[or-roots] Computers are great but!

[eugenemelvin.roots at comcast.net]

I am not a computer expert but my use of computers goes back to the days of the Radio Shack’s trash 80 when 250 kb was a very big deal and now we think of TBs as a big deal.   Along the way I have learn a few things from the school of hard knocks.   And I would like to share just a tit bits. 





  

First most everything can be done for a price.   We all use hard drives and they come in all shapes and sizes.   So the question is how much is that data worth to you.   I had a portable hard drive (one of many) that one day decided not to work.   I am not sure why but my theory is that I drop it on the hard wood floor.   Well for about $2500 I found a reliable company in the San Francisco bay area that would retrieve my data from this hard drive, which at the time was out of my price range.   But in steps a geek friend who suggested that maybe the hard drive was Ok but the case should be replaced.   So $100 later and a new case and I am back in business and keeping my data in more than one storage location (Hard Drive). 





  

Eugene Melvin 


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