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Original
I'm bad enough, Original, when I have no computer, but Ell, the tech in the family is a snarling pain in the ass.
posted by
johnmacnab
on November 3, 2005 at 3:07 PM
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I hear you on the not having a computer...
hubby has crashed his twice in as many months and it was unbearable...or rather he was!
posted by
Original_Influence
on November 3, 2005 at 6:44 AM
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johnmcnab...
Sounds like you had a difficult week. I'm sorry. Guess it happens to all of us.
Tell Ell I said "hello!"
posted by
jacentaOld
on October 30, 2005 at 6:11 PM
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Witchflower
I know we all have, Witchflower, but it helps to rant on Blogit.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 22, 2005 at 4:13 PM
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Ouch!
Haven't we all been there, both with the computer and home repairs!
posted by
Witchflower
on October 22, 2005 at 2:53 PM
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Hollee
I enjoyed all the
underscoring and
Bold and CAPITALS, not to mention the
Italics, Hollee.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 19, 2005 at 2:48 PM
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A totally non-Zen post McNab--LOL. A good rant is hard to resist.
posted by
Hollee
on October 19, 2005 at 12:18 PM
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MayB
It was a fraught time, MayB - very fraught.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 17, 2005 at 5:46 PM
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That all sounds a bit painful
posted by
Azur
on October 17, 2005 at 1:20 PM
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BrightIrish
That used to the way everything was backed up - come to think of it, I still have back ups from a million years ago - on paper
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 17, 2005 at 6:06 AM
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ginnie
That's a good point, ginnie. Apart from the obvious loss of passwords and phone numbers, what else would you lose which is absolutely necessary?
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 17, 2005 at 6:05 AM
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Johnmcnab....
Geez.. that is sad.. I have a friend who lost everything on his computer and it was only backed by the printed page.
posted by
BrightIrish
on October 16, 2005 at 7:50 PM
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Haha Mac!
Is it the mind or the instrument....or is the mind the instrument?
posted by
ginnieb
on October 16, 2005 at 7:25 PM
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ginnie
I used to write the first draft of stories and articles longhand, but then it would be by typewriter. I used carbon all the time, ginnie. One of the most amzing things about the computer age is the fact that you can copy and print multiple pages. This begs the question; if things are so much easier in today's world, why don't I churn out more writing - this is a purely rhetorical question, ginnie.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 16, 2005 at 5:49 PM
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Type John?
Oh! You mean typewriters?
I wasn't much of a writer back when...though I do have pages and pages of hand-written stuff. Did you use carbon? My mother used to type out plays that my Dad wrote...always used several pages of carbon!
posted by
ginnieb
on October 16, 2005 at 5:02 PM
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Taps
Go out and buy an external backup now, Taps. Imagine having copies of all your work go up in flames. A computer crash is just the same - only a darn sight faster.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 16, 2005 at 2:24 PM
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ginnie
Let's say we are barely speaking, ginnie. She is convinced she can bring everything back from never-never land, but I've heard that before. Tell me something, ginnie; did you make carbon copies when you used to type your stories??????????????
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 16, 2005 at 2:12 PM
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word.smith
I know the feeling about accidentally deleting things, word. I bought the digital camera I have when we were in Australia. We were at a famous tourist spot in the mountains after a fabulous last day of sightseeing near Sydney when I pressed the wrong button on the camera and lost all the snaps. Was I unpopular? You betcha - in fact I'm still getting it cast up to me.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 16, 2005 at 2:07 PM
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Johnmcnab, I really should be paying attention to what you are saying about the computer stuff and the camera stuff because I have lost an awful lot in the past. But, I never seem to learn that lesson well.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 16, 2005 at 2:01 PM
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Uh-oh, that's bad stuff Mac!
No photos either? Ugh! Must say I rarely back anything up...don't think I've backed up my writing for at least 6 months. You've got me worried now. Sorry to hear about your losses..and those are huge losses. I'm guessing Ell isnt' your buddy right now! :(
posted by
ginnieb
on October 16, 2005 at 1:26 PM
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John,
I'm sorry to hear about your troubles, but I'm glad they don't belong to me. Computers crashing are just the pits. I'm still scratching around for stuff I used to have on my work pc, from me unintentionally deleting a whole profile in July!
posted by
word.smith
on October 16, 2005 at 1:02 PM
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