[Homestead] Gentle Reminder
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Thu Mar 6 17:27:06 EST 2008
On Mar 6, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Lisa K.V. Perry wrote:
>
> I have neglected the pictures I store on my computer which would
> have been a
> melted pile of plastic and metal had the worst occurred, so taking
> care of
> 4+ years of digital photos is now a top priority. Also on the list
> is making
> copies of important documents in a "Take This" file. Add to that a
> List of
> what to take to aid a frazzled brain in times of crisis.
Whew! Happy to know you and yours are all safe, Lisa.
Used to be every winter it was almost a case of which old house burned
because of a wood flu not well built or well maintained or burning all
the Christmas wrappings or other stupidity. Seems to be improving in
that regard.
This new Mac has a program called Time Machine, which is an automatic
backup, every hour forever. The external hard drive is just a grab
from being tossed into the getaway vehicle. With over a thousand
photos, not to mention a book and much more on the hard drive, it
would be a sad loss to have it all cremated. With this new backup
system I don't worry much, but if the house burned while I was away,
sad, sad, sad. The best backup is off site.
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