Write and Maintain Documentation
It’s in your own best interest to maintain a log of all software installed on your computers, along with software settings, hardware types and settings, configuration choices, network address information, and so on. (Do you vaguely remember some sort of ordeal when you installed your wireless router last year? How did you resolve that problem, anyway?)
In businesses, this information is often part of the “oral tradition,” but a written record is an important insurance policy against loss due to memory lapses or personnel changes. Record all installation and configuration details.
Then print a copy of this documentation so you’ll be able to refer to it if your computer crashes.
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