DIGISTOR Digest
Securing Data at Rest
Insurance policy for digital photos
Just think about how many different insurance policies a typical household might have: medical, dental, life, homeowners or renters, personal articles, auto, long term disability and my favorite the personal liability umbrella. Some would say that we live in a world...
Why We Still Assemble in the USA
We hear a lot of talk lately about companies moving their production out of China and bringing it back home. With increased transportation prices, rising labor costs and intellectual property risks in China, this comes as no surprise. The most recent press has come...
Pros and Cons of Data Storage Devices
There are lots of choices when it comes to backing up or archiving your data and digital assets. While everyone’s needs are different and there is no one-size fits all solution, we took a look at the most common data storage devices used by consumers or...
Blu-ray BDXL Writable Discs Are Here to Stay
New advancements in optical disc technology are continuing to make their way into the consumer market. For instance, BDXL is the newest format in the Blu-ray category. BDXL consists of 100GB BD-R/RE and 128GB BD-R discs. Boasting even more capacity, these discs...
Not Just Another Backup Program
When speaking with friends and business acquaintances about our new software release (REWIND Archiving Software) the initial response is usually something like “um, sounds interesting but aren’t there already dozens of backup programs that do the same thing?” It...
Best storage for your archived discs (and video games!)
When it comes to archiving you can use the best hardware, highest quality discs, and the greatest software to get your files burned to your personal archive, but where do you store the discs? Maybe you haven't run across the DIGISTOR™ 80 disc Storage Cabinet. We have...
It’s the latest in Blu-ray playback technology… and it’s on a Mac?
Get your MacBook Pro, Air, Mini, and iMac ready to play that gorgeous 1080p video from your favorite Blu-ray movies because DVDFab and XBMC have created a knock-out combo movie player application you have to check out! Grab your External Blu-ray drive, plug it in, and...
Another day another “cloud” back-up company…
Lately there has been a large number of online “cloud” back-up companies popping up and announcing large funding commitments from their venture partners. From a business strategy perspective it seems to make a lot of sense, as essentially online back-up providers are...
3 Steps to a Perfect Personal Archive
Archiving your digital assets, especially your can’t-live-without documents and photos, is more important now than ever before. Everything we create, save, and share is on our PC or Mac computers. Fortunately, archiving your entire digital life has become more...