#956 - How Should I Back Up When Traveling?
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Travel
We're heading into travel season, and it's time to plan ahead. If you take any sort of technology with you, you'll want to make absolutely certain that a loss would not be a disaster.
And you know what that means: Backing up!
This week's featured article covers exactly that: How Should I Back Up When Traveling?
Also this week
- Are you unintentionally the grumpy monkey?
- Let's not confuse "open source" and "free".
- Keeping an eye on your network.
- Word tries to help ... often unhelpfully.
As always, links below.
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Featured Article
How Should I Back Up When Traveling?
Things to consider when you're away from home.
Backing up while on the road can be a challenge. I'll review what's practical and how to keep your data safe.
Also This Week on Ask Leo!
WHY IS EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET SO GRUMPY? |  |
| Using all uppercase characters is the internet form of shouting, and is considered rude. https://askleo.com/1858 | |
Open Source Doesn't Mean Free |  |
| Open-source software is not necessarily free, though there is a high correlation. https://askleo.com/153629 | |
How Do I Monitor Network Activity in Windows? |  |
| You can find out a lot about what your computer is doing online by using the Resource Monitor in Windows. https://askleo.com/5047 | |
How Do I Turn Off Automatic Formatting in Microsoft Word? |  |
| Microsoft Word tries to format items based on what it thinks you're doing. That's handy if it's what you want and annoying if it's not. https://askleo.com/1868 | |
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 | How Do I Turn Off Automatic Formatting in Microsoft Word?Microsoft Word tries to format items based on what it thinks you're doing. That's handy if it's what you want and annoying if it's not.https://youtu.be/sI7OiIYinTw |
 | How Do I Monitor Network Activity in Windows?You can find out a lot about what your computer is doing online by using the Resource Monitor in Windows.https://youtu.be/63fQynWbMss |
 | Open Source Doesn't Mean FreeOpen-source software is not necessarily free, though there is a high correlation.https://youtu.be/wMsu_hXJh_0 |
 | How Should I Back Up When Traveling?Backing up when you are traveling can be a challenge. I'll review what's practical and how to keep your data safe.https://youtu.be/Pd2o-84Is-s |
 | WHY IS EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET SO GRUMPY?Using all uppercase characters is the internet form of shouting, and is considered rude.https://youtu.be/826YZSF174E |
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