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A broken laptop in a Chiang Mai cafe taught me my backup plan was junk
My main work machine died right before a big client call, and my backup was just a tablet with no real files. I had to run to a local shop and buy a cheap laptop for about $300, then spend two hours setting everything up from the cloud. That whole mess made me switch to having a full second laptop ready to go, not just a tablet. Now I keep a spare with all my work stuff on it, and I test it every month. Anyone else have a backup system that actually works when things go wrong?
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the_derek13d ago
That monthly test is smart. What do you actually do during the test? Like, do you just turn it on, or do you open specific files and try to edit them, maybe even run a Zoom call on it to make sure the mic and camera work?
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tessa17713d ago
Good question. The basic power-on check is just step one. You gotta open a few big files to stress the RAM and processor a bit, maybe a photo edit or a short video render. Then yeah, actually start a dummy Zoom meeting to verify the webcam, mic, and speakers all work right. It's the only way to catch a dead mic before you really need it.
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