Take care of yourself to keep burnout at bay

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[SpiceRex]( [SpiceRex]( Spiceworks Community [A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step]( If you ask the internet, August 21 is Internet Self-Care Day. The internet doesn't seem to know who started it, but the consensus is that those who celebrate it should use the internet to find and share resources that promote taking care of ourselves. Knowledge workers often use our web-searching skills to take care of others, happily moving our own wellness necessities to the bottom of our never-ending to-do lists. You can't finish something you never started, and murky origin stories aside, Internet Self-Care Day reminds us all to put on our own oxygen masks before helping others. [What Will You Do Today?]( [Turn up the heat with our SpiceWorld 2023 sponsors]( It's only three weeks until SpiceWorld blazes a trail to the Austin Convention Center, and this year is poised to be a scorcher. Not only can you fuel up on the latest tech trends and learn from energetic experts, but you'll also get a chance to meet some of the Community's favorite Brand Reps as they share their expertise and showcase their solutions. Whether you're interested in hardware, IT management, networking, security, or just about any digital solution, our sponsors have you covered. [Meet the sponsors »]( [Voice of IT]( [How often do you back up your personal computer?]( Responsible IT pros know that backups save. Sure, they save data, but they also save time, memories, headaches, and sometimes even careers. Yet, like so many best practices, knowing where the door is doesn't mean we actually walk through it. Company backups are often automated, but what about your personal stuff? Is it backed up regularly, or is your last backup stored on a Jaz disk? [If only it were as easy as CTRL-S »]( [Still a few seats left for the Day 1 workshop with AS&R's Derek Brink]( Upcoming Events: [Modernize while reducing costs and security challenges]( [🗓️ Tues. August 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM (Central) | 16:00 UTC]( 📢 Sponsor: Chrome OS Aberdeen research has found that small businesses can overcome the challenges of limited resources, skill sets, and aging hardware by turning to cloud-based operating systems and platforms. In this Video Meetup, you'll learn how cloud-based OS modernization can help you modernize your management abilities, security, laptops, and other hardware. [Register now »]( [Comparing AI-driven microservices to cloud-managed Wi-Fi]( [🗓️ Tues. August 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM (Central) | 18:00 UTC]( 📢 Sponsor: Juniper Networks If the pandemic taught us anything, it's that we all need to ensure our networks are resilient. 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[Register now »]( [See more events »]( What else we've been reading this week: [Harrison Ford has a new Peruvian snake species named after him]( BBC News The fictional Dr. Indiana Jones may hate snakes, but Tachymenoides harrisonfordi owes its name to the actor who played him. [Researchers create 3D-printed vegan seafood]( Phys.org The only commercially viable "fake" seafood product is imitation crab meat. Researchers at the National University of Singapore hope to change that with their 3D-printed vegan calamari rings. [AI recreated a Pink Floyd song with brain scans—and It sounds creepy]( Daily Beast Researchers at UC Berkeley set out to create a brain decoder for music, and after 2,668 intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) electrodes scanned the brains of 29 patients, they were able to reconstruct "Another Brick in the Wall." [iMac at 25: a visual history of Apple's iconic all-in-one computer]( The Verge All-in-one computers existed before the colorful iMac G3 revolutionized what consumers expected out of a home computer. But since hitting shelves in August 1988, the iMac has been a regular in Apple's playbook. [Bots are better at CAPTCHA than humans, researchers find]( Tech Xplore Bet you didn't know that CAPTCHA stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." Or that they're not as good at their jobs as they used to be. FYI: This was the story in Snap! that had the most Community votes last week. Did you find today's newsletter helpful? [Thumbs Up]( [Thumbs Down]( [Spiceworks]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Spiceworks Newsletter. Don't want to receive these emails? 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