Oh, and if anybody's wondering why it has taken me so long to respond here, Shaunna is sick and I've been up and down to her all night, so yeah, some time elapsed between posts.  I think it's one of those 24 hour bugs because she has been feeling a little better over the last hour or so.  Well here's hoping that's all it is.

Anyway, she's sleeping comfortably now and that's what I'll be doing shortly... need to finish my cuppa [tea] first.

Please give her my best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mark.   [no pun intended].

Give Shaunna my best Mark. Hope she feels better.

I prefer the term "fiscally sensible"

I figured that was a big piece of the frustration, just wasn't going to say it, I'm the same way.  That and I think we've talked about how annoying it is to buy stuff to literally just flush down the toilet.

Nope, not a big fan of o/s upgrades.

Hope the sick one feels better soon.

A quick Google...

"The official release date for True Image 2013 by Acronis is August 27, 2012 (for English..."

Having a '12' in the name in a year with '12' doesn't make something 'current'.

Another quick google...

"The official release date for Acronis True Image Home 2012 is August 23, 2011."

Get well soon, Shaunna...

Okay, so mrs s is feelin somewhat better today and is on the mend... thanks to all for the well wishes.  Thing is, now I'm feeling like crap. It's probably that I've had no sleep whatsover and I'm running on empty, as I'm not suffering the nausea and stuff that befell Shaunna yesterday... touch wood.

So much for going to bed, eh!  Not long after saying I would, my mother rang, saying that she and my sister were coming to visit, It would have been rude to have just gone to bed, so I spruced myself up a bit and hung in there.  Besides, mother is off to the UK again and I wanted to catch up before she leaves on Wednesday.

There seems little point of going to bed now [1.56pm].  Hmmm, I may as well see if I can hang on 'til this evening to hopefully get back into a regular sleep pattern.  I've been out of kilter in that regard for the past few weeks and would love to have a decent night's sleep again.

Anyway, back to the topic of backup software and what I've done thus far.  Well I installed Macrium Reflect [free version] and found it quite capable and easy enough to use, and while it has a few more features than the built in solution in Win 8, it is lacking a few I'm accustomed to using.  However, it is more than adequate for my backup needs... as is the built-in solution in Win 8.

As for Redo Backup and Recovery, well it is also easy enough to use and quite adequate for my needs.... decisions, decisions.  Thing is, with Redo being disc based, I could actually use both without bloating my Windows installation, but would it be overkill with Win 8's backup utility as well?  Then there's biting the bullet and spending the 20 bucks to get a full featured solution with Acronis' 2013 upgrade.

Hmmm, decisions, decisions!  C'mon people, WTF do I go with... and no, the 20 bucks for Acronis 2013 isn't out of the question.

thanks

Doc, Uvah,and jafo, while i feel a little better, i feel weak but i am on the mend i have kept cups of tea and some foods down so far even if only in small amounts .

lol  I'm sure there's a prescription to aid with that somehow. 

And so glad your feeling better mrs_starkers. So far I have missed a few doozies. Knock on wood.

Jafo, while others just stuck the knife between my ribs, you just had to twist it, didn't you... not once but thrice.

I was briefly thinking of using that oft used Oz term of endearment to express my hurt, but then I figured "bastard" might be a bit strong... and I do want to be able to log in tomorrow.

It's like when I asked the cop if he'd arrest me for calling him a dirty rotten bastard, and he said yes.  I then asked him if he'd arrest me for thinking it.  He said that he couldn't arrest me for thinking it, so I said: "Well in that case, then,  I think you're a dirty rotten bastard."

Seriously, though, I'm not really that perturbed by Acronis' decision not to update 2012 for Win 8, and 20 bucks won't exactly break the piggy bank.  Besides, being that mine wasn't a multi machine license, and my Win 7 machine for upstairs needs a backup solution, I was up for a new copy/license anyway. 

Thing is, knowing many folk around here as well as I do, I knew if I baited the hook I'd get several bites and acquire some useful information [like the $19.99 upgrade as opposed to a $29.99 upgrade] while creating a thread to break the silence and/or monotony that breaks out here every once in a while.

Yup, I'm sassy bastard, aren't I... but it's all good, and other folks are now aware of the situation when updating to Win 8, etc.

Yeah, as if I could build enough momentum with my bad back and other arthritic issues... but it sorta sounded good at the time.

Which reminds me of the time I was at the front door answering a survey for one of those womens mags obsessed with such matters.  The woman asked if I smoked after intercourse, and I responded: "To be quite honest, I've never looked!"

Then there was the 2 spinsters on their way to a desperate and dateless ball.  As they were walking past the tannery [where they turn hides into leather] one sniffed and asked if she could smell burning hair. The other sniffed and asked if perhaps they were walking a bit too fast.