Organize Your Backups This Weekend
Using a cloud backup is an important strategy to a successful backup plan. To learn more about designing a backup system, see Backing Up Your Files. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to organize your backup system. Why should I keep a backup in the cloud? You should keep a backup of anything that you don’t want to lose. It’s fine to keep a hard drive to back up your files, but you also need an off-site...
Software Overlay Icons Disappear in Win7
If you use a versioning repository software, such as Dropbox or Subversion, then you rely heavily on the small icon overlays to provide you with a visual notification if your file or folder is out of date with the server. In Windows 7, the icons occasionally disappear, most often after a reboot or a background software update. You can force Windows 7 to once again display your icon overlays. To restore your icon overlays: Open Windows...
Organize Your Cloud Files This Weekend
Cloud services, such as Dropbox, provide you with the ability to view and edit your files anywhere from any computer or device. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to organize your cloud files. Strategize Your Cloud Before you organize your cloud files, you need to devise a strategy for how you want to use various cloud services. You have three options when it comes to your cloud strategy: Maximum Freedom – You...
Backing Up Your Files [Organization #9]
This week in the Organized Life Series, we will be getting our backup system organized for documents, photos, music, and even email. It’s not fun to think about, but if disaster strikes, you’ll regret it if you don’t think about it now. What disasters do you need to prepare for? Let’s start with the most likely and go from there: Hard drive failure – if you’ve been using computers for a while,...
Create A System For Your Documents [Organization #4]
As the years pass, your digital documents and data can get a little out of control. A good system, while taking some time to implement, can save you time and headache for years to come. This week’s segment in the Organized Life Series is concerned with organizing your documents. Before you get started, consider a very un-Microsoft paradigm shift. Music, Photos, and Video are MEDIA, not DOCUMENTS! (Until recently, you had folders...