TOP 10 DATA DISASTERS Laptop shot in anger PC thrown out the window to destroy evidence before police arrived Laptop fell off a moped and was run over by lorry Laptop dropped in bath while doing company accounts Stolen PCs rescued after three weeks in a river Red wine spilt on laptop over dinner Server rescued after running unchecked 24/7 for years under layers of dust and dirt Computer thrown against a wall Latte-covered laptop rescued Laptop left on car roof as owner drives off
More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3193366.stm ..my personal favourite is I work on a support desk carrying out server disaster recoveries. Right now, I am not kidding, I have had someone on the phone who said "we tried to forklift it" when I asked how it crashed. ..and My mother was so infuriated that she couldn't get something to print, she proceeded to completely rip the keyboard and mouse out of the sockets and throw them out the window. (..don't fwd this to my mom - ok?) -sdg- -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
