Most of us could sometimes use a nudge to remind us to backup our computer data. But how would you like to be running software that gave you a "grave warning" like this:
It has been 19 days since your last backup. Backups are so important that if you continue, you are almost sure to experience a tremendous amount of heartache and pain. ...And note that in order to continue without making a backup, the user has to type in, "I am acting as an irresponsible data owner by proceeding without backup."
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That's funny!
ReplyDeleteIt probably takes as much time to type in the acknowledgment of irresponsibility as it does to initiate a backup. Maybe this is part of the motivation?
Although I would like a selection of acceptable responses. How's about "Alright, alright already! Oy, you're such a nudge..." ?
-- Claire
Thanks for the reminder that my "monthly" PC backup to DVD is about a month overdue! I'm working on the assumption that disk drives never fail. (Touch wood).
ReplyDeletePerhaps you could write an article on organising backup disks (off site backup, duplicate copies) and how to find "lost" files.
Charles
Claire, I wonder what percentage of people type the acknowledgment and what percentage do a backup instead.
ReplyDeleteCharles, thanks for the posting idea; I'll see what I can do with that. And you might want to read about PC disk drive failure rates.
Thanks for the reminders. We need to back up for future use. :)
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