Last weekend I was forced
to take note of just how reliant I have become on my computer and also to
change my opinion about people who suffer hard-drive crashes. Why? Well because
last weekend I experienced what I have fortunately never ever experienced before.
My trusty MacBook’s hard-drive crashed.
A crashed hard-drive has,
until now, always seemed more like an urban myth to me. Everyone speaks about
it, but I have never experienced it. I was adamant, based on my 19 years of completely
hard-drive crash free experience, that a crashed hard-drive was simply the
consequence of bad computer users. A bit like a car crash is generally a
consequence of bad driving. Well I have to take that back. I certainly didn’t
abuse my computer. I simply turned it on, like I do every other morning, and
all I got was … nothing!
Today, a week later, the
Mac is still not repaired. It has been a nightmare of a week! What to do when
one has no computer?
It really was eye opening to realise how dependant I had
become on that tiny flat box. I was determined to manage without until my
computer was repaired. Sadly, today, when I was told my computer was still not
ready, I broke down and decided to take up my wife’s offer and use her computer
for the weekend. Mmmm, maybe I should try giving up a computer for Lent next
year? Could I abstain for that entire period?
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