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Backup Strategies
Save As with a different filename every hour at least
e.g.
compare & contrast-1.doc
compare & contrast-2.doc
compare & contrast-3.doc
Full vs. Limited Backups
• Full = entire hard drive / device
Limited Backups: backup the essentials – what do you absolutely need?
Backup Strategies
Backup Strategies
Invest in an external hard drive
Often they come with free automatic backup software.
Backup Strategies
Invest in an external hard drive
Are they worth the money? $90 for 320 GB drive
8 hours working on a paperx $10 per hour $80
Backup Strategies
Invest in an external hard drive
… but an external hard drive does not necessarily protect from natural disasters or theft
Backup Strategies
Use free online resources:
WebDAV WebDAV
E-mail E-mail
But remember that networks are not up 100% of the time.But remember that networks are not up 100% of the time.
Visit my.wisc.edu My Webspace
Upload a file into a folder.
If you need a file, you may download:https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/wstraub/web/maintenance.doc
Backup Strategies
Backup Strategies
Remember the Buddhist principle:the transient nature of the composite
or as the Beatles sang back in the 1960s: all things must pass away
Backup Strategies
• Choose a backup strategy and use it.
• Don't shut down your computer without first backing up your work.
• Back it up again!
• Save Wisely (multiple filenames)
• Verify your backups 1 x month.
• Think: what’s the worst case scenario?
Network Security
Get an antivirus programUpdate itUse itFirewallUpdates for your operating system Update/patch essential software
You've heard this before...
http://www.cio.wisc.edu/security/
Network Security
Update/patch essential software:Microsoft Office (Microsoft update)Adobe Reader (adobe.com)Adobe Flash plug-inAdobe ShockwaveQuickTime / iTunes (apple.com/quicktime)Mozilla FirefoxOther browser software