Comments on: Well, that settles it, I’m an idiot http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:19:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1817 heather Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:56:46 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1817 <b>Cynthia</b>--thank you; me too!! <b>Bildo</b>--lol; I like that. ;) Cynthia–thank you; me too!!

Bildo–lol; I like that. ;)

]]> By: Bildo http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1816 Bildo Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:40:31 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1816 Not an idiot, intelligently challenged. :) That's what I tell myself anyway. Not an idiot, intelligently challenged. :) That’s what I tell myself anyway.

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1815 Cynthia Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:15:02 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1815 I'm glad it all worked out :) I’m glad it all worked out :)

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1783 heather Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:39:22 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1783 Oh man. Much sympathy (to both of you) on those losses. It's amazing how easy it is to wipe out so much work, eh? Oh man. Much sympathy (to both of you) on those losses. It’s amazing how easy it is to wipe out so much work, eh?

]]> By: ScottM http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1782 ScottM Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:09:16 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1782 I just lost a few hours work when the template interface in Word ignored all of yesterday's typing and saved the pristine, unmodified version of the document instead. After much searching, it became obvious that I wasn't going to turn up the missing temp file and recreated it. It was a lot faster this time, working from memory instead of finding the flaws from scratch... I just lost a few hours work when the template interface in Word ignored all of yesterday’s typing and saved the pristine, unmodified version of the document instead. After much searching, it became obvious that I wasn’t going to turn up the missing temp file and recreated it. It was a lot faster this time, working from memory instead of finding the flaws from scratch…

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1781 heather Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:25:36 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1781 I'm lucky that my husband <em>is</em> that whiz kid geek, all growed up. That helps. I just hate having to bug him with it, you know? I’m lucky that my husband is that whiz kid geek, all growed up. That helps. I just hate having to bug him with it, you know?

]]> By: belladonna http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1777 belladonna Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:24:45 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/02/well-that-settles-it-im-an-idiot/#comment-1777 Don't you just hate it when that happens? I did a snafu with my comuputer once and wound up deleting 86 pages of some of my very best writing ever. AARGH!!! They tell me some whiz kid geek could have recovered it all somehow, but I just accepted the loss and moved on. After all, I've learned over the years my best writing is REwriting... but I never did find a path to recapture that same sort of voice that went flying into the great beyond along with lost socks. Then of course there is alwys the flip side mistake of pushing the wrong button...we've all heard horror stories of those who INTENDED an e-mail for one specific person but inadvertantly did a repy all and wound up sending inappropriate words or venomous rants to an entire group much to their later chagrin. This tech stuff is a true blessing, but not without it's pitfalls, to be sure! Don’t you just hate it when that happens? I did a snafu with my comuputer once and wound up deleting 86 pages of some of my very best writing ever. AARGH!!! They tell me some whiz kid geek could have recovered it all somehow, but I just accepted the loss and moved on. After all, I’ve learned over the years my best writing is REwriting… but I never did find a path to recapture that same sort of voice that went flying into the great beyond along with lost socks.

Then of course there is alwys the flip side mistake of pushing the wrong button…we’ve all heard horror stories of those who INTENDED an e-mail for one specific person but inadvertantly did a repy all and wound up sending inappropriate words or venomous rants to an entire group much to their later chagrin.

This tech stuff is a true blessing, but not without it’s pitfalls, to be sure!

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