1097th Friday Blog Roundup

It is so quiet on the internet and at work that it feels like the whole world collectively went on vacation. On one hand, it’s super helpful to have everyone away at the same time because then no one misses anything. On the other hand, it’s super difficult to have everyone away at the same time because nothing gets done.

By which I mean that I send a lot of emails that float off into the void.

I’m not great with slow. I like things to keep moving forward. Though I’m sure I’ll miss this pace when everyone returns from wherever they are.

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Stop procrastinating. Go make your backups. Don’t have regrets.

Seriously. Stop what you’re doing for a moment. It will take you fifteen minutes, tops. But you will have peace of mind for days and days. It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

And now the blogs…

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But first, second, helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week. To read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

• None… sniff.

Okay, now my choices this week.

The Road Less Travelled posts about World Childless Week and the daily topics. It’s the 10 year anniversary of the project. Go give it your support, whether you write a post or read.

Lastly, Scientist on the Roof writes about all the things we miss from our travels. Even if you don’t want to move, you can’t help but point to certain aspects of another country’s day-to-day life and say, “I wish we had that, too.”

The roundup to the Roundup: Summer slow down. Your weekly backup nudge. And lots of great posts to read. So what did you find this week? Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between August 14 – 21) and not the blog’s main URL. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week. Read the original open thread post here.