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[spooforbrains.livejournal.com]

Since we've had the "important stuff filed in Trash folder" issue, which comes up OVER and OVER again, what about this little gem, that makes me die inside every time I encounter another instance:

"Hi, my Excel has crashed or something, can you rescue my document, I've been working on it all afternoon"

And the last time they saved? No, don't even answer that question.

I learned, years and years ago, the following golden rule:

When you're working on something, and you're about to do anything, anything at all, SAVE. About to print it? SAVE. About to switch to another running app? SAVE. About to go and toast a bagel? SAVE. Haven't saved for about ten minutes? SAVE SAVE MOTHERFUCKING SAVE. I learned this years ago, and I'm a slow learner. AND I was using a Mac.

Why do the same - apparently otherwise sensible and intelligent - idiots not grasp this simple simple concept?

No, I can't rescue your document. Yes, in theory there should be a copy somewhere in some temp file, but no, it's either not going to be there, it's going to be corrupt, or it's going to be the wrong version. And what's more, I don't have the time to go rooting for it. JUST LEARN TO SAVE MORE OFTEN.

(Ooh, that came out more ranty than I was expecting. I'm suffering from a bad case of Whedon-show-just-got-cancelled.)

Comments

Off-topic.

[metao.livejournal.com]

Whedon is a genius, but he never learns either.

FOX CANCELS STUFF.

I mean, they brought back Family Guy, and they haven't re-cancelled it, even though it hasn't been funny in about five seasons.

Created a new show? DON'T GO TO FOX!
Fox under new management? DON'T GO TO FOX!
Nobody else will take your show? BIN IT! DON'T GO TO FOX!

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

Auto Save is your friend. Well, he's my friend. He buys me coffee and doesn't point out how fat I'm getting. ^_^

[mathsnerd]

What did useless FOX cancel this time?

[hyuga.livejournal.com]

Doll House. I'm shocked; shocked I tell you.

[mathsnerd]

Freaking a$$holes. I'm getting so fed up with FOX.

[hyuga.livejournal.com]

Getting?

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

Just now?

[ptomblin-lj.livejournal.com]

About to take a breath? SAVE.

[jakethejuggalo.livejournal.com]

dollhouse sucked anyway. gives him more time to work on dr horrible 2: electric boogaloo.

[spooforbrains.livejournal.com]

I really liked Dollhouse. It was different from his other stuff, and it had its weak episodes, but I really really liked it. And the last episode to air was up there with the best episodes of Buffy, Angel and Firefly.

[hyuga.livejournal.com]

Also, it's not your Excel. You don't own it. Microsoft just grants you a license to use it :)

[fluffydragon.livejournal.com]

In this vein - I am not tech support, but everytime I hear "the internet just went down!" I want to yell "NO! our CONNECTION went down.. the entire internet is perfectly fine!" I know that's what they actually mean, but just a little extra effort here would be nice.

[hyuga.livejournal.com]

Or worse yet, "my internet went down" :P

[lihan161051.livejournal.com]

Especially when it's really IE. Because it's always IE.

(Because browser == Internet == Google search results for URL of choice. Everyone knows it's all just a bunch of tubes anyway.)

I love it when they say the Internet is down, and then, without missing a beat, mention sending or receiving an email. And the utter confusion that results when I mention that email *also* travels through the Internet. As does the traffic to and from their open NetBIOS ports they aren't firewalling.

[tuba-man.livejournal.com]

I had a motherboard that shipped with faulty capacitors once. That's what really taught me to be a total save-aholic. The operation was burned into my synapses. I could have amnesia and still remember to save. If my left hand was amputated, I'd probably have phantom saving motions. If I got a prosthetic, I'd make sure it's one that can hit Ctrl-S with minimal effort. If I was turned into a zombie, I'd probably try to Ctrl-S someone's brains.

[caira.livejournal.com]

For me, it was a laptop with a useless battery and a dodgy power connector that would come loose if you didn't hold it in place. Did I mention I'm a touch typist?

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

A++ would LOL again :)
*ponders posting this to metaquotes*

;)

[devilish69angel.livejournal.com]

sadly i haven't even watched any dollhouse this season...i'm a bad Whedon fan :(