Comments for Traffic and Conversion http://www.trafficandconversion.com Internet Traffic, Conversion, Testing and Techniques Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Someone Stole my Laptop by Jennifer Sage http://www.trafficandconversion.com/someone-stole-my-laptop/#comment-9406 Jennifer Sage Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:40:50 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/someone-stole-my-laptop/#comment-9406 I travel a LOT with my laptop, and often sit in cafés and hotel lobbies in Europe with it (far too visible), and admit to have an attitude of "it will never happen to me", or "I use the powers of the LOA, I transmit good energy", blah blah blah. That's not enough to protect me! I own a travel company and often the data I have put on my laptop from an R&D trip in Italy or France is the only record I have of that trip (except maybe some scribbled notes of route directions) - so to replace it I'd have to pay for another trip there. A huge waste of money and time. Just for THAT I need to get better at this, not to mention the actual loss of the laptop or other data (that is on my computer at home). Thanks for the reality check. I need to take some serious steps to protect my data and laptop. Jennifer Sage I travel a LOT with my laptop, and often sit in cafés and hotel lobbies in Europe with it (far too visible), and admit to have an attitude of “it will never happen to me”, or “I use the powers of the LOA, I transmit good energy”, blah blah blah. That’s not enough to protect me! I own a travel company and often the data I have put on my laptop from an R&D trip in Italy or France is the only record I have of that trip (except maybe some scribbled notes of route directions) - so to replace it I’d have to pay for another trip there. A huge waste of money and time. Just for THAT I need to get better at this, not to mention the actual loss of the laptop or other data (that is on my computer at home). Thanks for the reality check. I need to take some serious steps to protect my data and laptop.

Jennifer Sage

]]> Comment on Someone Stole my Laptop by Debra Sale Wendler http://www.trafficandconversion.com/someone-stole-my-laptop/#comment-9403 Debra Sale Wendler Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/someone-stole-my-laptop/#comment-9403 Hey Mark, Sorry to hear about this. Makes me want to hug my laptops. I can see why someone wanted your laptop. I sure did!!! Thank you for turning your loss into a wealth of resources we can use to prevent or at least mitigate a similar crisis. Just a quick update. Your training my daughter Lulu (16) started something wonderful. This summer she built our entire membership site (200 pages plus) and several opt-in pages. She's editing video. And the list goes on and on. Thank you for inspiring her to conquer these skills fearlessly. And avoid the pain of working at some diner for $6 an hour, and hating it (as most of her friends are doing this summer). She was positively beaming when she showed her big brother what she had done. It was a proud moment for me too. With deep appreciation and best wishes for a speedy recovery, Debra Sale Wendler http://www.ADHDParentingSuccess.com Hey Mark,

Sorry to hear about this. Makes me want to hug my laptops.

I can see why someone wanted your laptop. I sure did!!!

Thank you for turning your loss into a wealth of resources we can use to prevent or at least mitigate a similar crisis.

Just a quick update. Your training my daughter Lulu (16) started something wonderful. This summer she built our entire membership site (200 pages plus) and several opt-in pages. She’s editing video. And the list goes on and on.

Thank you for inspiring her to conquer these skills fearlessly. And avoid the pain of working at some diner for $6 an hour, and hating it (as most of her friends are doing this summer).

She was positively beaming when she showed her big brother what she had done. It was a proud moment for me too.

With deep appreciation and best wishes for a speedy recovery,
Debra Sale Wendler
http://www.ADHDParentingSuccess.com

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Scott Holden http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9402 Scott Holden Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:32:17 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9402 I use an external hard drive physical which I purchased at the best IT store (Wal Mart). Then I back up to my other server... One other thing you forgot to mention is getting rid of Windows in case of viruses, hacks and corruption. Roboform is excellent as I started using it years back as suggested by some Mark W. guy. Don't forget about data recovery options on a corrupted hard drive either. Damn where's my pc blog at? I use an external hard drive physical which I purchased at the best IT store (Wal Mart).

Then I back up to my other server…

One other thing you forgot to mention is getting rid of Windows in case of viruses, hacks and corruption.

Roboform is excellent as I started using it years back as suggested by some Mark W. guy.

Don’t forget about data recovery options on a corrupted hard drive either.

Damn where’s my pc blog at?

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Chuck http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9401 Chuck Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:29:17 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9401 Wow, great tips Mark! Thank you so much for sharing. Thanks especially for the lead to Mozy. I had looked at Carbonite a while back and decided against them because I couldn't use my own encryption key -- meaning their personnel could have access to my data! But it looks like Mozy will allow me to do this. This means I can stop sending backup DVDs to my mom! :) Chuck Wow, great tips Mark! Thank you so much for sharing.

Thanks especially for the lead to Mozy. I had looked at Carbonite a while back and decided against them because I couldn’t use my own encryption key — meaning their personnel could have access to my data! But it looks like Mozy will allow me to do this.

This means I can stop sending backup DVDs to my mom!

