Backing up the Blog

This morning I realized just how much I've written in the 2 1/2 years I've been blogging, and that it's a priceless track of the journey I'm on.

Which started the quest for how to back up the blog.

Unsuccessfully tried to save a month's archive page as an HTML file. Found Blogger's long and complicated instructions. Turned to Google (don't too many of us!).

And found this. HTTrack, the "website copier", a nifty little free software thingy that with a few simple clicks took the many, many MB's of info on my blog and stored them safely in a mirror site on my computer. And, to give credit where credit is due, I found it via Lifehacker, whom I also borrowed this handy graphic from. I downloaded the Windows version, but it also has options for Linux, and other things I know nothing about.

If you're looking for Mac support, Lifehacker suggests Webgrabber.

See - I CAN produce at least one useful post in a day! :)

So what am I going to do with my backed-up blog? Well, a while back I threatened to compile my wandering-in-the-dark journey into a book, and keep it going until there's at least direction in sight, in order for it to have a sorta-ending. Having thoughts from 2 years ago available is going to come in handy if I ever should. We'll see though. For now, my words are safe.