Backing up your digital media, documents, and other important files is a hot topic. Personally I try to follow a pretty simple concept called "The Rule of Three." This rule is easy to remember, and fairly simple to implement. You can customize it however you see fit, so long as you are still following the rule.

• Keep your files in three locations
• Backup your files following three different schedules
• Utilize three types of media

This is just a quick clip from a while back when I had to move the three hundred pound Brick Server from its gallery space back to the studio center at MICA. Thankfully I had a few friends to help with the heavy lifting! Big thanks go out to Patrick, Josh and Kelly!

The pile of bricks you see being moved in this clip are actually the case for a computer server which houses an archive of images. I will have more to say about all of this and a special project page set up on this site here in the near future with photos and an artist's statement, but for now, just enjoy the clip. I especially like the very end when Patrick realizes he may have gotten a hernia!

Video clip was shot with my Panasonic LX3