Wow, you know, I had heard of GoogleEarth before but has never taken the time to delve in and see what it's all about. I love that this class affords (and forces upon) us the opportunity to spend time with the assortment of tools out there. I bet that I wouldn't have checked out (or even known about) half of the sites on our list this week, had someone not physically gone online and put my nose in front of the computer. It's also nice to know that there are competing programs and tools out there. For example, I've been using SlideShare to upload my powerpoint presentations so I can link to them in Moodle. The only problem is that if I want to make a change to a slide, I must open the original, make the change, delete the old version from SlideShare and upload the newer version. I find this week with 280 Slides that I can create and publish my presentations within the program which means that I can change them without all of the hassle! (Now to switch everything over...in my spare time!)
In exploring new tools, I've also found myself sharing more and more about what I'm learning with my colleagues. Just today in a curriculum conference among 4 science teachers at my school, I was explaining how GoogleDocs works to another teacher and how all of our shared curriculum planning (we're working on our greenhouse curriculum at the moment) should be shared within an online program instead of one of us acting as secretary and sending email copies to the others to have to save to each personal drive. (Maybe this is because I always get stuck as the secretary!) Without having the opportunity to cruise the tools and read other cohorts' reactions I would probably not feel as comfortable encouraging their use with my school colleagues.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Evaluations of Web Resources (CED0520) - Wk 2
Wow, what a full week. I've been trying to keep up with all of the end of year issues at school as well as with class and I found myself procrastinating until the last day. Oops! Unfortunately I just set up my Google Alerts today and so I will not have much to say about how they've been working for at least a few days, so check back for more on that later.
As far as the rest of the material this week, I honestly felt that we were stepping back and covering some of the same material we touched on earlier in the program when I looked at the assignments. After actually completing them, I can say that although some of the material overlaps a bit, it really isn't redundant. With each activity I learned something new or created something that I can use tomorrow in my classroom or found new lessons that correlate with items I already teach.
The piece on search engines gave me a better understanding of how the crawlers and spiders work, the differences between engines, databases, directories etc., and methods other than Boolean logic to narrow and refine my searches (ie field searches). When investigating the Wikipedia debate, I resolved my own position on the subject as I was reading the perspective of other professionals in the field of education. In addition, I was also reminded that teachers don't only have to teach students, but we have to teach one another - I think the line I liked best from the blog was something to the effect of "allowing teachers to make lemonade from the lemons". Oftentimes, teachers are the hardest to teach something new to as the paradigm shifts from teachers as the givers (and keepers) of knowledge to the facilitators to help students to develop knowledge. The evaluation of web resources and using Noodle Tools both afforded me the opportunity to create and find new lessons and activities that can be supplemented into my classroom in the next few weeks and the next school year.
As far as the rest of the material this week, I honestly felt that we were stepping back and covering some of the same material we touched on earlier in the program when I looked at the assignments. After actually completing them, I can say that although some of the material overlaps a bit, it really isn't redundant. With each activity I learned something new or created something that I can use tomorrow in my classroom or found new lessons that correlate with items I already teach.
The piece on search engines gave me a better understanding of how the crawlers and spiders work, the differences between engines, databases, directories etc., and methods other than Boolean logic to narrow and refine my searches (ie field searches). When investigating the Wikipedia debate, I resolved my own position on the subject as I was reading the perspective of other professionals in the field of education. In addition, I was also reminded that teachers don't only have to teach students, but we have to teach one another - I think the line I liked best from the blog was something to the effect of "allowing teachers to make lemonade from the lemons". Oftentimes, teachers are the hardest to teach something new to as the paradigm shifts from teachers as the givers (and keepers) of knowledge to the facilitators to help students to develop knowledge. The evaluation of web resources and using Noodle Tools both afforded me the opportunity to create and find new lessons and activities that can be supplemented into my classroom in the next few weeks and the next school year.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Internet Resources (CED0520 - Wk 1)
OK, so I know this blog should be about what we’re covering in class, but I have to talk about Moodle. It’s an internet tool on its own anyways. Many of my classmates were telling me how much I’d like using it in my classroom and now that I’ve finally gotten “trained” within our district I’m already in love with how flexible an application it is.
