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With the New Year bearing down on us, it’s tempting to start thinking of all of the things you will change, do differently, do better. Whether it’s working out, going on a diet or getting started on a new project, you’re probably waiting until January 1st to actually get them started.

If there is one change that I can recommend you make right now (and I mean as soon as you are done reading this post) it’s to:

Plan for complete and total computer meltdown/disaster.

In other words, plan for the day your computer dies today. Your computer *will* die, and it will do it most likely silently and in YOUR sleep. You’ll wake up one morning and your photos, emails, and important work files will be obliterated. It’s a fact of life.

You may think you have a good system going…you occasionally burn stuff to DVD’s and store them in your desk drawer. But what happens if there’s a fire or other natural disaster? Now your computer is gone along with your backup disks.

This is a change/resolution that you need to take notice of TODAY! I highly recommend the Carbonite backup service. It’s cheap, comes with a 15-day free trial so you can put it through it’s paces and you can even earn free months for referring friends and family.

Visit Carbonite today (seriously, like right now) and get your backups backing up ASAP. I’ve lost data, so I know how horrible it is!