Immutable laws of life with technology


	Immutable laws of life with technology

masbury

8-13-2009 5:09 PM

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Law 8: If you close the PC case with screws before testing, it won't work. If you test before closing, it will.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/492708dd-abe2-454c-b9a0-26a310f523ce/1B419D11-7130-4BE7-B91C-32EAEECB8FED/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.msnbc.msn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 8: If you close the PC case with screws before testing, it won't work. If you test before closing, it will. <EM>— Harry Liebman via HARO</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 1: Fix a computer for a friend or family member, and you'll be tech support for life. <EM>— Danny Allen, PC World</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 2: <A href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/163052/how_to_build_a_pc_the_interactive_geek_tech_video.html">Build a computer</A> for someone, and he/she owns you! <EM>— Louis Farbstein, via PC World's Facebook page</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 5: If it's broken and you <A class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="11299976">call</A> tech support, it will fix itself while you're on hold. <EM>— Brenda Christensen, Public Relations, Servoy.com via HARO </EM></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 5: The difficulty involved in <A href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/114150/rebate_roulette.html">redeeming a rebate</A> is directly proportional to the dollar value of the rebate. <EM>— Tom Spring, PC World</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 6: A <A href="http://twitter.com/bxchen/status/2540463662">nasty draft e-mail</A> will always find its way to the (unintended) recipient. <EM>— Brian X. Chen </EM></P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/page/2/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/page/2/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.msnbc.msn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/page/2/"><P class="textBodyBlack"><SPAN id="byLine"></SPAN>Law 3: A laptop battery will drain at twice its normal rate whenever you leave home without your power cord. <EM>— Kimberly Brinson, PC World</EM> </P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets//" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets//" style="font-size: 11px;">www.msnbc.msn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets//">Law 1: Within a month of agreeing to be "friends" with your boss <A href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/162166/facebook_pages_wed_like_to_see.html">on Facebook</A> you will regret it, big time. <EM>— Tom Spring, PC Wo</EM></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/1B419D11-7130-4BE7-B91C-32EAEECB8FED/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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