Client Coverage
September 25th, 2009

“Protecting your digital assets after death”

Thanks to an endless stream of gadgets many of us are in heaven when it comes to technology. Do-it-all phones, never ending storage, social web sites - to many this is what life is all about.

 

At some point though drop dead gorgeous gizmos outlive their owners. But once we die, what happens to the digital life we leave behind?

 

Plan ahead

 

As might be expected, policies vary from company to company. E-mail providers will often give up the deceased’s password on receipt of a death certificate from the family.

 

Social site Facebook offers to memorialize a page by freezing it in time, but Flickr refuses all access to an account and Twitter does not even address death directly in its FAQ.

 

A new book, Total Recall by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, raises intriguing questions about who eventually owns your personal digital data. That is why estate planners say it is best to take charge while you are still breathing.

 

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on September 25th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



September 21st, 2009

Hot Products Ready For The 2009 Holiday Season

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

 

Home media players are becoming more and more popular, with a list of manufacturers releasing their own versions. Known primarily for storage products, Seagate Technology introduced the next generation of its player, called the FreeAgent Theater+. Designed with a dock for use with the company’s FreeAgent Go external drives, the device also has two USB ports for other drives and an Ethernet connector to stream media from other computers on the network.

 

With support for more file formats than any other device we’ve seen, the FreeAgent Theater+ improves upon previous versions.

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on September 21st, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



August 27th, 2009

“Advice, Editor’s Picks, Top Lists, Back to School: 12 Gadgets Every Student Needs”

Seagate FreeAgent Go
Whether you’re working on term papers or downloading music, you want to be extra sure that you’ve got your data backed up. The FreeAgent Go ($90-$180) backs up data automatically, can store between 160GB and 640GB, and has encryption technology to keep your files safe.

 

By Chris Morris

 

 

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August 27th, 2009

Seagate Replica Featured on the Today Show

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on August 27th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



August 17th, 2009

New Review: Seagate BlackArmor WS 110

We just finished testing the Seagate BlackArmor WS 110. For around $160, this drive ships with 1TB of storage and a suite of killer software that makes backing up your computer a breeze. Like the Maxtor Black Armor we saw last year, the WS 110 can protect your data with AES 256-bit “government-grade” encryption—although we weren’t sure the security was as tight as it could have been. We found that the WS 110 was a tad slower than other drives, but we still think its effortless backup will appeal to small business owners looking to insure their data.

 

By Jeffrey Yozwiak

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on August 17th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



July 29th, 2009

Network Attached Storage units let PCs share data

They look like hard drives, but they act unlike any hard drives you’ve ever seen.

In the industry, they’re referred to as Network Attached Storage (NAS) units. But I’d call them Digital Media Control Centers.

They’re hard drives that plug into your network router to push music, video and photos to the computers in your home or office. They also can back up your data, stream music from your iTunes program and make the data available remotely.

These drives cost twice as much as those that can’t be shared across the network. But you get a lot of value from their ability to back up, store and share your ever-growing collection of photos, music and video files.

We looked at drives from Western Digital (WDC), Iomega and Seagate (STX) that appeal to different audiences: premium, budget and small business.

 By Jefferson Graham

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on July 29th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



June 24th, 2009

Seagate introduces FreeAgent external HDDs for Mac; up to 2TB

Seagate on Wednesday introduced its new lineup of mobile and desktop FreeAgent for Mac storage drives, including the portable Go and Go Pro models, a 2TB Desk model and the Go Dock+, a powered USB-hub and dock for the FreeAgent Go.

Intended for creative professionals and multimedia enthusiasts — in other words, Mac users — the new FreeAgent for Mac external hard drives offer increased capacity and performance, Seagate says.

By Andrew Nusca

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June 19th, 2009

Seagate 640GB FreeAgent Go revealed

Seagate revealed a bit more than they might have intended today by posting up information about their 640GB FreeAgent Go on their website. And actually, this is pretty big news, as it’s one of the first drives to exceed 500GB, at least for external storage, that is.

 

By Brenda Stokes

 

 

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on June 19th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



June 15th, 2009

Review: Seagate Replica Complete PC Backup Solution

Wow!  Where was this when I was in high school?  One of the cool things about being so involved with computers and technology is watching the pace of change.  Dan mentioned that the other day with his look at an old 32 MB card vs his 32 GB iPhone. This change is most apparent in how we keep finding new and improved solutions for old problems.

By Doug Goldring

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on June 15th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »



May 7th, 2009

The theory of simplicity

Simplicity. Leonardo da Vinci described it as “the ultimate sophistication”, while Albert Einstein said “everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler”. More recently, we have been urged to adopt the “kiss” principle – “keep it simple, stupid”.

 

By Paul Taylor

 

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Published by: Tina Salcedo on May 7th, 2009 | Filed under Eastwick Communications, Seagate Technology | Comment now »