The Not-So-Beautiful Letdown
Aaaarrrrgggg!!!! Garrett couldn’t find SpinRite. Right now he is trying some other possibilities. Now I won’t be able to start recovery until at least tomorrow morning.
Why doesn’t my computer love me anymore? I never did anything bad to it. I loved it, protected it from viruses, firewalled it using a real firewall (ZoneAlarm), and did just about everything else in my power to keep it safe. Unfortunately, it nipped me right where it hurt. The one thing that I never did was back up my files (except my resume, which is in three different locations). I guess that I have learned my lesson. Now maybe I can convince my parents to at least help me purchase an external hard drive for backup purposes. Maybe they will cover the whole cost (wink, wink Mom). If I get a co-op for next quarter, it won’t be such a big deal since I will have a real income. Then maybe I can upgrade to a real cell phone instead of the pre-paid "plan" that I have been using for the past couple of years.
