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So Far Behind...

I wanted t take a few minutes and let everyone know how sorry I am for lagging behind. I am lost without all my goodies from my MIA Macbook. Yes, I have a new one and will learn to love it, I am POSITIVE about that. But I had so many book marks and programs and software that was compatible with a Mac that cost m*o*n*e*y to buy and pictures and graphics saved on my desktop and my wonderful I-love-you-to-death Photoshop and my Bamboo and my logo creator and...

Well, I guess you get my drift.

AND MY MANUSCRIPTS WRITTEN IN WORD DOCUMENTS!!!! Wa-wa:(

So, my fellow bloggers and faithful followers, my postings will be short and no where near as colorful as usual.

For now, I am singing, "You picked a fine time to leave me MAcBook. With four hungry blog tours and blog hops in the field..."

And yes, I'm POUTING!!!

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  1. Suzanne FurnessJuly 20, 2012 at 1:42 AM

    Sorry to hear about your tec problems, hope you get things sorted. In the meantime try to keep on smiling - computers hate that, it makes them nervous!

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 20, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Sorry you lost your files. Make plenty of backups with the new one. (I know that doesn't always help when you lose programs as well.)

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  3. DeanaJuly 20, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    Oh no! You lost all your writing too? They can't recover it at all? I'm crying with you. Truly:(

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  4. Robyn CampbellJuly 20, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Bodacious bummer about loosing your files. Always backup. I learned this the hard way. (All our family photographs from the last 7 years were lost to a virus) But the programs are just gone anyway. So sorry! *waves*

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  5. Martin WilloughbyJuly 20, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    If you still have the hard drive you may be able to salvage it by turning it into an external hard drive and plugging it into your new via a usb cable.

    It works with PCs and unless your hard drive is what failed, should work with a mac.

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    1. Martin WilloughbyJuly 20, 2012 at 3:14 PM

      Try this page for help with a mac.

      http://macs.about.com/od/diyguidesprojects/ss/externalhdcase.htm

      It looks like the same system as with a pc. You need the cables and a case which come in a kit. I know it's easy for me to say that it's easy, but once you've done it you will say, 'is that all?'

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  6. AnonymousJuly 20, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    I hope you manage to get your files back, its a pain when computers go awol

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  7. TJuly 21, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    For having lost your files and programs, you're keeping up well... I haven't had tech issues and I'm having a hard time keeping up with YOU! In all seriousness, though... I do hope you recover your work :-(

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