I mentioned something to the same effect in my response to internet resources in the wiki, but I think the point is a very important one. I have always struggled with how to organize and keep track of the great internet resources - favorites and bookmarking are some of the current tools to hold onto those great sites, but there is still the lack of a method of incorporating them right into the curriculum. Enter Moodle…
I think that one of the advantages of Moodle is that even though it is usually intentioned as an online course management tool, it has many other functions. One teacher is using it as her study guide as students read a novel - each chapter is broken into topics with related activities, another teaches week to week like we have been doing in MEIT, a third uses it to keep the student FACT group informed. And as far as I’m concerned, I’ve finally found a place to actually incorporate some of those great resources that are available online, instead of bookmarking them and then never remembering to go back to them later. In my classroom, I like to offer a lot of choice assignments where students have the ability to pick a topic or project from a number options and the internet is a potentially limitless source of those options. Now, I can put links to all of those options in a text piece within Moodle and let the students choose and work right on-line. Up to this point, I’ve taken those resources, cut-and-pasted them into word documents with all of the options and then printed them off, then hauled the class into the computer lab to research/work and lo and behold a student would find the site that I pulled the assignment/idea from in the first place…etc. etc. etc. What a waste of my time and energy when there is a method to pull it all together. Now I know that wikis are an option for this online organization as well, but with internet filters and limitations as to where the students can go, having a “district approved” alternative is really helpful. As far as class this week is concerned, I’m looking forward to finding and learning about new resources because I’m encouraged to think that not only will I have them, but I’ll know how to implement some of them in a very immediate and concrete way for my students.
I mentioned something to the same effect in my response to internet resources in the wiki, but I think the point is a very important one. I have always struggled with how to organize and keep track of the great internet resources - favorites and bookmarking are some of the current tools to hold onto those great sites, but there is still the lack of a method of incorporating them right into the curriculum. Enter Moodle…
I think that one of the advantages of Moodle is that even though it is usually intentioned as an online course management tool, it has many other functions. One teacher is using it as her study guide as students read a novel - each chapter is broken into topics with related activities, another teaches week to week like we have been doing in MEIT, a third uses it to keep the student FACT group informed. And as far as I’m concerned, I’ve finally found a place to actually incorporate some of those great resources that are available online, instead of bookmarking them and then never remembering to go back to them later. In my classroom, I like to offer a lot of choice assignments where students have the ability to pick a topic or project from a number options and the internet is a potentially limitless source of those options. Now, I can put links to all of those options in a text piece within Moodle and let the students choose and work right on-line. Up to this point, I’ve taken those resources, cut-and-pasted them into word documents with all of the options and then printed them off, then hauled the class into the computer lab to research/work and lo and behold a student would find the site that I pulled the assignment/idea from in the first place…etc. etc. etc. What a waste of my time and energy when there is a method to pull it all together. Now I know that wikis are an option for this online organization as well, but with internet filters and limitations as to where the students can go, having a “district approved” alternative is really helpful. As far as class this week is concerned, I’m looking forward to finding and learning about new resources because I’m encouraged to think that not only will I have them, but I’ll know how to implement some of them in a very immediate and concrete way for my students.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Computers & How They Work - A Review
How does this course, and its content connect to you? Is it useful information that will help you in the future? If so how? If not how might it be improved?
I found this class to be very connected to my professional and personal life. As an individual in a technological society I use computers all of the time. Knowing how they work and the components that are used as well as the history of their becoming what they are today gives greater understanding and meaning to that use. The knowledge also has given me greater resolve to not be afraid of what I don’t know about computers, but to experiment with them like I did when we opened up the box and when we tested different operating systems by creating live CDs. I would never have guessed that I would have come away with greater ability to care about the “how and why” computers work instead of just the “if and when”. When programs or applications don’t work or don’t work well, I think I’ll be able to troubleshoot many things on my own before having to seek assistance and when I do, I can give an accurate and (hopefully) helpful explanation of the issue or problem.
As far as the usefulness of the information…while I don’t plan on ever becoming an IT in the future, knowing how to talk like one and understand the lingo is very important. In addition, seeing where computing may be headed down the road (cloud computing, netbooks, etc) is not only exciting but has given me an edge in the classroom. I was very interested in working towards writing a grant that would put a laptop in each student’s possession while in my classroom. Originally I was thinking traditional laptops but just as we were discussing netbooks in class, our Technology Director was asking me if I knew about these little laptops that were a fraction of the cost of traditional laptops - go figure. (I of course told him that I knew of them and their abilities and that if he would simply outfit my classroom with them, I would volunteer to be the model classroom for their use! - I haven’t heard back from him yet…) I also think that the class has been useful to me as I look to the future of education in our district. Our principal is moving on to a superintendent position in Medford next year and our district isn’t hiring a person to replace him - we’re restructuring our current staff. This tells me that the more hats a person can wear in the building, the better chance of either moving up (if that’s the intention) or more importantly sticking around! I think it increases my value to the district.
