Starting with your first show of the New Year, save your show to external media more often. I follow the credo that "you should never lose more than 30 minutes worth of work." Of course there are situations that do not allow you to save that often, but you should strive for that regularity. Most modern consoles use an internal hard drive to ensure the show is continually saving. However, it is still essential that you save to external media (CD, USB drive, network drive, etc) at regular intervals. The more backups you have, the more secure you will be when something goes wrong. Remember, backups are not just to protect from console failure, but also from human error.
-The first of 11 New Years Resolutions for 2011 submitted by Brad Schiller for "Feeding the Machines," PLSN, Jan. 2011
