Genealogists to the rescue after school arson

Two weeks ago an arson attack on a local school destroyed several classrooms and the library. The school principal mourned the loss of the contents of the library including all the school’s archives. This was particularly poignant with events being planned to celebrate the school’s 125th anniversary later in the year.

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Keeping your electronic files safe

Recently I’ve been working with some small business owners who don’t have any back-up system for their electronic business transactions.  I’m not talking about their financial transactions or stock inventories as they are usually captured in some formal system that is backed up off site or written manually by hand.

It’s things like the contact lists of their clients and suppliers, their business planning documents, correspondence with prospective clients etc.

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