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change log for computer?

hey all,

I was wondering if anyone kept a text file or some other such file documenting how they changed their computer on any given day. I've been thinking of doing this for awhile, but I've always come to think that it was just too much extra work to think about. Any ideas or suggestions?

sps

TOPICS: Life Hacks
emory's picture

BS. I just checked to see...

BS.

I just checked to see if I changed anything today:

[Tue 06/02/28 16:13 EST][pa][powerpc/darwin8.0/8.5.0][4.2.3]

zsh 221 % svn update
At revision 104.
[Tue 06/02/28 16:13 EST][pa][powerpc/darwin8.0/8.5.0][4.2.3]

zsh 222 %

See? Piece of cake. :)

Anything I'm actively working on lives in SVN so I can sync, rebuild, swap machines, or whatever. It also lets me know what is different, and get an update. or Roll-Back to a previous version.

 
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