Most of us now use computers to store precious photos, emails from friends, financial information, contacts, diaries, music collections, work files and the manuscript for our blockbuster novel.

But all it takes is one thief, one corrupted hard drive, one fire, a virus or one misplaced laptop and it can all be lost forever. The good news is that safely backing it all up is fast, easy and low cost.

A gizmo Back Me Up service will get you set up with a regular, automated backup onto a removable hard drive.