loobylou
01-12-2011, 07:37 AM
this afternoon I was using my computer, and suddenly lost internet connection. I was unable to get it back up even after powercycling my modem. I kept trying every hour, but was finally peeved enough to call my ISP after 3 hours. So I rang tech support to find out that my provider had an "unscheduled outage" that was affecting 80,000 customers in my state. He tells me it will be back up within the hour. So I turned my computer back on to upload some pics from my camera while I wait. Here's where the panic begins...I somehow was back to "factory settings'- none of my photos, or documents, itunes etc. I about fainted! That's years worth of stuff gone in a blink of an eye!!!!!!!! I turned my computer off and went to break the news to hubby. Of course he said "what did you do to it?"- which made me even crosser! I had restarted my computer so many times today I was sure I had somehow hit the wrong button and blown it all up!
There was a happy ending though- when i turned it back on again, I was back to normal...yippee! So I figured it was a sign from above to back up my computer quick smart- I have spent the past hour copying everything to my external hard drive. and now all is right with the world.
This morning i had a big cleanup of a shelf in my craftroom, and found a couple of nice suprises. A gorgouse doodlebug stamp set that was sent to me last year by a Shackie, that I had never used, and some skinny sachets for making iced tea that seem to be from Walmart. I tried the peach flavour and they are to die for. They are the perfect pick me up after me computer drama today
There was a happy ending though- when i turned it back on again, I was back to normal...yippee! So I figured it was a sign from above to back up my computer quick smart- I have spent the past hour copying everything to my external hard drive. and now all is right with the world.
This morning i had a big cleanup of a shelf in my craftroom, and found a couple of nice suprises. A gorgouse doodlebug stamp set that was sent to me last year by a Shackie, that I had never used, and some skinny sachets for making iced tea that seem to be from Walmart. I tried the peach flavour and they are to die for. They are the perfect pick me up after me computer drama today