After certain unpleasant recent events I've been looking into the relatively new world of online data backups to see what was available. Traditionally backups have involved shifting data from one physical device to another (such as tape) which is ideally then stored off site, however this method is not always possible and can prove rather expensive which is where online backup services come into play. With high speed Internet getting more affordable and accessible all the time it is now possible for these online backup service providers to enable clients to backup massive amounts of data over their Internet connection. In this review I'll take a look at several online backup providers and see how they stake up.

Ever wanted to know exactly where the bottle neck is when trying to access your website? If so, then IBM page Detailer basic is a cool little utility that you'll find interesting. What IBM Page Detailer Basic does is latch on to the sockets layer of your TCP/IP stack, and then listens for appropriate data from your browser. Once the page is loaded IBM Page Detailer Basic will output several graphs that give you a very detailed view of how the web page loads into your browser. From this it is very easy to get a good idea of where the bottlenecks are that are preventing your website from loading as it should be, and ultimately it enables you to increase the end user experience which can only be a good thing.