“Real men don’t take backups, but they cry a lot.” i don’t know who was first to coin the phrase, but it is very true in my case.. Decho (who offer the Mozy online backup service) are making backup so easy, that you have no excuse to be crying over a drive gone bad.

once you install the Mozy client it will backup your chosen files in the background storing them all in the cloud. Mozy will make sure your backup is up-to-date. there are multiple configuration options, but the default works perfect for me.

the guys over at Decho created a boxee app that lets you access the music and photos that are stored in the cloud. so if you use Mozy to backup your photo and music collection they are now available for you wherever you boxee (access to videos will be offered in a future version of the DechoBox app).

Decho (Tom Metge) in their own words:

decho is growing out of the online backup provider, mozy.  it’s all about access- mozy has the most advanced cloud storage platform in the world, which they are giving to millions of people around the world as a safe haven for their data.  decho brings universal access to the data mozy customer have in the cloud.

dechobox is a both a demonstration of what can be done and a sweet way to make data in the cloud available and useful to every boxee-capable device.  apple tvs around the world will be brought to life with instantaneous access to every photo that their owners have backed up.

it’s a relatively simple application, but i think it does its job well.  only photos and music are enabled right now, but video access will come shortly.  decho really is about *sharing* data, so lots more will be coming.