Use Google Reader as part of your Backup system

Over the last couple weeks, a few friends have suffered various computer crashes and data losses.

The following tip originated with a comment by Brad Coy on a Bloodhound Blog post:

Use Google Reader as part of a back up system for your blog!  (Any RSS reader will do, of course, but Google is handy and easy to use.)

Open up Google Reader. 

Create a new subscription to your own blog.

That's it you're done.  Set it aside and forget about it.

But if you ever have a computer crash, or lose your previous blog posts in any other way, just open up Google Reader, and there they are.

Using a backup program or the WordPress export function makes for easier automatic recovery of lost posts, of course.  But the RSS feed can prove to be a great safety net when you discover your backup barfed along with your harddrive.