Okay, André, get to the point. Fine. Let me say it as simply as I can. . ."Back up your computer."

Take the time to back up your computer's hard drive(s). Think about it. What's on that simple little wondrous circle of modern technology? If you use your computer a lot, pretty much everything that's important to you. Documents. Receipts. Emails. Proof of this. Proof of that. Pictures. Programs. Sensitive data. Lists. Forms.

And how would you feel were you to lose all of that without prior notice? Not good, right? Well, let me help you no longer live in denial/ignorance (and I mean this in a good way since this is a 'family-friendly' newsletter ;-) about one simple fact of modern life

Your computer's hard drive is part of a machine. Machines break down. Especially the parts of them that move. Your hard drive has moving parts. So it's a safe bet to guess that your computer's hard drive IS going to break down. Not if, but when. And, to quote some famous commercial I saw when I used to watch television - 'Will you be ready?'

So, just how do you get ready? Back up your hard drive to an external device. Regularly.

I know, I know - it's annoying. It's a bother. It's something we'd rather not think about. Or actually do. But when we need it, like insurance, we're glad it's there.

Back up your computer to an external device like a CD, DVD, or external hard drive. Regularly. I do mine every two weeks so as to not lose too much information in the event of a permanent, fatal crash. And yes, it has happened to me. Twice in the last year. And yes, before those events I didn't back up my hard drive. Why not? Because of the "it won't happen to me" mentality almost all of us live in.

Don't let it happen to you. Go out this weekend, or go e-shopping, and buy software that costs less than $100 to help you out. Try 'Back Up My PC', 'Back Up Plus', or 'Second Copy 2000', to name a few. And if you're REALLY serious about backing up your entire system do check out Drive Image 7.0. It saved my derriere. Twice.

Good luck. And don't ignore this article. By the way, when this happens to you and you happened to be one of the few that listened to my advice just make your thank you to me in the form of anything from the 'dark chocolate' family.

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com - Learn About Life From Another Perspective

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