Back it up!
It is only a matter of time before something goes horribly wrong with your computer. If you have a PC it could be any number of viruses or trojan horses. If you have a Mac, don’t be smug – you could spill orange juice on your computer and cause all sorts of problems. This is a gentle reminder to backup your files. Do it!
My husband does not backup his files and he got a Trojan horse. Actually, he gets them all the time. Most of the time I’m able to fix the issue for him pretty quickly, but this time I almost gave up. I am not a tech-savy person by any means, but I am stubborn, determined, and on a budget.
I am so grateful for all of the kind souls that share info on how to fix these issues online. Unfortunately, none of the instructions I found were successful. Finally, by accident and a mistake on my part, I was able to find a solution. Woot! Woot! Isn’t that how most “discoveries” happen? I mean Columbus didn’t really “discover” the Americas, he just stumbled upon them on his way somewhere else.
The point is it took me three days, but I did it! Unlike the soldiers of Troy, I was able to defeat this unwanted “gift”. All the effort was worth it because I was able to recover 139 video clips of Put Pie.
The moral of the story: Back it up!!!
I love anyone and anything that makes my life easier. Here are a few examples…
- When my husband makes pancakes (he does almost all of the cooking) he makes extra and freezes them, that way on mornings when it’s up to me to get breakfast for ready for Put Pie I can just pop some in the toaster.
- My BIL, who lives with us, watches both girls long enough so that I can take a shower.
- My wonderful friend, Momo, came for a visit and asked if she could bring dinner. She brought stuffed pork tenderloin, couscous, roasted veggies, and a cake!
- Kind souls hold doors open for me when they see I’ve got my hands full.
It’s the little things.
And now your Friday Fortune Cookie (don’t forget to add “in bed” at the end, if you are so inclined):
If, if, if! If my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle.
Wow!! You fixed a trojan??? That’s amazing. Really. Those things usually kill everything.
I’m feeling pretty bad ass right now. He’s not allowed to use the computer until he backs up all those videos, though because this one was really tough and I don’t think I could fix one that was any more difficult.
Way to lay down the law… or else make him fix it next time. 🙂
little things do make a big difference. I backup all the time and with external hard drives being relatively cheap it’s not as expensive as it was just a year or so ago. The biggest problem really is remember to do it but many programs out there will remind you. Nice to hear your good words for the mac – but everyone should back up because anything can and will fail at some point.
No joke, my friend spilled orange juice on his Mac and lost everything.
told you OJ was guilty.
You are my hero! When I saw the words back it up and trojan….my mind went else where….I thought this was a family blog….lol! have a wonderful weekend!
You are hilarious! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that angle myself. The whole bit could have been a double entendre. Man, I just wasted an opportunity for comic gold.
You are a genius! Fixing his computer after a virus! I am so in awe!
I agree – back it up! Glad you were able to save all the videos of the little kidlet. 🙂
I back up with Norton360, it that good enough? Those little things seem pretty special to me.
Good job on fixing that computer problem! I use YouTube and iMemories for my video clips.
Was that seriously your fortune? Weeeeird!
You are blessed with many kind people to help you out! And I’m glad for that. We all need a helping hand sometimes.
Have a wonderful weekend!
You are truly blessed to have such wonderful people in your life. Also with persistence. Way to fix your husband’s computer. We’re the opposite here. My husband fixes all of my computer glitches.
When I think of you, I think there is nothing you can’t do.
Nothing at all.
Way to go, UM. You’re my idol, fixing a computer problem yourself.
And having a friend who brings a supper! There’s a keeper, for sure! Lucky you.
I’m feeling very impressed by your tecn skillz! I am also guilty of not backing things up. I think anyone who opens the door for someone other than themselves these days should be sainted!
It totally IS the little things. Awesome you have those little things going on for you, you deserve it Mama!
That’s pretty awesome! A similar thing happened to us the past few days but our issue was spyware (and my BIL fixed it for us.) It kept telling us we had an innumerable amount of viuses. We were convinced a crash was on it’s way so we started backing up. Computers can be as stressful as cars.
I need to know you last month. Had to get a new computer because of a virus. Awesome job!
Any friend who brings a fab dinner AND a cake should be a forever friend…. inmy neighborhood 🙂
Congrats on fixing the computer. The SOB who sent the trojan horse should be hung by their toes. Ugh.
Have a great weekend, jj
I wouldn’t even know where to begin trying to get rid of a virus. You ROCK!
I have Carbonite.com for both my PC and my MAC. It backs up automatically, every time I turn on my computer. It’s $55 a year (I think) and if you accidentally delete something you can get it back easy as pie, up to 10 days later, I do believe. I’m a commercial at the moment, but I honestly don’t even worry about backing up because of this awesome service. My husband had destroyed two computers and was able to get everything back.
what a wonderful friend to bring dinner for you all and to spend time too with you!! good for you for fixing your hubby’s computer too! great advice to back it up!
betty
Great advice and a good reminder. I can’t count how many times I’ve kicked myself for not doing this. Have a great day!
I’m saving for a new laptop, and fear computer viruses. I back my files up all the time. You are my computer guru–congrats on fixing the Trojan 🙂
Good for you to fix the trojan. My sister’s computer went haywire this week. I know because she sent me “messages” that were links to her sexual experiences. That’s NOT her style! I hope she backed up her computer and gets those nasty messages off of there.
YAY for kind souls and recovered videos of loved ones! (And thanks for the reminder — I am terrible at backups)
🙂
Traci
It is amazing how many pics we have on our computer! I will def ask the hub to back it up so we don’t loose our precious memories!
You are a BA! for being able to fix the computer!