Comments on: CrashPlan

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:27:04 +0000

I really should have mentioned that aspect in the review. Everything is encrypted prior to it going out on the wire, using either your account password or a password of your choosing, and it’s stored encrypted on the other end. Algorithm used is Blowfish, minimally 128-bit. The UI makes this transparent to the end user.

By: JohnCVermont

JohnCVermont — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:51:05 +0000

Nice post…off-site backup is a good thing. Just a simple question, while not necessary for most digital pictures, does CrashPlan permit you to easily store your data on their site such that it is encrypted and you hold the keys? Of course, you could encrypt your backup before pushing them out to the service, I was just wondering if their UI made it easier.

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:20:29 +0000

I've read good things about Carbonite as well. No Mac client yet, so it's a nonstarter for me, although they are promising a Mac beta test soonish. Probably worth a look for a Windows platform.

By: Rakesh Jain

Rakesh Jain — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:20:13 +0000

Found your blog, I remembered it was sneezing something, monkey or frog
I am also looking for online backup, will consider this. Couple of the companies I was following are already closed, so need to be careful. Like: http://www.streamload.com/.
Heard good things about Omnidrive though – http://www.omnidrive.com/.