Hey Blog Readers!

Sorry its been awhile since my latest blog.  I promise I will get back on track with this.  The reason I have been dead in CyberWorld is a simple yet devastating fact.  My computer crashed.  I know… The worst words a person could here in our technological world.  I mean, we get upset if the power goes out and we have to reset our clocks to the right time.  Now think about losing the last three year of your life.  It’s a really big pain to update your PC that you bought before your Freshman year (’05) back up today.  Not to mention the countless documents and thousands of songs now lost somewhere between the “Matrix” and the place “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.”

I know in another blog, someone gave you the biggest tip in college and said not to procrastinate.  OK…but I am a notorious procrastinator and I get along fine.  I come alive when the pressure is on and I am a perfectionist which means my work is always quality.  Being a Communications major, dealing with deadlines is everyday business (for those of us that really want to be in COMM and didn’t just switch because we wanted to graduate on time).  Just this weekend, I wrote my third story for the Canton Repository and I only had 20-30 minutes to write that so it would make the press on time. So procrastination is not my biggest fear…

Now I will say this once and heed my warning. BACKUP EVERYTHING! Buy an external hard drive, CD’s, something to back up all your files on. Luckily, I had done this with my really big items. But all my documents, papers, photos, etc. from the past 3 1/2 years are now gone and my computer feels like a new car: Uncomfortable to use and no dents. So learn from my mistake you soon to be, are currently, and past students. Save all your files in multiple places. Don’t let flu season miss you but nail your hard drive with an irresversible virus…

-Ty

Below is the link to my story from the Rep. Copy and paste to read…

http://cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=17&ID=438088&r=28&subCategoryID=29