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Today, most programs than can be used to create content have an “auto-save” feature.\u00a0 Word has one:<\/p>\nIn my undergraduate days we used an editor affectionately named the “chainsaw editor”.\u00a0\u00a0 It didn’t have a spell checker.\u00a0 It couldn’t create margins.\u00a0 Most of the time it wouldn’t even save your work.\u00a0 As a result, we re-typed a lot of things.<\/p>\n
Today, most programs than can be used to create content have an “auto-save” feature.\u00a0 Word has one:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/107686<\/a><\/p>\n Even this web-based blog editor has one.<\/p>\n Auto-save will automatically save your work as you work even if you don’t do periodic saves as you create your project.\u00a0 It can be very irritating to invest an hour only to have a crash or other problem (like a power outage) kill your project.\u00a0 Auto-save can recover your work from the last auto-save point.<\/p>\n My rule of thumb is fifteen minutes.\u00a0 I don’t mind re-doing something that takes five or ten minutes, but fifteen becomes a nuisance.\u00a0 I set all my auto-saves to a fifteen minute\u00a0save\u00a0cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n You may have to check the help files of the different programs you use, but most of them will have an auto-save feature.\u00a0 Turn it on!\u00a0 It can prove to be a real life saver.<\/p>\n TSPY=2.25<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In my undergraduate days we used an editor affectionately named the “chainsaw editor”.\u00a0\u00a0 It didn’t have a spell checker.\u00a0 It couldn’t create margins.\u00a0 Most of the time it wouldn’t even save your work.\u00a0 As a result, we re-typed a lot … Continue reading