I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!
We suffered a minor little catastrophe in my house. Saturday night, I accidently spilled an entire glass of water all over the keyboard of my laptop. Not cool. The next morning I couldn't get it to turn at first. Once I did, my keystrokes were so wacky. Sometimes capital letters would come out, other times lower case. Then throughout the day I couldn't get it to turn on and stay on. I have so many files on that little guy! Files AND pictures! Did I panic?
Ummm....YES!!
Not only was I worried about losing my files and pictures, but I do soooo much on my little laptop. It scared me to think that I would be off this week without my laptop!
Luckily I had backed up a lot of my files on Dropbox. Do you use Dropbox? I used to be the kind of gal who backed my files up onto flashdrives, but then would be so worried that I would lose the the flashdrive itself. Then I used Google Docs for awhile, which I still do. But I find that Dropbox is easier to organize. You can access your documents from any computer with internet service and can download something right to your desktop.
Yesterday I ran out and bought myself a new laptop. Between Dropbox and sharing between homegroups in Windows 7, I was able to save everything! YAY!!
My lessons learned:
~ Back EVERYTHING up! (Do you? If so, how?)
~ When I am eating or drinking, my laptop will be nowhere near me!
Finally, just wanted to share a pic I made through Instagram.
My little lady makes everything in my world all better!
Ummm....YES!!
Not only was I worried about losing my files and pictures, but I do soooo much on my little laptop. It scared me to think that I would be off this week without my laptop!
Luckily I had backed up a lot of my files on Dropbox. Do you use Dropbox? I used to be the kind of gal who backed my files up onto flashdrives, but then would be so worried that I would lose the the flashdrive itself. Then I used Google Docs for awhile, which I still do. But I find that Dropbox is easier to organize. You can access your documents from any computer with internet service and can download something right to your desktop.
Yesterday I ran out and bought myself a new laptop. Between Dropbox and sharing between homegroups in Windows 7, I was able to save everything! YAY!!
My lessons learned:
~ Back EVERYTHING up! (Do you? If so, how?)
~ When I am eating or drinking, my laptop will be nowhere near me!
Finally, just wanted to share a pic I made through Instagram.
My little lady makes everything in my world all better!
Have a wonderful day!
Hopefully today will be much less stressful in our house!!
I use dropbox and it is great! I have it on my home computer and my school computer, so I do not have to carry a flashdrive back and forth.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Heather B.
www.krazyaboutkindy.blogspot.com
So sorry to hear about your spill! I will take your advice and look into backing up my files. You little girl looks so sweet! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteConnie @www.welcometofirstgraderoom5.blogspot.com
Love some Dropbox! So much easier than carrying flash drives everywhere with you.
ReplyDeleteSO sorry to hear about your laptop but I'm glad you had everything backed up!
ReplyDeleteJenn
Finally in First
I absolutely LOVE Dropbox! I use it all the time and I have the app downloaded to my iPhone and iPad so I can access the files anytime. However, my laptop files are so large that I use Mozy to backup up my entire computer. It makes me feel so good to know no matter what, I will have my files. So glad to hear you were able to recover everything!
ReplyDeleteShana
Enchanted with Technology
Oh you poor thing!! What a scare!!! The worst part is losing all of your pictures!! I had the same sort of thing happen to me a few months ago. I now use Mozy which automatically updates my info every night! I do nothing but go to sleep and the upload happens automatically:)
ReplyDeleteYay for a new computer....Yay for dropbox!
ReplyDeleteHi I'm so glad you backed up your files but I wanted to let you know that your water-logged laptop may be fine. I spilled water on my laptop earlier this year and I was told that once the water dried completely, everything would be okay. That is exactly what happened. The amount of time it takes to completely dry depends on the exact amount of water spilled. My laptop works like normal now, so hopefully yours will be okay too. You should refrain from using it until you think it has dried. Maybe you can check it again in a couple of days.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!! I hadn't heard of Moby before. I will have to look for it!
ReplyDeleteOh Miss Carrie, there is hope? I did have it out in the sun hoping that would help dry it out! I tried it today. It turns on now, but will shut off after 30 minutes or so. Some keys don't work at all still. I'll let it be for a day or so and see if it comes back to life!
I'm your newest follower!! Cute Blog:) I hope you'll stop by my blog sometime!
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Look forward to checking out your blog Tammy!
ReplyDeleteAnd I said Moby above and should have said Mozy! Oops!