I recently set up a friend's new Windows PC with both Acronis online backup service and Acronis TrueImage local backup (to a local USB drive). If one fails the

I recently set up a friend's new Windows PC with both Acronis online backup service and Acronis TrueImage local backup (to a local USB drive). If one fails the other is there. I chose Acronis b/c I had installed a local version years ago on his old PC and it ran flawlessly. When I updated to the new version of Acronis it found the old backup files with no problems. The software just works. Whenever I visit I check his local backup drive status. Sometimes the USB drive light is turned off and I remind him to keep it on and check again before leaving (it immediately initiates a delayed backup). He gets emails notifying him when Acronis remote backups are completed. Hope that's enough!8-)) I'm an old-fashioned UNIX/Linux text-based person, so my storage requirements are satisfied by a relatively small USB drive. Everything I need backed up is on the desktop. Backup takes only a few minutes. Vita brevis, carpe diem.