Make sure you have your important computer papers and materials in a handy spot that you know. Putting something away in a safe place is of little value if you can't find it. Make a pouch for your computer as you do your car. In this pouch put:

• Receipt for purchase of computer.
• Receipts for all addons and software.
• Warrantees.
• Correspondence.
• Phone notes from tech support calls.

Add to this pouch a little black book with phone numbers and website support urls for your computer, its periferials and software.

Add to this pouch a calendar type list of warrantee dates. When does the warrantee expire for each product, goods or service?

In a separate pouch stored in the same place as this papers pouch create a collection of installation CDs, an Emergency Boot Disk, and significant backups.