Backups 102 and 2FA restore fail Humane Tech

It's not just data that we need to back up. We also need to back up processes. I recently failed to do that and I share a story of woe from my phone breaking my two-factor authentication.
TOPICS
* story about 2FA backup methods
* 3-2-1
* backup to external drives
* consider encryption
* how often? as often as your data changes....
* two local drives - continuous backup vs point in time
HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME
* Do you first (next?) backup.
* Extra credit: Do a test restore!
LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
* Authy - two-factor authentication (2FA) app
* Apple TimeMachine (macOS and Mac OS X only)
* Microsoft Authenticator - two-factor authentication (2FA) app
* SanDisk 256GB USB Flash Drive
* Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB for Windows or Mac
* VeraCrypt - encryption software for Windows Mac, and Linux (warning, not incredibly user friendly -- I'll cover this more humanely in the future)
* Windows Backup (Windows 8.1 only)

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