Backing Up Data

I don't know about you but I HATE when I loose things. I can settle for losing or misplacing my keys, mail, phone numbers, my mind( just kidding) but I can't stand it when I work on something for days, weeks or even months and in a flash everything disappears. I have yet to experience MAJOR losses on my computer, but I did have a mini one a few weeks ago. I was working on a newsletter for a private school and after several hours I decided to take a break. Over the years I've got into a habit of saving files every 30 minutes or so. Well, this particular day (must have been a full moon) I decided I was done for the time being and closed my laptop. When the next morning came I opened it up only to find that ALL the work I had done the previous day was gone! I could not believe it, so long story short- back up your work.

A few companies I would suggest for you to use would be Carbonite ( www.carbonite.com) Rebit ( www.rebit.com). Yes, a good backup system may set you back a couple hundred dollars. But, I'd rather spend $200 on a backup system than loose everything I've worked on.