Iphone Backup how to!?

Hi, My computer crashed in which i used to sinc my iphone and Ipad with, and now my iphones main power botton on the top has been broken, i have to provide a high pressure on the botton for it to turn the screen on or off. and now i have to take it in for them to send it off and have it fixed under warranty.
How do i save my files (Music, Contact, apps....)?
Thank you

Music and other media is contained in the iTunes library, is has never been a part of the iDevice backup.
Same goes for Apps.  The backup only contains app specific data like game stats.
Contacts are designed to be synced with a supported application on the computer or a cloud service.
I am not saying do not backup the device, but understand what a backup is.

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