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I just found an example of how to automate send files to an ftp site with Windows’ built-in ftp client.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-automate-ftp-uploads-from-the-windows-command-line/
I just tried it and it works on Windows 7 64-bit. With this, I can set up an encrypted program to create a temporary batch file to send a file or a bunch of files to the ftp site automatically. My program can then delete the temp batch file afterwards so the ftp account password is not stored unprotected. I already wrote a program to perform the backup, so I will just add a little bit to the end to create/execute the batch ftpput file.
-Dan

Can FTP be used as an alternative? I have plenty of space on my website and could easily provide my clients an ftp account and private directory for storing their (encrypted backups). I suppose most companies and individual could do likewise with nominal cost using their own web host’s facilities. I am not sure though that there is a reputable ftp deamon that they could use to automatically load files. Do you know of one?

-Dan

Can FTP be used as an alternative? I have plenty of space on my website and could easily provide my clients an ftp account and private directory for storing their (encrypted backups). I suppose most companies and individual could do likewise with nominal cost using their own web host’s facilities. I am not sure though that there is a reputable ftp deamon that they could use to automatically load files. Do you know of one?

-Dan

The simplest approach to minimizing boot times that I have found is to hibernate as often as you can, only rebooting when things start to slow down or go haywire. Even after minimizing the startup programs etc, this method proves much faster than a full shut down/startup. The memory is stored to the hard drive at the point of hibernation and restored to just that state after powering back up in a quick manner. If you are not hibernating, you owe it to yourself to try it. With Windows XP and later Win OS versions, this method has proven very stable.

-Dan