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This took me back to spring 1996 when I paid about the same amount of money for a 16MB module from CDW for my PowerBook 5300cs (taking it from 8GB to a whopping 24GB).

Remember? I do.

I still remember using Aldus PageMaker in 1986 in Tokyo on a Macintosh Plus, then later on Windows in the early 1990s while temping at the Veterans Benefits Administration in D.C.

I pretty much avoided ever having to use Quark Xpress.

It's been nice using InDesign in various flavors (including the Middle Eastern variant for Arabic typesetting) over the last few years and find that a lot of the interface conventions have remained consistent since the mid-1980s. Desktop publishing is not what it used to be... and in some ways is still not up to the things that metal type and skilled setters could do a hundred years ago.

Yelp: one of the secrets to our success! Thank you!

If you are not currently backing up your computer, stop and ask yourself:

Can I afford to lose everything on my hard drive?

If the answer is no, then please, please, please do yourself a favor and get a backup drive and start using it ASAP. I can't tell you how many times I get calls from people who are in such distress because their hard drive is making clicking or scraping noises (which I can only refer to an expensive clean room data recovery service). I am encouraged that more and more people are using Time Machine or some other form of online backup, but it's still the minority of people I see.

So, for your convenience and consideration, I offer you links to two spacious external backup options from Western Digital, both about $100 at Amazon:

2TB WD Elements desktop drive (includes AC adapter)

1TB My Passport Essential SE portable drive (powered by included USB cable)

Isn't $100 a pittance for the peace of mind of knowing you have an up-to-date copy of your invaluable data?

(download)

Click here to download:

Not_backing_up_tag_Mac_backup.zip (145 KB)

1. This is a very good compromise in terms of usability for making short work of a bunch of small writing tasks, and

2. I have two of these keyboards, and I am surprised at how different the keyboard feel is on this newer (from a manufacturing, not design standpoint) keyboard. I wonder why.