My hard drive died yesterday. It’s totally corrupted, kaput, fried, toast, nuked.
I also lost ALL of my data – files, pictures, email folders, contact information, music, programs, EVERYTHING. Damn.
Oh, but surely you have a backup system, you must be asking yourself?
Duh! No.
Well, let this be a painful lesson to all of you: you should get one of those external hard drive thingies and back up your files on a regular basis.
You should also download the system restore files when you get a new computer. You know, those operating system programs that used to come with your computer on a disk? They don’t anymore.
Good thing my bargain ACER is still under warranty (I just bought it in March). After spending half my day on the phone with tech support, they’re going to send me a new hard drive. Swell. Another lesson: I’m getting a Mac next time.
Oh, here’s another tip for you: be nice to your company’s IT folks. Our IT guy did the testing for me and is going to install my new hard drive and OS on his own time. What do you think would be a good way to thank him? Would cash be tacky?
Fortunately, I can still access my email and the Internet remotely, so Great Leadership will limp along until I get my computer back.
If you’ve submitted anything to the December Leadership Development Carnival prior to 10/27, it’s gone, so please resubmit a more recent post.
I also lost ALL of my data – files, pictures, email folders, contact information, music, programs, EVERYTHING. Damn.
Oh, but surely you have a backup system, you must be asking yourself?
Duh! No.
Well, let this be a painful lesson to all of you: you should get one of those external hard drive thingies and back up your files on a regular basis.
You should also download the system restore files when you get a new computer. You know, those operating system programs that used to come with your computer on a disk? They don’t anymore.
Good thing my bargain ACER is still under warranty (I just bought it in March). After spending half my day on the phone with tech support, they’re going to send me a new hard drive. Swell. Another lesson: I’m getting a Mac next time.
Oh, here’s another tip for you: be nice to your company’s IT folks. Our IT guy did the testing for me and is going to install my new hard drive and OS on his own time. What do you think would be a good way to thank him? Would cash be tacky?
Fortunately, I can still access my email and the Internet remotely, so Great Leadership will limp along until I get my computer back.
If you’ve submitted anything to the December Leadership Development Carnival prior to 10/27, it’s gone, so please resubmit a more recent post.
