With the Townsville City Council urging residents to start preparing their homes for the Cyclone season, it is also imperative that you prepare your technology at your home.
With the threat last year of storm damage, you need to ensure all your important files are backed up and safe. You can do this with a number of devices:
External Hard Drive Cost is usually around $50 – $150. These devices can hold all your music, pictures and data. If you are needing to evacuate make sure you pack the external hard drive in a waterproof container and store it in a secure location.
The alternative to External Hard Drives are a more reliable and safe choice, it is known as online backup. Currently there are a number of providers out there providing this Norton 360 is one of them. The great benefit is that all your data is backed up to a secure server off-site and multiple redundancies and most using military grade encryption. This method is ideal for Home and Small Businesses where important data is critical. The cost of these services differs depending on the space needed. You can look around the $100 a year to provide this.
Another important task is to scan all your important documents such as:
- Insurance Papers
- Wills and Life Insurance Documents
- Birth & Marriage Certificates
- Passports/ Visa details
- Medicare Cards
- Immunisation records
- Bank account details
Once you scanned them store them on your backup device (External Hard Drive or Online Backup Service).
We have also put together a Household Emergency Kit which is a good guide of what you need in your Emergency Kit.
Below is also contact details for further details. If you need any assistance with backing up your data, please don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Service Centre on 1300 733 672 (24×7)
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