Re:Make it so it's no big deal.... (Score 2, Insightful)

I've been thinking of getting one of those hard disks with the network connector on the back. If you combine this with one of those "network across power lines" adapters you could put the hard disk anywhere in the house (attic, basement...) and still access it from your main PC.

This does not protect you from disasters like fire - the data plus backups should not be in the same building. I've got a "garden shed" on my property. Chances are, that it would survive if my house burnt down. Network-over-powerline would be a nice way to get a network connection in there.

However, that scenario still does not protect against things like lightning strikes... Unless you use decent surge protectors etc.

Data protection is not for the faint of heart, and unfortunately not for the average user either.

I've seen good results with Acronis TrueImage, in automatic mode. For "home user" backups, not disaster recovery that is.