tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post8529244743012254011..comments2024-03-14T13:08:14.915-04:00Comments on So, the thing is...blog: Back Up Those ComputersBarb Matijevichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-32356049478916208202009-11-10T18:33:45.539-05:002009-11-10T18:33:45.539-05:00I have to say: if I was still on a PC, I would hav...I have to say: if I was still on a PC, I would have lost everything. And the wine.<br /><br />I was slow to convert but oh, I could write a poem to my Mac. I feel very bad that I didn't look out for it better! No more PCs for me. (There goes the checkbook...)Barb Matijevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-3430033041188304462009-11-10T18:27:14.478-05:002009-11-10T18:27:14.478-05:00It must be going around. I killed our computer fo...It must be going around. I killed our computer for the 4th time and I was just preparing for a back-up session - too late. <br /><br />I told my husband the universe has decided I should use a Mac. Our PC is just too touchy for me.<br /><br />Hard to say if it is worse to lose everything or to have to buy a new laptop...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-44857035609065496732009-11-10T08:23:52.824-05:002009-11-10T08:23:52.824-05:00Linda D!!! That was hilarious. And awful. Thank...Linda D!!! That was hilarious. And awful. Thank you!!Barb Matijevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-52307725315431621942009-11-10T07:36:08.605-05:002009-11-10T07:36:08.605-05:00There's a great clip making the rounds about t...There's a great clip making the rounds about this - "Mommys Little Helper". Maybe Jane could help you out next time...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQJWeB1lkh8Linda D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-48605126251978061322009-11-10T06:45:30.268-05:002009-11-10T06:45:30.268-05:00MacBook also cannot survive a 1 year old toddler j...MacBook also cannot survive a 1 year old toddler jumping onto it. So says a friend of mine. I hope the fix for yours is not too expensive.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547629503274776059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-90173493433504436652009-11-09T22:11:42.223-05:002009-11-09T22:11:42.223-05:00Verrry unfortunate. Reminds me of the time my son ...Verrry unfortunate. Reminds me of the time my son accidentally sprayed the hose onto my husband's new laptop, which I had been using out on the patio table. Oof.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034180396689442335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-37782614309159669822009-11-09T21:19:33.662-05:002009-11-09T21:19:33.662-05:00Nooooooo. I really need to back up my writing more...Nooooooo. I really need to back up my writing more often. I usually email my stuff to myself. But I need an extra hard drive. <br /><br />I thought of you when I was writing my puppy posts. <br /><br />Seriously, like a new baby. Except a perfect new baby unlike any real baby I've ever had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-10522935592866288572009-11-09T21:17:48.037-05:002009-11-09T21:17:48.037-05:00Message received. Backup completed. Potential cr...Message received. Backup completed. Potential crisis averted. (Well, one anyway.)<br /><br />Sorry for your troubles; thanks for saving me from myself (and probably Ned. Who did, in fact, just knock over my beer. But not on the computer.)Bullwinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765320040505378403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-24452241318310184952009-11-09T21:15:02.969-05:002009-11-09T21:15:02.969-05:00You are very correct about back ups.
Trust me, p...You are very correct about back ups. <br /><br />Trust me, people, hard drives die. I have had it happen at least 4 times. <br /><br />The question is never IF, but WHEN. And the answer is always, "Whenever it will hurt most!"<br /><br />Personally, I use Time Machine AND Intego's personal Backup. I make a bootable copy of the entire hard drive NO LESS than once a day. And I try to have several of 'em, on different portable hard drives. The little ones are relatively cheap, and the agony you avoid could be your own!Marion Gropenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469212301023650460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-40803355017014554642009-11-09T19:24:14.907-05:002009-11-09T19:24:14.907-05:00Another way to "close the barn door after the...Another way to "close the barn door after the cows get out" is to get a "skin" that covers the keyboard to keep dust, wine, and other anti-laptop invaders out. I don't use one, but I'm sure a good spill will inspire me. :-/<br /><br />I also love using TimeMachine and TimeCapsule (Apple products) to back up my laptop every hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-25708622605289683472009-11-09T19:19:45.447-05:002009-11-09T19:19:45.447-05:00Oooh, 7 is a mystical number. Maybe the Mac is tr...Oooh, 7 is a mystical number. Maybe the Mac is trying to tell you something. Or maybe I've watched too many episodes of "A Haunting" on Discovery Network. Either way... <br /><br />I hope everything gets restored.kimhttp://chronicennui.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-32504327802041488122009-11-09T18:27:01.758-05:002009-11-09T18:27:01.758-05:00The guy at my computer shop said that if anything ...The guy at my computer shop said that if anything spills on your laptop to immediately stick it under the faucet and run water over it to rinse it out. Apparently water is not the enemy. Too late for you, I know, but good to know in the future.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910238896695633752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-88859937586186119352009-11-09T18:24:52.324-05:002009-11-09T18:24:52.324-05:00Oh no!! I'm afraid that EXACT thing happened t...Oh no!! I'm afraid that EXACT thing happened to my laptop last February when I spilled milk all over the keyboard, except that my computer typed 'eeeeeee'. I hate to sound like Debbie Downer, but I don't think your computer will make it! Good that you got everything off of it, though!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492927129319987146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-78785298767910787582009-11-09T16:53:11.079-05:002009-11-09T16:53:11.079-05:00craaaaaap. I say, in future, let the dogs fight th...craaaaaap. I say, in future, let the dogs fight their own battles and pay full attention to your wine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707312160893238672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908127.post-66343058371015286062009-11-09T16:49:17.629-05:002009-11-09T16:49:17.629-05:00Bummer! And you lost the wine, too!Bummer! And you lost the wine, too!smalltownmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857871195417461235noreply@blogger.com