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Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » September 3, 2003, 10:55 am

*ALWAYS* save your work often. Fucking fickel computers... RAWRGHGHGHDDGSDKJDG

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » September 3, 2003, 11:04 am

No shit?

Jassun · Post by **Jassun** » September 3, 2003, 11:25 am

I work three hours making a midterm test on my laptop last weekend. Something happens to my step-daughter and I leave the work UNSAVED to fix the problem. Several hours later I return to the laptop and forget that about the UNSAVED part. Unplug it, stick it in the case, and forget about it until the next day.

The batteries are shot, so of course they go dead. Fortunately, MSWord is set to auto save. I open MSWord the next day and get one of those annoying Microsuck prompts that all us computer *experts* hate and I immediately click NO to get it out of my way. Who the hell does Bill think he is to ask me twice about everything I do on my computer? I am not one of those idiots who needs that kind of special attention!

Well, the prompt was to use the lastest auto-saved version or revert back the original version. The original version...you know, the one without the three hours of work.

*ALWAYS* save your work often.

*ALWAYS* read the prompts.

Even if you are a Super Genius like me.

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » September 3, 2003, 11:29 am

Yeah, that sucks goat ass. I remember back in College, I was pretty much pissed off at an entire floor of assholes. I broke into the power box for their floor in the dorm and killed the power. Beauty of it is that it was mid term week

That is the only fight I have ever run from in my life. Something about 20 some pissed off people wanting your head that is intimidating

Kindo · Post by **Kindo** » September 3, 2003, 11:36 am

Yeeesh...what happened Dre?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » September 3, 2003, 12:15 pm

Just lost an hours work on my animation when the thing froze on me. It's redone, but it's wasted time and god damned annoying. I usually save pretty regularly, but sometimes you just get into the swing of things and forget about it.

And ya, really, no shit. You fucking twit.

Post by **Sylvus** » September 3, 2003, 12:25 pm

Same thing happened to me the day of the big blackout... If there's the slightest hint of a raincloud in the sky I will save every 30 seconds, but on that day it was a nice day outside and I wasn't expecting anything, didn't think about it. Boom! It was like 4:20 and I hadn't saved the whole day I was there. =(

I feel your pain.

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » September 3, 2003, 12:30 pm

Call me names all you like but you're the one who lost the work/time.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » September 3, 2003, 12:32 pm

alt>f>s

I type it so fast now, I don't even realize I do it.

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » September 3, 2003, 12:34 pm

Or just control-s depending on the keyboard shortcut key..

Tegellan · Post by **Tegellan** » September 3, 2003, 4:36 pm

Control + s is your friend, I learned that the hard way too hehe.

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » September 3, 2003, 8:58 pm

After teaching software products to corporate students for 5+ years, control/command-s is my mantra.

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » September 4, 2003, 12:11 am

Apple Command - S !!!

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » September 4, 2003, 12:30 am

Sargeras wrote:Apple Command - S !!!

EWWWWWW! /bonk Sargeras

Anuin · Post by **Anuin** » September 4, 2003, 12:38 am

Bad computers grow on trees!

Vaemas · Post by **Vaemas** » September 4, 2003, 8:26 am

Woo! I feel a Macintosh vs. Windows derail coming on! Though unless you've used OS 10.2, don't come bitching about Macs.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » September 4, 2003, 10:00 am

Hmmm, reminds me of when one of our replication IIS boxes died and decided to delete a day's worth of ASP programming from the active box... never fun. :/

Hasafraker · Post by **Hasafraker** » September 4, 2003, 5:31 pm

2000VA UPS =

but saving often is good to or something

Kith

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » September 4, 2003, 5:53 pm

i always instinctively hit ctrl+s very often due to my shitty computer, so i end up hitting it just about every sentance