Wednesday, January 9, 2008

New Year Checklist

Happy New Year!

Time to start anew? Right?
Here are a few things to think about for your computer....
  1. Are your backups working? Don't wait to find out until after the hard drive crashes. Check them; test them.
  2. Is your antivirus software up-to-date? Make sure!
  3. When was the last time you went through Add/Remove Programs and uninstalled programs you are no longer using? If you don't use it, get rid of it! (Just make sure you know what you are uninstalling.)
  4. Clean-up your e-mail. Delete some of those 3-year old Sent Items. Empty your Deleted Items.
  5. Are you running Windows Updates? Vulnerabilities are EVERYWHERE. Make sure you're current!
  6. UPS? Not the guy in the brown truck. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Get one. A power surge can toast a computer in the blink of an eye!

That should be enough to think about for now. More to come!