Today’s Byte is short but hopefully helpful…
This week someone asked me about backing up documents online. Specifically, they asked if I knew of any web sites that would store documents online for free. I was going to look for a few sites to share with the Byte list when I came across the following great resource:
All the Space – a free online file storage directory. They track free and paid resources for backing up your data online.
They seem to have a sister site that tracks information on cheap web hosts. It doesn’t list my favorite cheap host (Go Daddy). So, it’s not an exhaustive list, but it lists enough to compare your choices.
Also a friendly reminder to vote next week! It’s a win-win proposition. If your guy wins you made a difference; if your guys loses you have a leg to stand on when you complain.
Today’s Byte of a hodge podge of info. First, Microsoft just put out a warning and a bunch of new patches for a few of their products. You can get the technical details here and instructions on downloading fixes here.
Second I have a very fun web site to share. The Star Tribune has a great site for kids on autumn leaves. It’s an interactive guide to identifying fall leaves. My kids and I used it over the weekend with some freshly hunted fallen leaves and had a great time.
Finally I have two great statistics-types sites from Sue in Duluth. Paycheck to Paycheck compares salaries and housing costs for various occupations in metropolitan areas. Childstats.gov published anything and everything on kids and families.
In June, I wrote a Byte on blogs. As a result I have recently been interviewed for a public access TV show about blogs. In preparation for the big interview I thought I better actually create a blog.
Last Sunday I created a blog. It was super easy. I created one through Blogspot. I went to their site, answered three questions and I was all set up. You can find it here.
As you can see I plan to just post my Bytes there, since I’m not really looking for another weekly writing assignment. In fact, I think the only hard part about blogs is the actually writing. The technology is easy. So, for those of you out there you have something to say I strongly suggest you try a blog. I know at least two of you already have blogs – and I know several of you would be good blog candidates.
(Oh the TV show will be on a week from Saturday at midnight. For more information on the show, check out the Bat of Minerva web site
