Valuable lessons

[dragonjournal]

Today, I learned a very valuable lesson, and it could have been worse than it was. Honestly, honestly horrific.

My laptop lately, has been having issues. Of course, this means I need a new one, but I've been putting it off, because I love my laptop, and it makes writing very convenient. Unfortunately, I'm most likely going to have to retire to the desktop full time. My laptop is not handling life well lately.

It'll be August, before I can get a new one.

Yeah, I'm crying too.

However, on to the valuable lesson learned:

Always have two or three redundancies when saving your work. Always. I keep a copy in my email, and a copy on my USB drive, and a copy on my external harddrive.

I also email a copy to my fiancé so that should any of my redundancies fail, in theory, his will pick up the slack. I hope so, anyway.

The good thing about buying a laptop in August, however, is that I'll be able to hit all the back to school sales and the like. Right now, I can pick up a laptop for about $500 -- I don't have the money, but I could -- but I know, come back to school, those prices are going to fall.

I really want a new Toshiba. I <3 Toshibas and the two laptops I have now, are both Toshibas. I like them, and am familiar with them.

So, yeah, in August, there will be a new laptop.

But, everyone, head my warning: BACK UP YOUR STUFF!

Now, to wars.

Comments

[jehanne1431]

The new Consumer Reports for June is out, and it's all about laptops. If your library subscribes (or if there's a bookstore close by), you should check it out. They rate desktops and netbooks as well, and suggest the best times to purchase a new computer (according to the article, it's June. They say indications are that manufacturers plan to introduce new models in July, so the old stuff will be discounted). It's a pretty good article.

[dragonjournal]

If I had the money in June I probably would. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to hit the back to school sales, because that's when I'll have my cash.

However, I do have to go out to the library today, so I might check it out.

I have very simple needs for a laptop. But this one is slowly dying and I'm terrified to start writing on it again, just in case.

Thanks!