Larry Heckler knows his stuff

On Thursday, we had Hardware Technician Supervisor Larry Heckler from Information Technology Services (ITS) talk to the class. One again, the speakers that come to the class never fail to surprise me and give me new, valuable, and interesting information. Mr. Heckler has been at Trinity for 25 years, so he has seen and heard everything that deals with computer. During his talk, he stressed the importance of backing up files on the Y-drive. I will never forget the horror story he told about a girl who was working on her senior thesis paper by the pool and the laptop fell in the water. She had lost over 600 hours of work. If it isn't already, let the Y-drive be your new best friend. 

I really enjoyed Mr. Heckler's discussion on how to maintain a healthy battery. I will definitely use his advice to help my battery power last longer. I also thought his discussion on hardware was enlightening. It surprised me that Macs and PCs are the exact same on the inside. I think if people knew that then there would be less of a battle between which computer is "better."