she will forever lose her digital camera pictures. Sure she makes CD backups, but what if she has gone two or three months without backing the images onto a CD or DVD? Well, a service from Carbonite might give her some piece of mind. It is a backup service that is only $2.99 a month, and will backup all her images on her PC automatically, and cheaply.

I am definetly going to have to get her set up with this to see how well it works. If it is good enough for a company like Staples to stand behind it, then it should help my grandma out pretty decently.

FRAMINGHAM, MA (PRWEB) January 15, 2006 — Customers who purchased any digital camera at Staples this holiday season (and for a limited time in early 2006) walked away with peace of mind from knowing that their cherished photos will never be lost. Each digital camera purchase will come with a copy of Staples’ exclusive Digital Photo Protection Kit which includes a free 6-month subscription to Carbonite’s PhotoBackup service , a $17.95 value.

Carbonite is the first “set and forget” online backup service that automatically discovers all the photos on your PC and backs them up securely over the Internet. Carbonite offers unlimited photo backup capacity for only $2.99 per month.

David Friend, CEO of Carbonite noted, “Staples’ tagline is ‘That was easy.’ And ‘easy’ is what Carbonite is all about. It’s the first online backup service that automatically discovers all the photos on your PC and backs them all up—whether you have 10 or 10,000—with virtually no effort on your part. It works quietly in the background making sure that every digital photo on you PC is constantly backed up. If you hard drive crashes and takes all your precious photos with it, you can get them back from Carbonite with one click. With unlimited capacity for less than 10 cents a day, it’s by far the most economical way to back up your digital pictures. We soon hope to launch comprehensive backup services that are just as easy to use. For a few dollars a month, we’ll protect all of the valuable data on our customers’ computers.”

Dave Figler, Staples’ vice president and divisional merchandise manager of technology, said, “Digital cameras are a must-have holiday gift this year. When Staples customers use our Digital Photo Protection Kit, they will find it easy to get peace of mind from knowing that their digital photos will be protected.”

About Carbonite
Carbonite is the only company that provides unlimited, automated photo backup for only a few dollars per month. Users simply “set and forget” PhotoBackup and all of their photos will be continually, automatically backed up. Carbonite will soon offer comprehensive backup services at very reasonable monthly prices. More information can be found at http://www.carbonite.com

January 20th, 2006 Posted by David in Uncategorized at 1:29 pm 2 Comments »
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2 Comments »

  1. IBackup offers a better online storage solution. You can schedule your backups on the frequency you choose like hourly, daily, weekly etc… These stored photos can be viewed using a web browser in thumbnail form. You can click and view the full size again. If you have multiple photos, you can even have a slide show of the entire album.

    http://www.ibackup.com

    Comment by Jess — February 22, 2006 @ 4:44 am

  2. iBackup is a ripoff… their cheapest plan is 5GB for $9.95 a month, and backup is not automatic. Who cares if you can see your photos? You can get online photo sharing for free just about anywhere.

    I’d rather pay 3 bucks to Carbonite for automatic backup and just share my photos for free somewhere else. This is a no-brainer.

    Comment by Smarter Jess — February 27, 2006 @ 1:20 pm

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