I'm Leaving to Scotland

This month was rather intense, especially since I'm on holiday. Thanks to everyone for their support.

I'm leaving good old Boca Raton today to head to Scotland, and then on to London and Europe thanks to Contiki.

I will probably leave my laptop in London, so please forgive me if I don't respond to your e-mails, or become an apparent Facebook creep.

After Europe, I will be heading to Hong Kong for a couple of days before returning to Australia. The day after my return, I will starting a new job at Melbourne Uni. And it will be my birthday!

Something good happenned to Mozy

The earlier adopter that I am, I signed up for the Mozy online backup service a couple of months ago. The service was -- and I believe still is -- in public beta, at least for Mac clients. For those who never heard of it, Mozy offers unlimited online storage for only $4.95 USD per month.

In the beginning, Mozy really pissed me off. It didn't reliably backup. I get errors like

Error: ((Null) (Null)))

But yesterday, after attempting a backup, my Mac did something it never does: it froze. I was ready to move Mozy into the trash.

But, after restarting, something amazing happened. Mozy is running perfectly. I now have 3 different restore options (desktop client, online client, or DVD mailing). Growl is now supported. I get visual confirmation that an upload is in progress. It's faster. It shows real upload progress (although still a bit inaccurate with the time remaining). I'm a happy customer.

For those who don't perform regular backups, you should. And I suggest giving Mozy a try.