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I wanted to share some things for those nervous about losing their stuff...like me.
One little hard drive crash and everything's gone...ya know?
Anyway...
I got sick of bloated, over complicated, too-many-features word processors and searched high and low for something new; something simple for fiction writing. I mean...it's just words on a page...
Well, High didn't have anything but on Low I found PolyEdit Light. There are a lot of things I like about this little gem but one of its best features is the autobackup. Everytime you save your work it sends a second copy to a specified drive.
Enter net drive...
NetDrive is a nice little utility that uses an FTP feature to mount a website like a drive. It opens with all the folders and files on your site, instant! Well almost instant. Its slower than local, naturally.
But here's the thing...with the drive letter I was able to tell PolyEdit to save the backup to S:\ uh...which I gave it 'cuz its the site. But now I automatically back up my work to my site every time I save it. If my house burns down (for a third time) and destroys my computer I still have my work.
Well, I thought it was cool.
Some technical ability might be required.
Another little item that works well with PolyEdit, and every other window you have open, is WordWeb, a fast and convenient dictionary and thesaurus that will look up any word on your desk top that you right click on while holding the control key.
These are all free for home use and personal favorites of mine. If you arefeed up with WORD looking for a change then may these work well for you.
One little hard drive crash and everything's gone...ya know?
Anyway...
I got sick of bloated, over complicated, too-many-features word processors and searched high and low for something new; something simple for fiction writing. I mean...it's just words on a page...
Well, High didn't have anything but on Low I found PolyEdit Light. There are a lot of things I like about this little gem but one of its best features is the autobackup. Everytime you save your work it sends a second copy to a specified drive.
Enter net drive...
NetDrive is a nice little utility that uses an FTP feature to mount a website like a drive. It opens with all the folders and files on your site, instant! Well almost instant. Its slower than local, naturally.
But here's the thing...with the drive letter I was able to tell PolyEdit to save the backup to S:\ uh...which I gave it 'cuz its the site. But now I automatically back up my work to my site every time I save it. If my house burns down (for a third time) and destroys my computer I still have my work.
Well, I thought it was cool.
Some technical ability might be required.
Another little item that works well with PolyEdit, and every other window you have open, is WordWeb, a fast and convenient dictionary and thesaurus that will look up any word on your desk top that you right click on while holding the control key.
These are all free for home use and personal favorites of mine. If you are
