Theo Moore

I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve reinstalled my OS on my pocketpc in the last few months. Fortunately, I invested in good backup software a *long* time ago and I use it. I use it very often.I have no idea what irritates the darn thing, but it sure is annoying. Prior to getting backup software, I used to actually have to fully reinstall from a slicked down OS. Once you have your machine like you like it, this is a real pain in the bottom.

I hear you saying “Perhaps your device is a lemon”, and it’s possible. However, this is one of several devices I’ve owned and they’ve all been susceptible to corruption.

My iPhone seems to be more stable, but it’s easy to do when you allow so little customization and standardize so much. The trade-off with pocketpc seems to be improved performance and customization for stability.

I’ve been using Spb Backup for a loooong time now, and it rocks. You can schedule your backups automatically (I do this) and it backs up to the storage card. No worries. The stored backup file is an executable, which makes the whole restore thing incredibly easy. Simply click and go. The only problem I’ve had with Spb Backup is sometimes, very rarely, the auto backup has issues (if the OS won’t let go of a file or running process)…but it’s very good to validate the backup file and let you know if there are any problems. Pretty slick, that.