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From: Martin Jay on 22 Feb 2010 09:19
I note Bits de Jour will be offering AJC Active Backup on Friday for a
reduced price, see
<http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/ajc-active-backup/>. I've been
toying with the idea of buying it for a while now, so this seems like
an opportunity too good to miss.

AJC Active Backup isn't just an ordinary file backup application: it
creates a copy of a file every time it's saved, so it's useful for
keeping a history of versions.

However, before I exercise my flexible friend (credit card), I was
wondering if anyone can suggest a freeware alternative.
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From: Wheel on 22 Feb 2010 12:52
Martin Jay wrote:
> I note Bits de Jour will be offering AJC Active Backup on Friday for a
> reduced price, see
> <http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/ajc-active-backup/>. I've been
> toying with the idea of buying it for a while now, so this seems like
> an opportunity too good to miss.
>
> AJC Active Backup isn't just an ordinary file backup application: it
> creates a copy of a file every time it's saved, so it's useful for
> keeping a history of versions.
>
> However, before I exercise my flexible friend (credit card), I was
> wondering if anyone can suggest a freeware alternative.

This will do the job.

FreeFileSync
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

<q>
FreeFileSync is an Open-Source folder comparison and synchronization
tool. It is optimized for highest performance and usability without
restricted or overloaded UI interfaces. ...
</q>


Once installed, there is a file called 'RealtimeSync.exe' which is the
component that does the real-time monitoring.

The easiest method is to run 'FreeFileSync' normally, setting parameters
wanted and saving as a batch job (.ffs_batch), which can be run directly
through it's file association. Once all is well, 'Silent mode' not used
as yet, load the batch (File -> Load configuration) in 'FreeFileSync' and
switch to 'Silent mode' saving appropriately (say, Docs-Silent.ffs_batch).

When creating the batch, you'll notice 'Deletion handling', which moves
files in the destination directory that differ from the source, to a dated
sub-directory of the one selected, while maintaining original directory
structure, in date format: 2010-02-22 17-40-02
2010-02-22 17-40-10
2010-02-22 17-41-15
2010-02-22 17-41-51

Once happy, run 'RealtimeSync.exe', load 'Docs-Silent.ffs_batch', in this
example (File -> Load configuration), save as (File -> Save configuration)
'Docs-Silent.ffs_real'.

Again, through file association, run 'Docs-Silent.ffs_real' directly, which
runs in the system tray.

If you right-click -> 'Restore', it will stop. Pressing the 'Start' button
minimises it to the tray and continues to monitor.

Forgot: Don't forget to set polling time and creating a shortcut.


Hope this gives a useful pointer.
From: VanguardLH on 22 Feb 2010 13:46
Martin Jay wrote:

> I note Bits de Jour will be offering AJC Active Backup on Friday for a
> reduced price, see
> <http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/ajc-active-backup/>. I've been
> toying with the idea of buying it for a while now, so this seems like
> an opportunity too good to miss.
>
> AJC Active Backup isn't just an ordinary file backup application: it
> creates a copy of a file every time it's saved, so it's useful for
> keeping a history of versions.
>
> However, before I exercise my flexible friend (credit card), I was
> wondering if anyone can suggest a freeware alternative.

Have you purchased through bitsdujour.com before? That they hide behind a
private registration at GoDaddy is a little odd that they feel the need to
hide considering they are selling and collecting credit card info. Their
"About" page gives no postal address or phone numbers. It doesn't even give
a history of their company.
From: Martin Jay on 23 Feb 2010 20:20
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:46:12 -0600, VanguardLH <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote:

>Have you purchased through bitsdujour.com before? That they hide behind a
>private registration at GoDaddy is a little odd that they feel the need to
>hide considering they are selling and collecting credit card info. Their
>"About" page gives no postal address or phone numbers. It doesn't even give
>a history of their company.

I've purchased a few things via bitsdujour.com without any problems.
Representatives from the companies who publish the applications
offered often respond to queries posted to the website from potential
customers.

I think it's all legit and above board.

IMO many software publishers deliberately inflate the prices of their
products so they can offer (what appear to be) substantial discounts.
Ashampoo is a prime example. Show a bit of interest in one of their
products, wait a while, and they'll eventually off it to you for the
small change you can scrap together from down the back of your sofa.
:)
--
Martin Jay
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From: Gordon Darling on 23 Feb 2010 20:48
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:20:06 +0000, Martin Jay wrote:

<snip>

> IMO many software publishers deliberately inflate the prices of their
> products so they can offer (what appear to be) substantial discounts.
> Ashampoo is a prime example. Show a bit of interest in one of their
> products, wait a while, and they'll eventually off it to you for the
> small change you can scrap together from down the back of your sofa. :)

Interesting article on how companies "fiddle" pricing. Part of which says

"price-comparison sites sprang up to direct buyers to the very cheapest
of a range of rock-bottom-priced retailers. But it wasn't clear at the
time that the price transparency of the new economy would in turn give
rise to so many efforts to cloud and muddy it -- a kind of parallel smoke-
screen economy in which businesses try to eke out bigger profits by
making prices more opaque and harder to compare."

<http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/ConsumerActionGuide/
the-death-of-comparison-shopping.aspx>

Regards
Gordon





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