Offsite Backup

I recently switched to macbook pro from windows laptop using XP. A year ago I set up an offsite backup process using an account with iBakcup and using their software iBackup for Windows. Since I am struggling replacing this. Backup in Tiger is limited to 90meg. I have about 12Gb of data that I want backuped up offsite adn accessible from anywhere (through the web). I am travelling regularly.
I also set .mac for 20Gb but is looking for an adequate software to backup.
Any third party software you know that would do the job? or any other idea? I tried to sync, but it does not really work for that.
Help would be appreciated.

Consider buying a larger portable HD, so you can make a "bootble clone" on it, via CarbonCopyCloner, SuperDuper, or the like.
They aren't very expensive any more, and you won't have to worry about what you missed, reinstalling apps, your "older" drive failing, etc.
Several folks on these forums, including me, have one of the LaCie "Rugged" models, just as an example, and they get very good reviews: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10036
CCC is donationware; SD has a free version, but you need the paid one (about $30) to do updates instead of full replacements, or scheduling. Either is easily found via Google.

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