It has been a little while since I have talked about data backup. I like to bring up this subject once in a while since I think it is important for everyone to understand. If you have taken many digital photos, collect your family genealogy information, or have written many work/school assignments then you probably have it stored on your computer.
The reality, unfortunately, is that if you haven’t implemented a good backup solution, or workflow, you are at risk of losing your data. Think about your data and ask yourself one question: can I stand to lose all of my data? You will probably answer “no”, so let’s look at what you need to think about when developing your backup plan.
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Keeping your data and computer secure is very important, especially if you spend much of your time online. There are many ways for hackers to gain access to your computer while you download files from web sites. This is why it is important to always install and use anti-virus and anti-malware software, a software firewall, and a hardware firewall.
I recently came across another utility that can also help protect your computer. This utility allows you to isolate all your internet activity so everything can be easily deleted if needed. It is a really small tool that I have been using for a few days called Sandboxie.
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I take backing up data very seriously. I have a lot of digital photos and several home videos that I have taken and have currently backed up. The main reason that I backup my data is that the data can’t be replaced, and I don’t want to lose any of the files.
Many people probably don’t think about backing up their data until it is too late. What they don’t know is that it isn’t hard to backup their data using the “Backup” tool that is include with Windows XP. It may not rich in features, but it can help to keep your data safe. Let’s see how to use the tool to backup your data.
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My trials with Microsoft Vista continue. I had issues in the past with iTunes continuously configuring itself, and now Microsoft Word 2007 doing something similar. I never had these problems with Windows XP, only on Vista.
This time Microsoft Word continued to auto-register itself whenever it was launched. I wouldn’t mind it so much, but it caused a 2 minute delay from the time I clicked the icon until it finally opened. Back to Google’s search I went and found a solution that worked.
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Most people who have used a computer in the past have probably seen and read a PDF document. Many software and hardware manuals now come in a PDF version, or you can download them from their vendors. For those that don’t know about a PDF document, they are documents that will be displayed the same on any computer.
One popular question is how to create PDF documents from other applications. Microsoft Word is a popular word processing application, but it can’t natively save a PDF document. In this post I will walk you through the steps that will convert any Microsoft Word document to a PDF file for free.
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