Create a action script in photoshop that saves the PSD and the tga (or whatever format your doing), in one shot. Set a hot key for it, say F4, so you only have to press that one button. Saves both and is easy to remember.
Ctrl + S I use it every other minute. Every time i do a change i like i save. No program has ever burned me since. Well... maybe max has when the files get corrupted but autobackup saves my ass ever time :) Hang in there. You can do what a friend of mine did. Write big letters on a paper "SAVE YOUR WORK" and hang it above…
ARGGGGG!!!!!! Lost 10 minutes of work when using some scattering brushes on a texture, and it crashed. Not a huge deal but pissed me off. Then I restarted the texture, put in about an hour and a half of work and was in the zone and forgot to save again!!! And it crashed when using a scattering brush again!!! God damn…
i control s constantly, it becomes anoying with big files though. PS crashed on me with the minicomp and eventhough i saved X times inbetween, i got set back 3 hours or so.. is nice! i also had a brush that made it crash, i just dont use it anymore..