All this time (weeks) after replacing a failing computer with my new iMac, I thought I had backups of everything.  Then I find out that my book covers are gone.  I was able to download those that have been published.  Shaed Studios was good enough to send me copies of all the Astrid Maxxim covers they’ve made.  Other covers I’m going to need to recreate.  Sadly, in some cases I lost the artwork that I purchased for them.

One of the main reasons I bought a Mac was the Time Machine backup, so this never happens again.  Thankfully, I’ve found a great many other things I love about it too.  For instance, I purchased Parallels Desktop 8 (along with Windows 7), and now my iMac runs Windows programs far faster than my old machine did.

In any case, back up your stuff.  Always good advice.