When Good Technology Goes Bad

Ever have one of those weeks when technology turns on you? I did.
Sunday, it was my notebook.
Monday, it was a computer in the office, the router at a client and a server at another client. All before 10am.
The rest of the week was spent repairing, replacing and reinstalling.

These are some tips to ease your pain when this happens to you and it will.
1) Make regular backups
2) Have documentation for your passwords, router settings and support contacts
3) Keep all your CD's, activation codes, downloaded software, etc. in one place
4) Alternative methods to access email (mobile device, webmail)

I joked, after performing one task this week, that it took three computers and an iPhone to get it done and a co-worker said like four weddings and a funeral. Yeah, kind-a-like that.