The only area in class that I would seek improvement would be the commenting on others work. When submitting assignments, I was so focused on finishing that I really didn’t spend the time looking at other student work - I found myself giving many of them a quick look over and then making my comments. I think that if you give one or two days after the assignment is due for the comments, there may be a better chance of getting some discussion going through the comments. (For example, if the assignment/blog is due on the Tuesday, give until Wednesday or Thursday to post comments.) We actually did extend this time for the last week’s materials and although I had already commented, I really liked the idea of having more of a chance to respond.
I found this class to be very connected to my professional and personal life. As an individual in a technological society I use computers all of the time. Knowing how they work and the components that are used as well as the history of their becoming what they are today gives greater understanding and meaning to that use. The knowledge also has given me greater resolve to not be afraid of what I don’t know about computers, but to experiment with them like I did when we opened up the box and when we tested different operating systems by creating live CDs. I would never have guessed that I would have come away with greater ability to care about the “how and why” computers work instead of just the “if and when”. When programs or applications don’t work or don’t work well, I think I’ll be able to troubleshoot many things on my own before having to seek assistance and when I do, I can give an accurate and (hopefully) helpful explanation of the issue or problem.
As far as the usefulness of the information…while I don’t plan on ever becoming an IT in the future, knowing how to talk like one and understand the lingo is very important. In addition, seeing where computing may be headed down the road (cloud computing, netbooks, etc) is not only exciting but has given me an edge in the classroom. I was very interested in working towards writing a grant that would put a laptop in each student’s possession while in my classroom. Originally I was thinking traditional laptops but just as we were discussing netbooks in class, our Technology Director was asking me if I knew about these little laptops that were a fraction of the cost of traditional laptops - go figure. (I of course told him that I knew of them and their abilities and that if he would simply outfit my classroom with them, I would volunteer to be the model classroom for their use! - I haven’t heard back from him yet…) I also think that the class has been useful to me as I look to the future of education in our district. Our principal is moving on to a superintendent position in Medford next year and our district isn’t hiring a person to replace him - we’re restructuring our current staff. This tells me that the more hats a person can wear in the building, the better chance of either moving up (if that’s the intention) or more importantly sticking around! I think it increases my value to the district.
The only area in class that I would seek improvement would be the commenting on others work. When submitting assignments, I was so focused on finishing that I really didn’t spend the time looking at other student work - I found myself giving many of them a quick look over and then making my comments. I think that if you give one or two days after the assignment is due for the comments, there may be a better chance of getting some discussion going through the comments. (For example, if the assignment/blog is due on the Tuesday, give until Wednesday or Thursday to post comments.) We actually did extend this time for the last week’s materials and although I had already commented, I really liked the idea of having more of a chance to respond.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Disaster Recovery - Organization
ORGANIZATIONAL PROTECTION REFLECTION
This one is a bit tougher than what I want to tackle, but I think that it requires attention. The organization that I want to protect from “Data Disaster” is my family’s resort business in Door County. Below is my powerpoint that describes the business and the planned virus protection I would like to see implemented, but virus protection is only part of what needs to be considered.
Because this business runs financial documentation between 3 computers and other forms of data like confirmation letters, emails and web pages between about 5 computers, data back up and recovery should be a priority. Most of the work is conducted on the two computers on site – a laptop and a PC – so much of the back up would need to be focused on those two. The documents and emails that are generated on and between the other computers is minor compared to the amount of irreplaceable data on the two on site computers, so I’ll focus mostly on those.
One area that requires attention is financial data. All of the business accounts are run through a software program that is formally backed up once a year in the form of an accountant’s review copy after taxes are submitted. If the computer crashes, the data would be recoverable as it is duplicated in the checkbook register, but the time required to bring the data back to the computer would be immense as every transaction is entered individually.
