I heard of yet another computer crash today. Happily, she had most of her stuff backed up and now she’s just going through a reloading process.

What can we do to protect ourselves from the pain? It’s not so much about avoiding loss as diminishing the risk in case it does happen. Can’t buy insurance from the techno gods… yet.

Though I hear they don’t want to get into the insurance business, so it’s up to us for the indeterminate future to back up and keep the coffee away from the keyboard. As smart as these macs are, they still don’t like espresso. Go figure.

As a preview, the article in the newsletter coming out this week is about different back up options. For the low low price of free, you can read about the main back up options available these days.

If you don’t have a back up method, please please please read it and let it inspire you to get a regular back up plan going!

That would be the coolest birthday gift you could give me. In case you were wondering. Nothing would make me happier than knowing that your hypothetical future computer crash was simply a minor inconvenience instead of a major life upheaval.

That would make this post soooo worth it. As if it weren’t already, since I’m having so much fun with it.

Anything else to encourage you to back up your second brain (in case you don’t already)?

Oh, I know. It’ll increase your sexiness factor! You think I’m kidding?

Think about it: When all your stuff is backed up, then you have one less thing weighing on you. With one less thing weighing, your confidence goes up. When your confidence in yourself goes up, your sexiness factor goes up. See? Totally logical.

On that note, go forth and sexify!

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Kéké sexy boy
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