Are you protected?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Two weeks ago I was working on my computer and started to cut vinyl lettering for a client.  I don't know what happened but my computer suddenly went black and started to reboot itself.  "Okay weird" I thought but when the next screen came on, it asked if I wanted to restart the whole computer?  I assumed it meant turn back on so I hit "YES"  It actually meant that it was going to wipe out everything I've ever put on the computer and that's exactly what it did.  

Gone were my 9 1/2 years of EVERY.PICTURE.EVER.TAKEN!  Gone were all my vinyl lettering templates.  Gone were all my Word files.  But all I cared about were the pictures.  Drat.

BUT!  Then I remembered I had a backup company that I paid a yearly fee for.  After the computer was done with its damage, I was able to log into my backup site and re-download my pictures.  AND since I bought a laptop (I decided to give the older computer to the kiddos for homework), I was able to download my pictures and files to that as well.  PHEW!

Carbonite is a computer backup that does just that: it SAVES your pictures and all your files!  And saves you from stressing out ;) It's an online backup that will automatically work quietly in the background every time you're connected to the internet.  It will store your goods to Carbonite's secure, state-of-the-art data center.

Are you a die hard iPhone user like me?  Oh you are?-good news! They have a free app that will allow you to access and share your files from your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry Smartphone.

Fun fact: Carbonite has safely backed up 7 BILLION files that would have probably been lost forever.  Yikes, I hate to think what those millions of people would have done without them, lots of frustration for sure.  It really is easy, fast and hassle-free to get your goods backed up.

Interested?  The cost is just $59/year for unlimited backup for your Mac or PC but peace of mind is FREE.

 Want to know what else is free? 15 days of use (no credit card required) and if you like it, you can get another 2 months free if you decide to buy.  Use the code BLOGAD.  Check it out, it's a small fee to pay considering what's at stake.  I'm glad I had backup!!