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March 26, 2008

Programmers Create Computer Crash Recorder

Life rarely offers the opportunity for a corrective second shot; on the playground there is the “do-over” and the golf course the ”Mulligan”. Two software developers have created an instant replay application that allows software designers to “proofread” their programs live and “records” any crashes from bugs in the system. Follow the link for the full story from the New York Times.
Home computer users may have a long wait for a similar product so in the mean time follow the simple advice to prevent a disastrous loss of your data: back-up, back-up, and back-up. Backing up your data onto an external hard drive or burning back-up CDs will give a baseline for recovery from if your computer crashes.
For advice on preventing computer crashes and instruction on creating back up discs and using external hard drives consult the book Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies. Recent articles from Forbes (hardcopy available at HPL) and David Pogue’s NYT column (follow the link) offer further options in hard drives and back up software.

Posted by hinsdalereference at March 26, 2008 4:02 PM