What would you do if your computer failed today?

What would you do if your computer failed today?

Most people I ask reply with one of the following:
1) I would get it repaired under the insurance or pay for repairs
2) I would replace it

In reality, the real answer, more often than not, tends to be
3) Panic. Then call in an expert to recover my documents, pictures and music.

But this shouldn't be necessary. I am still finding that the vast majority of users still don't have a backup in place. Even though we are seeing hundreds of computers that have failed.

Since I blogged about backups last year (here), over 40 of our customers in Herne Bay and Whitstable have lost significant amounts of data due to accidental damage, theft, and plain old hard disk failures.

So please please please make a backup today. It doesn't cost a lot to do. It might only take you an hour. We can repair your computer - but we can't re-take your photos or re-type your letters and emails.