[WriteLog] File backup-good news

[Richard B. Drake]

> It appears therefore that WL is making a  virtually continuous
> backup of the ( unsaved)log even between manual or autosaves,
> and is proof even against power outages or some idiot hitting
> the big switch at the shack door ( you mean you *never* did
> this, oh my!). I therefore now have increased confidence in
> increasing my autosave increment until I can update the abacus,
> erm I mean computer.

No, I don't have a big switch by the shack door, so I can't say that I have
ever done that. However, we do occasionally have power outages, often only
lasting a few seconds, just enough to kill the computer. But, the best
protection against that is a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). They cost
less than $100 (in the States anyway) and can hold the computer up for about
20 minutes during a power outage. Plenty of time to save your files and do
an orderly shutdown. During the contest on Saturday we had two or three of
those little 2 or 3 second power glitches, the rig blinked off, but my
computer never missed a beat. It's a worthwhile investment.

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73, Rich - W3ZJ