A Bit Of Advice
Well, advice I never seem to take seriously, but…
Always alway ALWAYS back up your writing regularly. Then you won’t have to have a nervous breakdown in the midst of trying to salvage your thesis off of a malfunctioning computer a day before you fly out to defend/submit it.
The worst part is, this is the third time I’ve had a computer go kaput on me and not had a recent backup. I can make my excuses about the DVD burning software not working, but the truth of the matter is, I’m just an idiot.