You need to consider plain text as a means to future-proof your written work. Why plain text? How hard is it to do? What are the advantages and disadvantages? My suggestions? Let's find out. The question of the week is: What steps have you taken to archive your manuscripts or other important work? Alternate question: What is your favorite text editor or notetaking app? Derek Sivers, https://sive.rs/plaintext ("Write plain text files.") https://www.writingpursuits.com/five-day-security-challenge (Shields Up: Take The Five-Day Security Challenge) -https://youtu.be/NmY28l-vQ4A (Shields Up video)

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