If, like many of us, you take your laptop around on your travels, it is a good idea to have copies of your most important files somewhere else. online backup is certainly an option, as it means your most important documents are stored safely.

This is perhaps an option for large companies, but the basic need to keep files safe is one that many of us share. Those who are doing dissertations at university would be well advised to keep copies of their work somewhere else. Even if it’s just emailing the documents to yourself, this means that whatever happens on your travels, all your hard work is backed up.

It is so easy to do, and really does provide peace of mind. I knew of someone who had their dissertation stored on their laptop. They shared a house with someone who owed a lot of money and the bailiffs came round. You can guess what happened; he was out and they thought the laptop was the debtor’s. Bailiffs being complete c****, didn’t ask questions and took the laptop.

The moral is, back your work up, as you never know what’s going to happen to your main data storage unit.