:)

Chuck

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Mark Widawer http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9410 Mark Widawer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:28:52 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9410 Nancy, Thanks for your kind words. And I thought that what you said was so important, I went and bold-faced it for you. Pay Attention People!!! Get your backups done...disaster WILL come in time. Better that you are prepared than not. Let me put this another way... Would it be okay with you if your business were suddenly closed right now? Oh, you could keep all your debts, but your revenue would stop. NOW. Is that okay with you? I wouldn't think so. -Mark Nancy,
Thanks for your kind words. And I thought that what you said was so important, I went and bold-faced it for you.
Pay Attention People!!!
Get your backups done…disaster WILL come in time. Better that you are prepared than not.
Let me put this another way…
Would it be okay with you if your business were suddenly closed right now? Oh, you could keep all your debts, but your revenue would stop.
NOW.
Is that okay with you?
I wouldn’t think so.
-Mark

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Nancy Boyd http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9400 Nancy Boyd Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:26:24 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9400 Thanks for this great info! Just wanted to add a comment about desktops computers. You're right. I still remember the feeling opening the store one morning and seeing an empty spot on the desk where the computer used to be -- and some candy bar wrappers and empty beer bottle on the floor. My stomach felt like I was on an elevator plunging from the top of a skyscraper to the bottom floor in 10 seconds flat. The cops came, took fingerprints, did their thing. But we never got the equipment back. And backup? Hah. We told ourselves we never had time. Well guess what? You don't want to know how long it will take you to re-enter all of your customer contact info, outstanding bills and accounting information, product listings, and so on. The anguish alone is something you never want to experience. Once was one time too many. <strong>Take this seriously no matter what kind of systems you use and how stressed you are. </strong>I promise you the stress *afterwards* is about a thousand times worse than just doing the backup and prevention in advance. And thank you, Mark, for taking the time to help others despite your personal loss. That takes a special kinda guy. Nancy Thanks for this great info! Just wanted to add a comment about desktops computers. You’re right. I still remember the feeling opening the store one morning and seeing an empty spot on the desk where the computer used to be — and some candy bar wrappers and empty beer bottle on the floor.

My stomach felt like I was on an elevator plunging from the top of a skyscraper to the bottom floor in 10 seconds flat.

The cops came, took fingerprints, did their thing. But we never got the equipment back. And backup? Hah. We told ourselves we never had time. Well guess what? You don’t want to know how long it will take you to re-enter all of your customer contact info, outstanding bills and accounting information, product listings, and so on.

The anguish alone is something you never want to experience.

Once was one time too many.

Take this seriously no matter what kind of systems you use and how stressed you are. I promise you the stress *afterwards* is about a thousand times worse than just doing the backup and prevention in advance.

And thank you, Mark, for taking the time to help others despite your personal loss. That takes a special kinda guy.

Nancy

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Mark Widawer http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9408 Mark Widawer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:25:47 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9408 Chris, I didn't think that doing my first backup was so tough...but there are just a few things in Acronis that it's nice to have your hand held for. That said, any good backup program is going to take a few minutes of attention, and once you've got it working for you, you can have safe, quality backups every day in minutes. One note: The current version is 11, and you talk about version 8. For the $50 it retails for (and the $39 you can get it for at this link: http://www.Markprefers.com/acronis) it's worth getting the most recent version. Thanks for contributing such valuable info, Chris. -Mark Chris,
I didn’t think that doing my first backup was so tough…but there are just a few things in Acronis that it’s nice to have your hand held for.
That said, any good backup program is going to take a few minutes of attention, and once you’ve got it working for you, you can have safe, quality backups every day in minutes.
One note: The current version is 11, and you talk about version 8. For the $50 it retails for (and the $39 you can get it for at this link: http://www.Markprefers.com/acronis) it’s worth getting the most recent version.
Thanks for contributing such valuable info, Chris.
-Mark

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Chris Price http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9399 Chris Price Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9399 Hi Mark, Glad to see you were well protected during your recent loss. Acronis is a great tool here, I see we agree on that. I think you'd probably also agree it's not easy to set up for a first-time user, though. I've written a user guide that addresses some of the issues, especially using the freeware v8 version, and the use of USB disks: http://www.a3webtech.com/index.php/guide-to-acronis-disk-image.html Hope it's of some use. Chris Hi Mark,

Glad to see you were well protected during your recent loss. Acronis is a great tool here, I see we agree on that. I think you’d probably also agree it’s not easy to set up for a first-time user, though. I’ve written a user guide that addresses some of the issues, especially using the freeware v8 version, and the use of USB disks:

http://www.a3webtech.com/index.php/guide-to-acronis-disk-image.html

Hope it’s of some use.

Chris

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Flona Morris http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9398 Flona Morris Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:13:12 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9398 I am sorry to learn that you have lost your computer, but I am very happy that you have some system in place to protect your data. Thanks for the advice and hope this will never happen to any of our team members again. Please stay in touch. P.S Flona I am sorry to learn that you have lost your computer, but I am very happy that you have some system in place to protect your data. Thanks for the advice and hope this will never happen to any of our team members again. Please stay in touch.

P.S Flona

]]> Comment on How to Protect Your Laptop Computer by Mark Widawer http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9407 Mark Widawer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:10:30 +0000 http://www.trafficandconversion.com/how-to-protect-your-laptop-computer/#comment-9407 That's a great tip, Chuck. I never thought of using a cable like that while traveling. I guess what you'd do is just wrap the cable around the desk or table leg, right? Anyone else have experience with these cables? -Mark That’s a great tip, Chuck. I never thought of using a cable like that while traveling. I guess what you’d do is just wrap the cable around the desk or table leg, right?
Anyone else have experience with these cables?
-Mark

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