Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season Has Started! June 1 - November 30... Are you Prepared?
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Hurricane season has officially started! Please review our checklists below for tips on how to keep your computer safe in the event of a hurricane or evacuation.
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HURRICANE EVACUATION HISTORY:
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1998 - 1 Evacuation
1999 - 2 Evacuations
2000 – No Evacuations
2001 - No Evacuations
2002 - No Evacuations
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BUSINESS OFFICE CHECKLIST
? PRIOR TO LEAVING, BACK UP FILES AND SERVERS AND TAKE THE COPY WITH YOU IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SERVER/DATA COMPUTERS
? DESIGNATE SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE TO TAKE ALL SOFTWARE DISCS IN ORDER TO REINSTALL IF NECESSARY UPON RETURN
? LABEL ALL PLUGS FOR EASY INSTALLATION UPON RETURN
? UNPLUG ALL POWER CORDS AND MODEM LINES
? HAVE EMPLOYEES LABEL ALL CPU’S, MONITORS, AND KEYBOARDS WITH INITIALS TO ENSURE THEY GET THE SAME EQUIPMENT
? IF LEAVING COMPUTERS IN THE OFFICE, WRAP IN PLASTIC BAGS TO TRY AND PREVENT WATER DAMAGE
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HOME CHECKLIST
? BACK UP ALL FILES TO A DISC AND TAKE WITH YOU
? TAKE A COPY OF ALL SOFTWARE, IN ORDER TO REINSTALL IF NECESSARY
? IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, TAKE CPU, MONITOR, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE. IF THE HURRICANE DOES HIT YOU MAY NEED USE OF YOUR COMPUTER WHILE YOU ARE AWAY, AND MOST HOTELS OFFER INTERNET ACCESS AS WELL
? LABEL (COLOR CODE) ALL CORDS PRIOR TO REMOVING
? UNPLUG ALL POWER CORDS AND MODEM LINES
? IF LEAVING COMPUTER, WRAP IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND STORE IN A CLOSET ON THE HIGHEST SHELF
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* If you would like to discuss options for backing up files please call our office at 689-6070!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006