Toshiba Portégé 650CT User Manual page 73

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Learning the Basics
Computing Tips
Two Things Every User Learned the Hard Way
Save your work frequently.
Both novice and experienced computer users forget to save their
work. If you work on a network and the network suddenly goes
down, you could be looking at a screen of unsaved changes that
contained an entire afternoon's work. You too will say, "I wish I
had saved!"
See the instructions in "How to Save Your Work" on page 86.
Back up your files on a regular basis.
It's easy to put off backing up because it takes time. However,
when your hard disk fails (it is a mechanical device and sooner or
later it is bound to have a problem) and you can't access the data
on your hard disk, you'll wish you had taken the time to back it up.
See the instructions in "How to Back Up Your Work on Diskettes"
on page 93.
Six Things Every Computer User Should Do
Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive strain injuries and eye
strain.
As indicated in "Keep Yourself Comfortable" on page 3, it's
important to stay comfortable while you're working at your
computer.
Turn the computer off using Windows 95 Shut Down or Suspend
command, unless Resume Mode is on. See "How to Start Where
You Left Off" on page 79 for information about Resume Mode.
Windows 95 records information, such as your desktop setup, dur-
ing its shutdown procedure. If you don't let Windows 95 shut
down, it can forget things such as new icon positions.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer