Wow, all new website! Please take a look at the 'Real English' website and tell me what you think. (You can write comments at the bottom of this post.)
I said to my husband 'Please check the website and see what you think.' Well, he changed the whole design!!!
I like the new one but to be honest, I feel a little sad that the old one is gone. I did the old one by myself over months and months, and it took more than two years to reach my last version. I use very basic Japanese software on a Japanese computer and can't read lots of the functions so just learned by trial and error.
Oh well. There is a saying, "A change is as good as a holiday." Hope you have a 'holiday' feeling while viewing the new site :)
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Don't forget to backup!
Last weekend my home computer crashed. That is, the computer I am using right now and the only one I blog from.
I can't say that I didn't have warning, and actually I was at fault. I uninstalled some Microsoft software from Windows a few weeks ago and the computer had been 'upset' and kept popping up with warning messages asking me to put some components back. Well, I just kept ignoring it thinking "Tomorrow, tomorrow ......"
Well, Sunday came and the computer wouldn't turn on. I could get it to 'wake up' in safety mode but couldn't find the problem. Finally it 'died' totally. Thankfully I have a nice husband who could re-do the whole system :)
And thankfully it was my home computer and not my work one. I was lazy with the home one but of course still had all my files backed up. My work computer must be one of the most backed-up systems in the whole of Tsukuba! I even carry around two different mini storage disks on long straps so I can hang them around my neck and run if there is an earthquake. (And no, I am NOT joking!!!)
Why I am so fanatical about computer files? Well, without those files it would be really difficult to work, and they contain years of creating lesson plans, writing textbooks, etc.
How about you? You might not need your computer for work, but what about all your family photos? Nowadays digital cameras mean that many people don't keep real photos.
I wish I could back-up my brain too. These past few weeks have been really busy and the pace won't decrease until after New Year. If I had a USB port in my ear, I could just download my brain's contents for later!
I can't say that I didn't have warning, and actually I was at fault. I uninstalled some Microsoft software from Windows a few weeks ago and the computer had been 'upset' and kept popping up with warning messages asking me to put some components back. Well, I just kept ignoring it thinking "Tomorrow, tomorrow ......"
Well, Sunday came and the computer wouldn't turn on. I could get it to 'wake up' in safety mode but couldn't find the problem. Finally it 'died' totally. Thankfully I have a nice husband who could re-do the whole system :)
And thankfully it was my home computer and not my work one. I was lazy with the home one but of course still had all my files backed up. My work computer must be one of the most backed-up systems in the whole of Tsukuba! I even carry around two different mini storage disks on long straps so I can hang them around my neck and run if there is an earthquake. (And no, I am NOT joking!!!)
Why I am so fanatical about computer files? Well, without those files it would be really difficult to work, and they contain years of creating lesson plans, writing textbooks, etc.
How about you? You might not need your computer for work, but what about all your family photos? Nowadays digital cameras mean that many people don't keep real photos.
I wish I could back-up my brain too. These past few weeks have been really busy and the pace won't decrease until after New Year. If I had a USB port in my ear, I could just download my brain's contents for later!
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