Rod’s 10 Computer Commandments

1. Thou shalt back up thy important data often, lest there be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when thy hard drive departs this earthly realm.



2. Thou shalt not lose thy application CDs nor thy application disks that came with thy computer, lest there again be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when thy hard drive departs this earthly realm.



3. Thou shalt install and maintain virus scanning software upon thy computer, lest it be possessed by evil demons that will consume thy important data and cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth.



4. Thou shalt not download mysterious files from the internet, nor open mysterious files in thy e-mail without the virus scanning software spoken of above, lest there be much wailing and gnashing of teeth when thy data is consumed by evil demons.



5. Thou shalt unplug thy phone line from thy modem when thunderstorms approach, lest thy computer be consumed in fire and brimstone when lightning striketh thy neighbor’s tree.



6. Thou shalt not consumeth wine nor other beverage next to thy keyboard lest thy computer be consumed when thee spilleth thy beverage upon thy keyboard.



7. Thou shalt keep thy computer in good health by keeping faith with thy maintenance tools such as Scandisk and Defrag, for verily they are good.



8. Thou shat not open thy case and trifle with thy computer’s innards without the blessing of one who knows the workings of thy computer, for verily thou shalt cause all manner of evil demons to be released.



9. Thou shalt not lose thy number for thy computer’s tech support help desk, for verily thou shalt need it if thou hast it not.



10. Thou shalt not calleth me when thy computer becomes possessed of evil demons, for verily I say unto you, that I have not the ability to cure its ills at a distance, nor raise thy hard drive from the dead. Yea, instead I am likely to calleth down fire and brimstone, and seven times seven years of plagues upon thy miserable hiney for interrupting my evening repast.