Today, March 31 is World Backup Day. Last year at this time, you\u2019ll remember that I was kind of excited about the day \u2014 until \u2014 I learned that backup day didn\u2019t have anything to do with going backwards. I\u2019m still of the opinion that backup day should be about \u2014 backing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But this is just another example of how our world is changing. Not that many years ago, if you heard or used \u201c back up,\u201d\u00a0 it meant that you were giving support to someone, or that you were providing information to prove that something was correct, or there may have been an accident or roadwork that caused a traffic back up. You might have been telling someone standing too close to you, or maybe too close to something dangerous to back up, or when maneuvering your car you may have needed to back up, or you might even have asked someone to repeat or clarify something by asking them to back up.
But today, back up, to many\/most people means to copy computer information, or more specifically, backup your data.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s what today is about \u2014 It\u2019s a day when all the technology folks remind you how important it is to back up your data. Important, but not very exciting. The day actually began as World Backup Month and was started by a company that made hard drives for computers. The name of the company was Maxtor \u2014 that company has been acquired by Seagate Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today is also Eiffel Tower Day and National Crayon Day, but the day is really about reminding you to make backup copies of your important digital files. And tell your friends \u2014 friends don\u2019t let friends go without a backup.
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Today, March 31 is World Backup Day. Last year at this time, you\u2019ll remember that I was kind of excited about the day \u2014 until \u2014 I learned that backup day didn\u2019t have anything to do with going backwards. I\u2019m … Continue reading