syncbackThat’s what happened to my laptop last week: The dreaded “Fan Error.” Just because of the apparent weariness of one $5 fan part, the entire Thinkpad grinds to a screeching halt. Fortunately, I had been using a simple tool, described earlier here in Brigada, entitled, Syncback. See the freeware version at…

http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

Or compare features with the “SE” version (which costs $30) at…

http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/compare.html

Fortunately, the program had my back covered. In contrast to certain other times in my life, when everything was at risk, SyncBack had been hard at work each night, preparing me for just such a possible disaster. My laptop is still in Atlanta in the repair facility tonight, but I’m working from all backed-up files, still delivering you this Brigada Today on time.

What if *your* fan collapsed tonight — or any other moving part in your laptop. Has something covered your back? If not, it’s only a matter of time. As we’ve said before, there are two kinds of computer users: Those who have already lost data at one time or another — and those who *will*. Please… stop leaving it to chance. Get a solution today… and back up your hard work.

In other news… It’s nearly Christmas. In honor of backups, we present tonight another retro throwback piece of Brigada, first featured in the Dec. 16th, 2001 edition, courtesy Brigada participant, “Mark.” (Thank you Mark, wherever you are tonight!) To see the artwork correctly, make sure you view using a fixed type, such as “Courier New.”

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“BOAS FESTAS”

“JOYEUX  NOEL”

“VESELE VANOCE”

“MELE KALIKIMAKA”

“NODLAG SONA DHUIT”

“BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA”

“GOD  JUL”

“BUON  ANNO”

“FELIZ  NATAL”

“FELIZ NAVIDAD”

“MERRY CHRISTMAS”

“KALA CHRISTOUGENA”

“VROLIJK  KERSTFEEST”

“FROHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN”

“BUON  NATALE-GODT NYTAR”

“HUAN YING SHENG TAN CHIEH”

“WESOLYCH SWIAT-SRETAN BOZIC”

“MOADIM LESIMHA-LINKSMU KALEDU”

“HAUSKAA JOULUA-AID SAID MOUBARK”

“‘N  PRETTIG  KERSTMIS”

“ONNZLLISTA UUTTA VUOTTA”

“Z ROZHDESTYOM  KHRYSTOVYM”

“NADOLIG LLAWEN-GOTT NYTTSAR”

“FELIC NADAL-GOJAN KRISTNASKON”

“S  NOVYM  GODOM-FELIZ ANO NUEVO”

“GLEDILEG JOL-NOELINIZ KUTLU OLSUM”

“EEN GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR-SRETAN BOSIC”

“KRIHSTLINDJA GEZUAR-KALA CHRISTOUGENA”

“SELAMAT HARI NATAL – LAHNINGU NAJU METU”

“SARBATORI FERICITE-BUON  ANNO”

“ZORIONEKO GABON-HRISTOS SE RODI”

“BOLDOG KARACSONNY-VESELE  VIANOCE “

“MERRY CHRISTMAS  – –  HAPPY NEW YEAR”

“ROOMSAID JOULU PUHI -KUNG HO SHENG TEN”

“FELICES PASUAS-EIN GLUCKICHES    NEWJAHR”

“PRIECIGUS ZIEMAN SVETKUS  SARBATORI VESLLE”

“BONNE ANNEBLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDADRFELIZ    NATAL”

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