This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry, Thanks. This looks like something I was hoping to accomplish. I owe you one. Thanks again, Tom Servinsky,RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:42 PM Subject: Re: ptbiz file back-up It really is slick. I've been doing it for years now. It is separate = from any ISP. I think I pay about $9/month - maybe a little less because = I paid for a whole year at once. What is really horrible (on my part) is = that I don't even know who I use - I just click and thar she goes! I'm = sure I could find out somehow. I have tested it by restoring files - = always works fine. I have used perhaps three different backup services = over the years. Just do a search on the internet for "Internet backup = service" or "online computer backup" or some such. There are dozens of = the serices now. They have different plans - just like cellular phone = plans - to choose from. You may choose a different plan than, oh, say, = General Motors. Just compare and contrast and you will find a service = that meets your needs. I only back up my critical files - I don't back = up my whole hard drive. If everything blows up, I can always get a new = copy of the program on CD - its all my data files that are critical to = me. I think my plan give me up to 500 megs of storage. Back centuries ago I used to back up to little floppies. Then I went = to tapes - and even stored them off site - what a pain. The internet = service is so easy and fast. Just click "GO" late at night and go to = bed. Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom Servinsky=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:35 PM Subject: Re: ptbiz file back-up Terry, Tell me more about the Internet backup service. This sound like the = "cats meow". Are you paying additionally for this service or is this = included with your internet provider? Tom Servinsky,RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:13 AM Subject: Re: ptbiz file back-up Or, you can go one step further and increase your security = 1,000-fold. Backup daily to an internet backup service. No MS Explorer, = no floppy disks, no tapes, no clicking all over the place. I don't = bother at all with the PTBiz backup "feature". I simply have designated = a couple-hundred megs of data (includes all PTBiz files) that I back up = daily. Two clicks and it usually takes only 2 to 5 minutes for the = backup to run. This way you are protected from computer malfunction, = theft, fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, most acts of war, etc. Just make = sure your backup service is in another state. I back up to somewhere in = an underground bunker outside of Pittsburg - they claim it will survive = a nuclear attack (former military facility)! Terry Farrell Tampa, Florida =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom Servinsky=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:01 AM Subject: Re: ptbiz file back-up Tom, I'll add to what Greg wrote about the backing up of PTBiz files. = I too was a bit confused on procedure. Actually you can thank (smirk...) = the author for not completing the necessary program keystrokes for = making this a one keystroke procedure. After it asks you whether you want to or not make a backup, if = you say yes, it will prompt to another screen saying that the backup has = been completed. However it really isn't. From that point you have to go to Windows Explorer ( = shortcut...press the Microsoft icon key on your keyboard along with the = E key). In Windows Explorer hit the C: icon, and the +next to it. Then = scroll down to Program Files. Again hit the + icon next to Program = Files, then scroll down to the PTBiz file. Click on PTBiz then on the = right side of the screen you'll see the date in which you last backed = up, along with a 7-8 digit number. That's your backup. Now you have to copy that file ( top of page in Edit), then go = to the File column (far left) and go to SEND TO. Press SEND TO and = determine which drive you want to save the backup in. My A drive is the = floppy drive, so I send it to a: drive. You'll then see it the = information being transferred over to the disk drive. Done. Again, make sure you take the time to THANK (@#?$) the author = for this programming shortcoming. He wonders why more of his programs = never sold. Well, it's for reasons like this that makes the program = laborious to use. Tom Servinsky,RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thos. Carpenter=20 To: List PTG=20 Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: ptbiz file back-up Can someone tell me how to back up the "ptbiz" files? =20 I`ve had the program for a couple months now and am getting = nervous about not having a backed up version of my files. I`ve tried = signing up with the yahoo group but there is a glich going on with that = and haven`t been able to get in ( I think that may have something to do = with the fact I don`t elect to have their title bar istalled on my = windows).=20 thanks in advance, sincerely, Tom Carpenter ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d4/dc/88/fe/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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