Category: CrashPlan

CrashPlan Slow?
CrashPlan has been getting some heat lately on Twitter and on their Facebook page about slow upload speeds. There is even a Twitter account that has been created called CrashPlan Is Slow that likes to RT and highlight the tweets about CrashPlans upload speed. I have to wonder if some of the confusion about…
CrashPlan Price Increase
CrashPlan is the latest online backup service to raise their subscription rates. There is no change in plans only rate increases, but some rates have increased as much as 45% from their previous price. Here is a break down of the new prices. Plan Previous Price New Price Price Increase Percentage Increase 10GB /…
Give the Gift of Backup!
Giving the gift of backup to someone for Christmas is an excellent gift for computer users and the person that receives the gift will thank you immensely if their hard drive dies or their computer meets some other unfortunate fate and all of their files are destroyed. There are two main types of backup you…
CrashPlan 2012 Black Friday Sale!
CrashPlan is running an interesting Black Friday / Cyber Monday promotion this year and if you act fast you might be able to get your CrashPlan subscription for free! Yes you read that right, 100% off, free, gratis but even if you miss the 100% off special you can still save up to 42% on…
Switch to CrashPlan, Get CrashPlan Free!
CrashPlan has had this offer running since September if you switch to CrashPlan you can get a free year of backup from them. If you are currently using another online backup service you already know how great online backup is and CrashPlan thinks they can do better. The eligibility requirements for switching to CrashPlan are:…
CrashPlan 20% Back to School Promo
School is right around the corner and if you are heading back to college or university or perhaps you are a parent that has a child off to school this is a great time to save on a CrashPlan. From August 28th to September 8th you can take 20% off of one and two year…
Code 42 Software Announces Version 3.2 of CrashPlan and CrashPlan PRO
Users of CrashPlan probably already know this, but here is the official announcement from Code 42 that CrashPlan has been upgraded to version 3.2. Nice to see them adding the ability to pause backups. There are times you just don’t want the backup to start, like when you are on battery or when you are…
CrashPlan in the Wall Street Journal
I am not a big reader of the Wall Street Journal except when I see an article on CrashPlan. For those interested you can read the article here. It is a good overview of CrashPlan and what it offers. There is also a video to go along with the article that I have posted below.…
CrashPlan Apps Updated to Support Highest Security Settings
CrashPlan users who choose to use private passwords or their own private encryption keys are going to be happy to hear that they now can access their CrashPlan backup files using the mobile apps. Prevously it was not possible for these users to access their backed up files with the mobile app unless they switched…
Crashplan Raises $52.5 Million in Funding
Considering the number of online backup services that have started and closed in the last 3 years, not to mention the various resellers that have been come and gone, it is nice to hear about a company raising funding to continue growing. Besides the injection of cash to Code 42 and Crashplan it is interesting…