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About

My name is Sufyaan. My passion lies in computing and design. In fact, I regularly work for 4-7 hours on end tinkering applications, brainstorming new software ideas and practising brand design. My end goal is to impact the lives of as many people as possible through design and software.

I am currently open for brand design projects for technology companies.

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I prefer to use products that are not from big corporations like Apple, Google, Microsoft or Meta. This is because of the invasive tracking, data collection and also because of centralization. If I have my email, pictures, videos, documents, notes and calendar on a Google account which gets banned or deleted, I will lose everything. Also, Google has full control over all of the aforementioned things even though they are technically mine. Don't get me wrong, I still use some of their products for specific things. However, I do not have complete dependence on them.

To chat with people, I use many apps. As mentioned before, I use XMPP, Session, Signal and WhatsApp. I also use email and will talk regularly with people as long as they use encryption with their emails.

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Contact

If you would like to connect with me, please keep reading.

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Email

My preferred way of communication is email. However, it is incredibly insecure. Therefore, I request you to encrypt your emails with me.

My email is sufyaan@counterhawks.com [public key].

Fingerprint: 7CC9 2B65 FEC5 5C3F CC35 2891 6635 5EDD F4E5 B3EC

Please note that all emails (both encrypted & plaintext) from me will be signed with my public key.

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I am not active on most social media platforms. Please read this post to find out why. Below are the only social media platforms I am on:

As aforementioned, I am not active on these platforms. I post rarely. This is the only website on which I post regularly.

I post branding and design related content on these websites.

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If you would like to support my by donating, you can send me some Monero or Bitcoin. Monero is preferred.

Monero: 8A8HeXwULYKWtbujMkGiBYKQPahJCT3ye2N6wCAdEv1L6ipoJjDmfVLKa7XnmE77nGLFmu5dGrL8U4zVGrkDncKEDfkpDEj

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sf.cu > Blog > Taking Proper Backups

Taking Proper Backups

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27 July 2023

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Technology

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27 July 2023

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Technology

Taking backups is crucial in every single context. There is simply no situation where the lack of backups was beneficial. Such situations are always detrimental to people. Backups are also important for businesses, especially ones which are responsible for the lives of people, like hospitals.

Taking backups prevents data loss due to software or hardware errors. Even accidents have a minimal impact if you have a backup. It allows businesses to keep growing instead of being worried about recovering crucial client data. For public services like hospitals, being hit with ransomware is an extremely difficult moment. If the ransom is not paid immediately, it can result in loss of human lives. This is why you either have backups or lose money.

Losing precious memories hurts. Backups prevent this gut-wrenching scenario from ever occurring. With many spectacular backup solutions being free or cheap, there is absolutely no reason to take backups. If you work with new computers and devices regularly, then taking backups makes it easy to migrate and install multiple instances on new devices. This is especially easy with Linux systems due to the simple dotfile method. It also provides version control. If you have old versions of documents and files, it is easy to refer to previous examples for future work.

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If you are taking offline backups, you should be careful with encrypting your data if you need it. You should first assess whether you need encryption or not. If you live in an area with a lot of robberies, encrypt it, as a robber who is smart enough may steal your drive.

Make sure to get an external hard drive or SSD from a reputable company like Western Digital or Samsung.

By buying a product from a reputable company, you get a reliable product that lasts a long time.

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Maintaining Backups

While it is important to back up your data, it is also important to maintain your backups. At the end of every month, check your backups to see if your files are still intact. If a specific backup medium keeps showing corruption in files, move it to another drive immediately, since they can fail at any time.

Conclusion

While it is important to take backups, it is also important to make sure you are taking them properly. Follow the 3-2-1 backup rule. If you are using invasive services, encrypt all of your files before uploading them using a trusted piece of software like VeraCrypt.

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This category is reserved for posts related to design.

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Guides

In this category, I post guides about computing and technology.