Most people do not know if they should take it seriously, nor do they understand how the whole thing got started in the first place. It really is quite simple. Everything from airline reservations to medical records could potentially be affected. No man or machine or company can stop time, at least not now, but the Y2K crisis can be minimized by simply backing up your valuable computer data. J ust as Daylight Savings Time serves as a yearly reminder to check smoke alarms, Sony turns the Y2K bug into a productive opportunity to remind Americans that we should always be storing our critical information on external devices.
S toring data is one of the most crucial aspects of being technologically inclined.
Many students can relate to pulling an all-nighter in order to finish a thesis paper, when to their dismay, their PC freezes and the paper is lost when the computer shuts down. Also, with the recent infiltration of the Melissa virus, Americans are once again reminded of the value of their files. L earn to be disciplined now. Get into the habit of backing up your system today.