Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Promise me something please

Promise me you'll backup your hard drive. Soon. Very soon. Preferably today.

Don't do what I did. I bought an external hard drive several weeks ago and let it sit on my desk collecting dust.

Then I awoke yesterday to a completely empty Outlook folder. Gone. Like some sort of sickening magic trick. Over 300 emails that I'd sorted through and filed not long ago - missing. So many years of virus-free activity online came crashing to an end.

After several hours of tech support and extensive googling (and a mini-meltdown), I've decided to chalk it up to experience and move on.

I've lost my contacts in my Outlook address book as well so if you're reading this, would you kindly send me a quick email so I can add you in again?

Oh and one more thing - back up your hard drive. Now.

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