As far as correspondence between my mom, my uncle and myself, I believe that if we started using an online collaborative tool like GoogleMail & GoogleDocs, we wouldn’t have to worry about the back up of this form of data as it is online storage in nature to begin with. This would also help alleviate the duplicate forms of letters and documents as we edit and change them for each successive year. Additionally, it would allow any one of us to access these documents from any computer with internet access without having the document on the hard drive. (We currently have some software issues where one person will create an invoice for example, but the other computers don’t have the same software and therefore are unable to open the document.)
ORGANIZATIONAL PROTECTION – THE PLAN…
1. Download and install virus protection that runs the same on all computers that use or work with business information and data. (See BitDefender in Viruses and Their Cures)
2. Set up Google accounts for all members/workers in the business (mom, uncle, aunt and myself) and begin using this exclusively when emailing each other and writing documents together.
3. Purchase an external hard drive that will be used to back up the two on site computers on a regular basis.
4. Find online storage for all of the business documents like letters of confirmation, address files for all of our customers and internal documents like cleaning schedules. This would be in addition to storing backups on the hard-drive. This would ensure that if anything happened on site (fire, theft etc.) the data would still be recoverable.
The system administrator
a. would need to find online storage that is stable and encrypted and begin backup of all data for both the on and off site computers
b. would have to organize and oversee the actual back up of related data to disks or USB drives monthly from the other computers so that they could be transferred to the desktop PC on site
c. keep the external drive and any disks with information in a secure location (??? is there really such a place ???)
d. maintain payments for online storage and virus protection
e. provide technical support or access to tech support for other users in the business
f. program/schedule automatic backups of critical data on a daily basis during the busy season (could be weekly in the off season)
g. organize all past files into an archive, create DVD backups and store off site so that the daily backing up is focused on current season data
The users
a. would have the responsibility to break from tradition and learn to use GoogleDocs (easy for me to say but very tough to actually get everyone to do)
b. maintain their own backups of data relating to the business in the forms of DVDs or USB drives on a daily basis in the busy season and weekly in the off season
c. provide these forms of backed up data to the system administrator
Author's note: If cost REALLY weren't an issue, I'd hire it all done!
This one is a bit tougher than what I want to tackle, but I think that it requires attention. The organization that I want to protect from “Data Disaster” is my family’s resort business in Door County. Below is my powerpoint that describes the business and the planned virus protection I would like to see implemented, but virus protection is only part of what needs to be considered.
Viruses And Their Cures
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Because this business runs financial documentation between 3 computers and other forms of data like confirmation letters, emails and web pages between about 5 computers, data back up and recovery should be a priority. Most of the work is conducted on the two computers on site – a laptop and a PC – so much of the back up would need to be focused on those two. The documents and emails that are generated on and between the other computers is minor compared to the amount of irreplaceable data on the two on site computers, so I’ll focus mostly on those.
One area that requires attention is financial data. All of the business accounts are run through a software program that is formally backed up once a year in the form of an accountant’s review copy after taxes are submitted. If the computer crashes, the data would be recoverable as it is duplicated in the checkbook register, but the time required to bring the data back to the computer would be immense as every transaction is entered individually.
As far as correspondence between my mom, my uncle and myself, I believe that if we started using an online collaborative tool like GoogleMail & GoogleDocs, we wouldn’t have to worry about the back up of this form of data as it is online storage in nature to begin with. This would also help alleviate the duplicate forms of letters and documents as we edit and change them for each successive year. Additionally, it would allow any one of us to access these documents from any computer with internet access without having the document on the hard drive. (We currently have some software issues where one person will create an invoice for example, but the other computers don’t have the same software and therefore are unable to open the document.)
ORGANIZATIONAL PROTECTION – THE PLAN…
1. Download and install virus protection that runs the same on all computers that use or work with business information and data. (See BitDefender in Viruses and Their Cures)
2. Set up Google accounts for all members/workers in the business (mom, uncle, aunt and myself) and begin using this exclusively when emailing each other and writing documents together.
3. Purchase an external hard drive that will be used to back up the two on site computers on a regular basis.
4. Find online storage for all of the business documents like letters of confirmation, address files for all of our customers and internal documents like cleaning schedules. This would be in addition to storing backups on the hard-drive. This would ensure that if anything happened on site (fire, theft etc.) the data would still be recoverable.
