Justine Larbalestier

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Things not to do

Things not to do mere days before racking off back home:

1. Drop your laptop.

Actually, that’s the entire list.

Not a good day. Not at all. But laptop came out of it—while not quite as aesthetically pleasing as before—mostly functional.

Posted by Justine at 22:59, 7 November 2005 under Whingeing | 9 Comments »

Comments

  1. janet Says:

    I can sympathize. My phone/palm pilot got a bath in rum-praline sauce a week or so ago, and I don’t think it’ll ever be the same again….

    November 7th, 2005 at 11:53 PM

  2. Cherie Priest Says:

    Ow. As the owner of a new laptop myself (prompted by the death of another a few weeks ago) I feel a special sort of sympathy for you.

    November 8th, 2005 at 9:21 AM

  3. gwenda Says:

    Oh dear.

    November 8th, 2005 at 9:29 AM

  4. 4. Justine Says:

    Thanks for the sympathy! It coulda been worse—it still works. The casing and a wee bit of the screen are just not, um, as pristine as they once were. It was more the stress of it not starting up for some considerable time, and having to dash across town for emergency tech intervention, and all the waiting and blah blah blah that involves.

    November 8th, 2005 at 9:40 AM

  5. Didi Says:

    Oh noes!

    As a regular phone dropper (it’s why I own a nokia, as they tend to be more durable), I can definitely emphasize with the feeling of “I just dropped this expensive piece of tech that has lots of information I desperately need. Hope it’s alright.”

    I’m glad to hear it came out of the drop mostly functional, and hope no important data was lost.

    November 8th, 2005 at 9:52 AM

  6. mely Says:

    One day manufacturers will figure out there’s a consumer market for cheap ruggedized notebooks. One day.

    November 8th, 2005 at 11:15 AM

  7. 7. Justine Says:

    Didi: I wish stuff was designed tougher. Most everyone drops their vital electronic devices at least once, often with catastrophic consequences. I was lucky, nothing was lost except some prettiness.

    Mely: But they’re so ugly . . . Can’t they design rugged and cool?

    November 8th, 2005 at 3:36 PM

  8. niki Says:

    mm – didn’t you learn that lesson from me already ;) – glad you didn’t lose the data – all backed up now ?

    November 8th, 2005 at 4:46 PM

  9. 9. Justine Says:

    Backing up? What is this backing up you speak of?

    Actually, I was already backed up. At least all the main docs I was working on. How virtuous am I?

    November 8th, 2005 at 4:49 PM

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