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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow">I am not a computer expert but my use of computers goes back to the days of the Radio Shackâs trash 80 when 250 kb was a very big deal and now we think of TBs as a big deal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Along the way I have learn a few things from the school of hard knocks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And I would like to share just a tit bits.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow">First most everything can be done for a price.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We all use hard drives and they come in all shapes and sizes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So the question is how much is that data worth to you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I had a portable hard drive (one of many) that one day decided not to work.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am not sure why but my theory is that I drop it on the hard wood floor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Well for about $2500 I found a reliable company in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City> bay area that would retrieve my data from this hard drive, which at the time was out of my price range.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But in steps a geek friend who suggested that maybe the hard drive was Ok but the case should be replaced.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Eugene Melvin<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR></div></body></html>