The system administrator
a. would need to find online storage that is stable and encrypted and begin backup of all data for both the on and off site computers
b. would have to organize and oversee the actual back up of related data to disks or USB drives monthly from the other computers so that they could be transferred to the desktop PC on site
c. keep the external drive and any disks with information in a secure location (??? is there really such a place ???)
d. maintain payments for online storage and virus protection
e. provide technical support or access to tech support for other users in the business
f. program/schedule automatic backups of critical data on a daily basis during the busy season (could be weekly in the off season)
g. organize all past files into an archive, create DVD backups and store off site so that the daily backing up is focused on current season data
The users
a. would have the responsibility to break from tradition and learn to use GoogleDocs (easy for me to say but very tough to actually get everyone to do)
b. maintain their own backups of data relating to the business in the forms of DVDs or USB drives on a daily basis in the busy season and weekly in the off season
c. provide these forms of backed up data to the system administrator
Author's note: If cost REALLY weren't an issue, I'd hire it all done!
Disaster Recovery - Personal Computer(s)
PERSONAL COMPUTER PROTECTION REFLECTION
For one’s personal computer, an individual can follow a number of different trains of thought concerning data recovery and backup protection. This protection can come in the form of recording data to CDs/DVDs, using thumb drives or backing up to an external hard drive but the drawback to these methods is that they can be lost or corrupted just as easily as the computer itself. One also has to consider the potential cost of using one of these methods as it will vary with the amount of memory necessary to effectively and efficiently back up the data.
A second train of thought involves on-line data storage with many options available at a variety of costs. There are options for data, pictures, music and video available through services like DropBox, Box.net & SnapFish, and while there are plenty of free options, many charge annual fees for their storage services. Other than associated costs, another potential drawback of online storage is the integrity of the service. It is necessary for a person to feel that the online service is trustworthy and stable enough to remain operational for the long term. On the flip side, these services are offsite and keep your data protected no matter what happens to your computer or the site your computer remains at (no worries about fire damage, water damage etc. that could kill a computer and any external drives or devices that data is stored on).
I have already started on my way to protecting the data on my computer. I began using DropBox initially as a method of avoiding emailing documents back and forth to myself from my personal computer to my school computer. I really like the convenience of having my files accessible no matter what computer I’m on (although downloading DropBox on any computer that I create documents on can be a drag). I currently am having issues with QuickTime on my computer so I have no access to my music because I’m unable to open iTunes. After doing my best to clear up the issue and consulting with a computer technician, I was told that I’d have to save all of the data I have on the computer, wipe the hard drive clean and start over with re-installing all of my programs. I’ve known about this problem since January and I still haven’t taken any steps towards this because it seems so time consuming – I wish that more of my data was already backed up in some form so that I could just start fresh.
My real issue is the back up and protection of my picture files. I can’t even begin to count the number of pictures on my computer. I did back them up once a few years ago but I haven’t done it since then. Honestly, I think I’d lose almost every picture of my 4 year old daughter and all pictures beyond when my 6 year old turned two.
PERSONAL COMPUTER PROTECTION - THE PLAN…
1. I plan to purchase an external hard drive with enough memory to back up my personal computer. I would want one that could also back up a desktop that we just inherited at the same time. (My husband just picked up one with 320GB of memory for $125 for his computer at work and our home PC.)
2. I’ll continue to use DropBox for online storage of my schoolwork files so the external drive would be primarily for music and pictures.
3. I think that I would also save the pictures to DVD’s and stash copies of them at home, work and with relatives. This would be a really inexpensive method to ensure that even if my computer/external hard drive crashed I would still have copies floating around.
4. As far as virus protection, I currently run Kaspersky 2009 and am very happy with how it works.
As the system administrator and only user of my computer, I would just have to make sure that I consistently backed up my data to the external drive and that I used my DropBox. In addition, I would need to continue to run virus updates and regular scans to keep my computer protection current.
For one’s personal computer, an individual can follow a number of different trains of thought concerning data recovery and backup protection. This protection can come in the form of recording data to CDs/DVDs, using thumb drives or backing up to an external hard drive but the drawback to these methods is that they can be lost or corrupted just as easily as the computer itself. One also has to consider the potential cost of using one of these methods as it will vary with the amount of memory necessary to effectively and efficiently back up the data.
