I know I’m sounding like a moralizer and the suggestion should be a no-brainer. But the flood in Simbach a few days ago once again showed me how important backups are – and how even more important it is to keep them in separate physical locations. I’ve helped friends to remove mud from CD/DVD backups. I’ve extracted hard drives from computers and USB cases, removed mud and water as best as I could. The drives are currently drying at 40°C in an oven. Hopefully they will be readable again…

Oh, I nearly forgot: I’m also currently failing at making backups on a regular basis and even more: my backups are all in one place. 🙁