I’ve now written three articles for the AIA CRAN Chronicle. The first two articles gave me a chance to talk about some different things than I usually do. Or than I usually did. Both those topics have now migrated into my regular writing as I evolve the blog from just ArchiCAD and BIM to all the various aspects of being an Architect in the 21st century.

My most recent article for the AIA CRAN Chronicle, A Burglar, a Glitchy Graphics Card, and a Happy Little Cloud pulls together and expands on a plethora of ruminations I’ve had on data safety and backups over the past three years of blogging. I discuss data safety across both Time and Space. It pretty much sums up everything I have to say about data safety and backups. For now at least. By the way, did you know Shoegnome is now over three years old? I was too busy with my move and settling in to Newton, MA to write the Happy Birthday Post I meant to write back in July. Well I’ll still get to that. But it might be October before I do (which is okay because October will be three years of tracking traffic via Google Analytics).

Enjoy my latest post for the AIA CRAN Chronicle, then read the other two:

• Great Recession Survival Tactics for Generation Y Architects: Become the BIM Manager
• Residential Architects and Technology

If you lose data, it’s your fault. No one else’s. YOU ARE TO BLAME. Follow Shoegnome on Facebook, Twitter, and RSS feed to be yelled at some more for not having a good backup and data safety plan.