tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30526268.post52633754366244908..comments2023-10-28T04:10:31.464-07:00Comments on The Non-Traditional Student Blog (BA): Backup, backup, backup!Betsyanne (E Sheppard)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06928905839606136933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30526268.post-79370448255666587712009-08-24T17:22:30.686-07:002009-08-24T17:22:30.686-07:00Wow - I did not know that about thumb drives. Than...Wow - I did not know that about thumb drives. Thank you so much for letting us know about that.Betsyanne (E Sheppard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06928905839606136933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30526268.post-52995618568930464532009-08-24T17:21:08.767-07:002009-08-24T17:21:08.767-07:00This cannot be stressed enough. Though I am a full...This cannot be stressed enough. Though I am a full-time nontrad student, I am also a college instructor. One of my senior students saved all his senior project work on a USB thumb drive. Two weeks before he was supposed to turn it in, this thumb drive died (they have tiny batteries that cannot be replaced--when they die the information dies with it). Instead of graduating, he had to take the class again, since he did not backup his files. Backup is important. It prevents re-work, and can prevent accidents or problems from derailing your education plans.Linda S Poguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958298971324454751noreply@blogger.com