Microsoft recently replaced their FolderShare product with Windows Live Sync. These are free downloads that allow you to keep folders synchronized through the internet between computers. You can use them for pure backup by using a PC (a spare, the one used by your spouse, or even one used by a friend) to receive file changes from your primary PC. The updates are nearly instantaneous and run securely and encrypted in the background - there's nothing you have to do once you setup the software.
Live Sync is installed on each of your PC's. You can decide which folders should be shared, and where those shared folders should reside on each of your computers. Then, whenever two or more of your computers are online, Live Sync works in the background to synchronize your data.
Besides backup, you can use it for collaboration with a co-worker, file or photo sharing with a friend, or to make it easy to switch from your laptop to your desktop.
The only note of caution is that it does not synchronize PST files, so you cannot use it to keep your email, contacts, tasks, etc. synchronized on two installations of Outlook. But for your documents, spreadsheets, powerpoints, photos, and music, it's great.
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