2021 Is Coming to its End: Time for the Yearly Backups!

 This year has only a few days left.  That means I have to complete the yearly backups.

I still remember the old days, when backups were not fun at all. I mean, I had to format my Windows computer every 6 months and thus, having backups was vital because eventualities would occur regularly.

Right now, although I keep my backing up practice (which I highly recommend to everyone), I haven't had the need to restore from them in years.  In fact, I even have cloned images of my Linux systems that I place on different computers. Thus, if anything happens, I just insert a live USB and install my system with all the configurations.  I keep the files on different media.

Tomorrow I will do the backup of the latest files and I will be ready for next year.

On a different note, I found this image.  That penguin looks familiar! 😜  I guess you can find Linux everywhere now! 

 

 

Another December as a Full-time Linux User

2013 is almost gone.  I've been away from my blog because my job and family issues have kept me busier than ever.  Little by little, things seem to be settling down.

Now that it's a little less than a month to start a new year, I always remember that December always meant a ritual never to be missed:

a- Backing up all my information
b- Formatting my HD
c- Reinstalling Windows
d- Installing drivers
e- Installing A/V, firewalls, etc.
f-  Installing my everyday software
g- Loading the information back to my HD.
h- Realizing that I forgot to back up something

Since I became a full-time Linux user, December means just making my monthly backup.  If I weren't so busy, I could die of boredom nowadays!

I guess that's why I ordered a hackable tablet from ZaReason.  When I finally have some free time, I'll have something to break!

Merry Christmas!!!

This is my first Linux Christmas season...

Along with the holiday season, December also implied for me looking forward for the new year's antivirus version, backing up my data, and formatting my hard drive. This time, however, my situation changed: I did install Linux again, but on a totally new computer. I'm planning to give away my old Linux PC...

To all the readers who kindly accompanied me at La Esquina de un Migrante a Linux during 2010, my deepest gratitude.

Happy holidays, everyone! ^__^

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Esta es mi primera época navideña Linux...

Junto con las festividades, diciembre también implicaba para mí esperar la versión de año nuevo de mi antivirus, respaldar mis datos y formatear mi disco duro. Esta vez, no obstante, mi situación cambió: Sí volví a instalar Linux de nuevo, pero en una computadora totalmente nueva. Planeo regalar mi PC vieja con Linux...

A todos los lectores que amablemente me acompañaron en La Esquina de un Migrante a Linux durante el 2010, mi más profunda gratitud.

¡Felices fiestas a todos! ^__^

Back-ups---I Forgot!!

I just finished burning my back-ups. I burned two full DVDs.

Even though I've heard that some people upload their back-ups to the cloud and others have them in a separate partition, I keep burning my back-ups the old way. Why? Because in my opinion, real back-ups must be physical, stand-alone and removable at all costs. What good is a backup if you need to access the Web to get it? And if by any chance you need the back-up to recover your system's connectivity?

Anyway, I noticed something when I burned my second DVD...

I had never burned a full DVD with the back-ups of my files and documents in the past! A CD used to be enough.

So, what happened? Are my documents growing in size exponentially?

No, the size of my documents remains practically the same. The difference is not the size, but the quantity.

Since I started using Linux, I had made only one back-up at the beginning! Then, I totally forgot about my quarterly back-up burning ritual! Why? I guess because my system didn't remind me about it with slow performance, virus infections or freezes, so I didn't feel the need to get ready for the big crash.

It seems Linux captivated me with its reliability! Still, I must remember about my back-ups...