tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post9135540760709482668..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: The Case of the Disappearing WIPBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-89856088327424668002017-05-01T13:44:00.807-04:002017-05-01T13:44:00.807-04:00So glad you got it all back!So glad you got it all back!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-52664616786424690622017-05-01T11:46:07.667-04:002017-05-01T11:46:07.667-04:00Thanks, Ellen! That's a great idea.Thanks, Ellen! That's a great idea.<br />Christina Freeburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421696136389096421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-26791833260764085812017-05-01T11:15:06.988-04:002017-05-01T11:15:06.988-04:00If at all possible, get something that doesn't...If at all possible, get something that doesn't run Windows 10. That stuff is spyware. Don't trust the cloud, either - it isn't there when your internet is down <br /><br />Get a nice fat thumbdrive for backups, then at the end of the day e-mail them home. You can get 128 GB of USB3 for under $50 these days, quite enough to last longer than any deadline -- probably longer than a writer's career. You can plug it into the hotel computers (they usually have them available) in an emergency.Ellenhttp://washuu.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-37437706635056273132017-04-28T15:52:25.254-04:002017-04-28T15:52:25.254-04:00My husband said the same thing about the hard driv...My husband said the same thing about the hard drive. He said as long it's okay, he can get any information from it but it was better to back it up. I'm okay with backing up my desktop but I've been exclusively working on the laptop as my desktop acts wonky. (The cut and paste function will only work a paragraph at a time, very frustrating when I'm editing and moving large chunks of text.)<br /><br />It might be a good idea for me to go ahead and get a new desktop before it decides to just quit altogether.Christina Freeburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421696136389096421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76883425649475976282017-04-27T13:21:25.537-04:002017-04-27T13:21:25.537-04:00There's a lot of stuff inside that plastic box...There's a lot of <i>stuff</i> inside that plastic box you call a computer. Any of said stuff can go bad. But so long as the <b>hard drive</b> doesn't go bad you can take it out, pop it in a drive holder, plug it into a USB (or whatever) port on another computer, and retrieve your data. All Is Not Lost, though time and convenience might take a dent. At worst, you have to find a nerd to do the job.<br /><br />An author with only one computer is in danger from Murphy's whim. In our household, we maintain four computers, all running the same version of Windows and using the same word processing program. Two of them are stored away for use in emergencies. We also take them when we travel, so the main computers can sit safely at home.<br /><br />And we have one of those little drive holders, too. And an automatic backup program. In this game, paranoia is a bonafide occupational qualification.Ellenhttp://washuu.netnoreply@blogger.com