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Before disaster strikes and you kick your computer, back-up your digital archiveIn today's digitally minded world, backing up your stuff is critical to keeping sane. Imagine loosing all the pictures of your five year old because of a faulty computer drive. Backing up is one thing we forget to do mostly because we have this little guy in our head that says, "Eh, this is digital. It's not going anywhere. We will always will have these pictures."
This might well be the case but you never know when disaster will strike. To head off disaster, here are some tips to back up your digital archive of memories.
Whether you are a Flickr user or not, it's worth diving into various groups and individual photo streams - similar to YouTube viewing. There are a lot of talent photographers (pros, semi-pros, regular enthusiasts and the run of the mill point and shooters) who showcase their stuff.
Today is a day when we reflect and think about the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. In a world where violence is ever present, we have to thank our soldiers for being on the front lines and putting themselves in danger for the sake of freedom.
We live in a media rich world, where at every turn, you're being bombarded with news. Whether it's on the TV, you're mobile, the internet or word of mouth. News infiltrates our daily lives whether we like it or not. And, more often than not, you'll hear about a soldier or two or three or four, that was "killed today in Iraq." We've gotten so used to those four words that we gloss over it unfortunately. They, and the other brave souls that came before them, cannot be forgotten.