Today's Tech Tip of the day is pretty simple and it applies to PC, Mac, Linux or any other operating system that might be out there, it's a basic concept that most people don't do and regretably should.
BACKUP YOUR WORK!! Save often, make a copy of items that are really important and put them on a usb drive. Nothing is more horrifying than to realize that you accidentally deleted your word doc that you've been working on for a week or a presentation that you're getting ready to show.
One note to this: Do not make copies of items in the same place. This is not a form of backup. A backup is copying your files to some other location, a usb drive, burned to a CD-ROM, copied to your local machine as well as in your server space.
The people I know that do good backups are usually only those who have lost something at some point and know the agony. Spread the word on how important backup are, be proactive instead of reactive. To make things easier on yourself you can always use syncing software to sync your USB device with your computer, this makes backups simple, easy and you won't forget to do it. I recommend
Allway Sync or
MIcrosoft SyncToy.
Words of Wisdom: Before you upgrade, make a backup.
If you're interested, here's an interesting article about the mysterious
cattywampus.