I was reading an ebook about organizing one’s digital life and it reminded me of how I handle my own.

Digital life doesn’t mean online activities but rather electronic files and you.

There are 15 questions to serve as guide on deciding whether you really need all these copies or not:

1. Is your personal collection the only place where the media can be found?
2. Do you want to share your media with others?
3. Do you want to carry this content on a portable device?
4. Do you want to restore the content to its original quality?
5. Do you want to use the media in creative projects?
6. Is it difficult to find the things you want to play or display in your analog collections?
7. Do you want to add descriptive information?
8. Do you want to pass your media down to future generations?
9. Do you want to use the content of your analog media on a Web site or online social network?
10. Do you want to be able to play or display your content at special events?
11. Are the original materials in poor condition or likely to deteriorate in the near future?
12. Are you planning to donate the originals to an institution or give them to another person?
13. Have you lost the devices needed to play or view your media?
14. Has the company that made the devices needed to play your media stopped selling or supporting them?
15. Are you willing to spend a little money to create digital copies of your media? **

Even analog copies of your photos, videos, and music are taken into consideration. And links to available utilities and tools are present in case you’re wondering which to use and where to look for them.

That’s why I find it useful, if we are to consider levels of being tech savvy cause when it comes to backup and storage, we all need to be reminded of where to begin and how do we start.

After a long vacation, here’s a new update.
The cover article about Internet connection is something but one point requires editing the registry. Another thing is Vista Service Pack 2′s release that has something new to offer.
Lastly, a question on whether Fedora 10 can take on Ubuntu. Hmmm…

Two Security Special Report articles are really worth reading. These are High-Risk Security Threats and Secure Vista PC with 10 Easy Tweaks.

Everyone!! Linux Format has opened their latest issue: The KDE issue pdf copy for free download.

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Download links are available from midnight GMT / 7pm EST / 8am local time and onwards.

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**I sounded like one of those TV Shopping shows. hehehe. But seriously, spread the news ayt!

An intro about the Vista SP2 Beta might interest windows users. And an article about a Network comprised of different OSes, which I think is already a common thing (Linux, Mac and Windows in an intranet). Lastly, there’s the “Fast Fixes for Common PC Problems” that includes Rescuing a Wet Cellphone. Hmmm…