Just a reminder to my friends.
We learned a long time ago that backing up critical data is a good thing to do. Monday afternoon that theory was proven. Again.
The guys at my neighborhood computer store, the ones who build all my compuuters, took about fifteen minutes to replace the failed hard drive, which was a complete loss. No warning - just the "blue screen of death", and it was finished.
Fortunately, all of my critical data from Quick Books Pro, all my document files, articles, photos, and class handouts were backed up just the day before. No data lost.
Still, I've spent many hours of the the past two days reloading & configuring all of the programs & settings. But when I get discouraged at that waste of time, I count my blessings. I haven't lost any data.
We learned a long time ago that backing up critical data is a good thing to do. Monday afternoon that theory was proven. Again.
The guys at my neighborhood computer store, the ones who build all my compuuters, took about fifteen minutes to replace the failed hard drive, which was a complete loss. No warning - just the "blue screen of death", and it was finished.
Fortunately, all of my critical data from Quick Books Pro, all my document files, articles, photos, and class handouts were backed up just the day before. No data lost.
Still, I've spent many hours of the the past two days reloading & configuring all of the programs & settings. But when I get discouraged at that waste of time, I count my blessings. I haven't lost any data.