Comments on: How Productivity Habits Reduced the Impact of Theft … Twice http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Darryl Heron http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25883 Darryl Heron Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:08:28 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25883 It is good to see a post like this from time to time to remind us about some of the things that we should be doing. I had a problem with some software that was pushed on us at work, this gave me a nice blue screen and I left my notebook witha colleague so that the help desk could arrange a session to look at it and hopefully retrive my data. It was stolen right from locked cupboards at work, I was surpirsed to find out that about 1 notebook a week is reported stoen at work. Something to keep in mind. It is good to see a post like this from time to time to remind us about some of the things that we should be doing. I had a problem with some software that was pushed on us at work, this gave me a nice blue screen and I left my notebook witha colleague so that the help desk could arrange a session to look at it and hopefully retrive my data. It was stolen right from locked cupboards at work, I was surpirsed to find out that about 1 notebook a week is reported stoen at work. Something to keep in mind.

]]> By: Review week 05-2008; Goals, blog and GTD | How to be an Original http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25684 Review week 05-2008; Goals, blog and GTD | How to be an Original Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:11:58 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25684 [...] have surged this week, even rising above 800. And there were a lot of visitors too! This was due to my guest post at Zen Habits of course, but also due to the fact that two of my articles did very well on [...] [...] have surged this week, even rising above 800. And there were a lot of visitors too! This was due to my guest post at Zen Habits of course, but also due to the fact that two of my articles did very well on [...]

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25394 Anne-Marie Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:10:41 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25394 I just got my car broken into and purse stolen a few weeks ago; thankfully, they didn't get my iPhone or laptop (thank goodness) but I lost my inspiration paper notebook. Like you, I keep a notebook with all my random scribblings during meetings and I felt the loss of that notebook very acutely - most with feelings of "What good ideas were in there that I am not acting on now?" If I had been following a better back up system with my paper notebook, I would have been saved some stress. Thanks for such a great reminder about the importance of backing up and maintaining productivity and filing habits. I just got my car broken into and purse stolen a few weeks ago; thankfully, they didn’t get my iPhone or laptop (thank goodness) but I lost my inspiration paper notebook.

Like you, I keep a notebook with all my random scribblings during meetings and I felt the loss of that notebook very acutely – most with feelings of “What good ideas were in there that I am not acting on now?”

If I had been following a better back up system with my paper notebook, I would have been saved some stress.

Thanks for such a great reminder about the importance of backing up and maintaining productivity and filing habits.

]]> By: Nathan Bowers http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25359 Nathan Bowers Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:35:40 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25359 Its funny, several of my favorite blogs have been talking about data loss recently and I had just posted a <a href="http://nathanbowers.com/2008/01/30/my-bulletproof-computer-backup-strategy-guide/" rel="nofollow">guide to backing up your data</a> on my blog. Maybe we all got the same batch of bad hard drives (or there's a crime spree). A basic backup strategy entails: 1) bootable backups to save time 2) an offsite backup in case of fire 3) bus-powered external hard drives to declutter your wire situation and 4) backing up has to be painless for you to stick with it. Its funny, several of my favorite blogs have been talking about data loss recently and I had just posted a guide to backing up your data on my blog. Maybe we all got the same batch of bad hard drives (or there’s a crime spree).

A basic backup strategy entails: 1) bootable backups to save time 2) an offsite backup in case of fire 3) bus-powered external hard drives to declutter your wire situation and 4) backing up has to be painless for you to stick with it.

]]> By: Open Source Security » Blog Archive » Updates and News http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25330 Open Source Security » Blog Archive » Updates and News Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:14:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25330 [...] of security and productivity, zenhabits, a well-known productivity blog, has a guest post on How Productivity Habits Reduced the Impact of Theft … Twice in which Lodewijk’s habit of storing no files on his laptop which he started to improve his [...] [...] of security and productivity, zenhabits, a well-known productivity blog, has a guest post on How Productivity Habits Reduced the Impact of Theft … Twice in which Lodewijk’s habit of storing no files on his laptop which he started to improve his [...]

]]> By: Alan http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25314 Alan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:26:52 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25314 @Iris Gross No need for hostility. This is ZEN habits after all :) I was just curious, as I'd heard about NLP and figured that maybe Lodewijk could explain it a bit. I know it was just tangentially mentioned, but I'm interested in social dynamics and was hoping the author could shed a bit of light on the subject of NLP. @Lodewijk Thanks for the response. A few months ago I read something about it the concept and it seemed a bit vague; so thanks for clearing that up. I appreciate it. @Iris Gross

No need for hostility. This is ZEN habits after all :)

I was just curious, as I’d heard about NLP and figured that maybe Lodewijk could explain it a bit. I know it was just tangentially mentioned, but I’m interested in social dynamics and was hoping the author could shed a bit of light on the subject of NLP.

@Lodewijk

Thanks for the response. A few months ago I read something about it the concept and it seemed a bit vague; so thanks for clearing that up. I appreciate it.

]]> By: Umm Layth http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25311 Umm Layth Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:26:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25311 This is very true. We've had a laptop stolen, a computer that crashed, cell phone that broke, etc. etc. and we've never really been smart about it. I'm going to start putting important stuff that I save on my computer into my email account and anything that I may need soon into some cd or flash drive. I'll also be saving my recently added contacts into my phone book (which I rarely use now) and my email, just in case. You've hit an important point. Thank you for the reminder. This is very true. We’ve had a laptop stolen, a computer that crashed, cell phone that broke, etc. etc. and we’ve never really been smart about it. I’m going to start putting important stuff that I save on my computer into my email account and anything that I may need soon into some cd or flash drive. I’ll also be saving my recently added contacts into my phone book (which I rarely use now) and my email, just in case.

You’ve hit an important point. Thank you for the reminder.

]]> By: Jenny Cook http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25306 Jenny Cook Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:08:12 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25306 This is so true. I work for a small company (only 5 of us) and we got 3 laptops stolen recently one evening. This could have had a massive impact on us as a business as we don't have PCs, just our laptops. Luckily we work remotely on the server and never keep anything local. We all worked from home for a day and the new laptops arrived the day after. No data was lost and we were able to work in exactly the same way from home or from our new laptops with no adapting required. All very good stuff! Jen This is so true. I work for a small company (only 5 of us) and we got 3 laptops stolen recently one evening. This could have had a massive impact on us as a business as we don’t have PCs, just our laptops.
Luckily we work remotely on the server and never keep anything local. We all worked from home for a day and the new laptops arrived the day after. No data was lost and we were able to work in exactly the same way from home or from our new laptops with no adapting required.
All very good stuff!
Jen

]]> By: Mark Dowling http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25300 Mark Dowling Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:01:22 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25300 Totally agree with Anon - Truecrypt is an awesome tool. And the NSA would struggle to crack a Truecrypt container. If you do need to have work data on your laptop, it's a solid way to keep it safe. Totally agree with Anon – Truecrypt is an awesome tool. And the NSA would struggle to crack a Truecrypt container. If you do need to have work data on your laptop, it’s a solid way to keep it safe.

]]> By: Anon http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25292 Anon Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:53:06 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/how-productivity-habits-reduced-the-impact-of-theft-%e2%80%a6-twice/#comment-25292 Nice post. Two secrets for laptop work: backup and TrueCrypt. TrueCrypt allows you to keep data on your laptop but encrypt it and so worry less if it is stolen. Unless the theif works for the NSA! :-) Nice post. Two secrets for laptop work: backup and TrueCrypt. TrueCrypt allows you to keep data on your laptop but encrypt it and so worry less if it is stolen. Unless the theif works for the NSA! :-)

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