A second train of thought involves on-line data storage with many options available at a variety of costs. There are options for data, pictures, music and video available through services like DropBox, Box.net & SnapFish, and while there are plenty of free options, many charge annual fees for their storage services. Other than associated costs, another potential drawback of online storage is the integrity of the service. It is necessary for a person to feel that the online service is trustworthy and stable enough to remain operational for the long term. On the flip side, these services are offsite and keep your data protected no matter what happens to your computer or the site your computer remains at (no worries about fire damage, water damage etc. that could kill a computer and any external drives or devices that data is stored on).
I have already started on my way to protecting the data on my computer. I began using DropBox initially as a method of avoiding emailing documents back and forth to myself from my personal computer to my school computer. I really like the convenience of having my files accessible no matter what computer I’m on (although downloading DropBox on any computer that I create documents on can be a drag). I currently am having issues with QuickTime on my computer so I have no access to my music because I’m unable to open iTunes. After doing my best to clear up the issue and consulting with a computer technician, I was told that I’d have to save all of the data I have on the computer, wipe the hard drive clean and start over with re-installing all of my programs. I’ve known about this problem since January and I still haven’t taken any steps towards this because it seems so time consuming – I wish that more of my data was already backed up in some form so that I could just start fresh.
My real issue is the back up and protection of my picture files. I can’t even begin to count the number of pictures on my computer. I did back them up once a few years ago but I haven’t done it since then. Honestly, I think I’d lose almost every picture of my 4 year old daughter and all pictures beyond when my 6 year old turned two.
PERSONAL COMPUTER PROTECTION - THE PLAN…
1. I plan to purchase an external hard drive with enough memory to back up my personal computer. I would want one that could also back up a desktop that we just inherited at the same time. (My husband just picked up one with 320GB of memory for $125 for his computer at work and our home PC.)
2. I’ll continue to use DropBox for online storage of my schoolwork files so the external drive would be primarily for music and pictures.
3. I think that I would also save the pictures to DVD’s and stash copies of them at home, work and with relatives. This would be a really inexpensive method to ensure that even if my computer/external hard drive crashed I would still have copies floating around.
4. As far as virus protection, I currently run Kaspersky 2009 and am very happy with how it works.
As the system administrator and only user of my computer, I would just have to make sure that I consistently backed up my data to the external drive and that I used my DropBox. In addition, I would need to continue to run virus updates and regular scans to keep my computer protection current.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Computer Failures - 3
Honestly as I think about it, I would survive a computer crash except for one thing – my pictures. I have all of our digital pictures on my computer, so if it failed and I lost all of my personal pictures, I would be heartbroken. Many of the pictures of my two kids might be replaced from other sources as I’ve copied disks to give to family members, but the most recent pictures would be lost. This would bother me the most.
If my computer failed, I would miss all of the documents but they can be replaced or rewritten for the most part – not fun, but definitely survivable. As far as work is concerned, I’ve started using Dropbox when I create work on my laptop that is to be used at school. That way I don’t have to worry about saving to a jump drive and transferring documents. Even my favorites have been modified to utilize Diigo so I can get to them anywhere I have internet access. I just perused my personal documents and found many outdated and unnecessary files that need to be cleared out but there are a few items that I would consider irreplaceable.
All in all, I would survive a computer crash – not happily and with some irreplaceable pictures and a few documents gone forever. There would be a considerable amount of time and many headaches associated with recovering from the crash, but why tempt fate that way when there are so many options to circumvent the inevitable? My husband just picked up an external hard drive with 320GB – more than enough to back up both of our work computers and personal computers. Now, to become disciplined enough to make saving to an external drive part of the process of turning off a computer...
If my computer failed, I would miss all of the documents but they can be replaced or rewritten for the most part – not fun, but definitely survivable. As far as work is concerned, I’ve started using Dropbox when I create work on my laptop that is to be used at school. That way I don’t have to worry about saving to a jump drive and transferring documents. Even my favorites have been modified to utilize Diigo so I can get to them anywhere I have internet access. I just perused my personal documents and found many outdated and unnecessary files that need to be cleared out but there are a few items that I would consider irreplaceable.
All in all, I would survive a computer crash – not happily and with some irreplaceable pictures and a few documents gone forever. There would be a considerable amount of time and many headaches associated with recovering from the crash, but why tempt fate that way when there are so many options to circumvent the inevitable? My husband just picked up an external hard drive with 320GB – more than enough to back up both of our work computers and personal computers. Now, to become disciplined enough to make saving to an external drive part of the process of turning off a computer...
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