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Back in college, I used to fix things as my work-study job. (I was good at knapping flint, or whatever the technology of the day way.) Even back then, problems usually resolved themselves when I got within a 6-foot radius of them. The thirteenth exception to Murphy's law: Anything that can go wrong will--unless in the presence of somebody who can do something about it.
I attached a Time Machine backup disk to my laptop with velcro and leave it attached at all times. I also recommend an offsite backup system like Backblaze that does an offsite backup. Computers are much reliable than they used to be, but it pays to wear both a belt and suspenders and not rely on good thoughts alone to keep one's pants up.
Back in college, I used to fix things as my work-study job. (I was good at knapping flint, or whatever the technology of the day way.) Even back then, problems usually resolved themselves when I got within a 6-foot radius of them. The thirteenth exception to Murphy's law: Anything that can go wrong will--unless in the presence of somebody who can do something about it.
I attached a Time Machine backup disk to my laptop with velcro and leave it attached at all times. I also recommend an offsite backup system like Backblaze that does an offsite backup. Computers are much reliable than they used to be, but it pays to wear both a belt and suspenders and not rely on good thoughts alone to keep one's pants up.