In addition to monthly backups to my external 250GB drive, I’ve decided–as a worst-case-scenario kind of pre-emptive backup–to buy a second MacBook Pro 15″ laptop.
Just in case my first laptop gets stolen. Like, just in case I leave my laptop in my backpack somewhere and it gets swiped. Just in case I leave my first $2,500 MacBook Pro in my backpack in my friend’s locked trucked and we park it at a metered spot on a very public street in downtown Victoria and while we’re eating breakfast at a restaurant one block away at 11am and the truck gets broken into and my backpack, and laptop, get stolen, and I have major deadlines the next week: I’ll have a backup laptop.
I feel so much more secure now.
Physical Backup Policy
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10 Responses to “Physical Backup Policy”
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man, I wish I had money for another laptop. I “lost” mine while moving to Michigan, and freaked out a whole lot, but it just turned out that I packed in a box.
how are things? having a good summer I hope. -
Too bad about your bag and laptop. If you want to wait a while before buying your new laptops you could use mine for a few weeks. I will not be needing it for some time.
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I hope that whoever ends up with a nice one month old MacBook Pro 15″ laptop freaks out over the sticky mouse button. And maybe their battery will explode.
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Damn. Damn. Damn. Those are like the two things I want most right now, SLR and a macbook. You are owed some Karma in a big way. Perhaps these car break ins have something to do with the new ‘bump keys’, or maybe those dont work for cars.
bit on the bump keys:
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I actually hope that the battery explodes on their lap.
Dude, I’m so sorry about your loss. I can’t believe that it was just right there. -
Yeah I also hope that the battery explodes on them and leaks some kind of battery acid over whatever genetalia is near.
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oh jeff! the thought of that happening makes me sick. You have the worst luck, if i was you i would buy some sort of laptop insurence (or get one of those new laptops that have the finger print security feature so it would be useless to anyone except yourself)
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If you used VISA to purchase it, and you lost it within 90 days of purchase, I think VISA will replace it. My card has this on it (I think they all do):
https://www.citizensbank.ca/Personal/Products/VISACards/SharedInterestVISA/
Almost anything you buy with your Citizens Bank Shared Interest VISA card will be repaired, replaced or reimbursed in the event of theft or damage within 90 days of purchase. -
Jeff just told me – Visa purchase protection doesn’t protect against theft from automobiles. I couldn’t believe this and phoned Citizens Bank. It’s true!
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Ouch. That’s exceptionally harsh.
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