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Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless

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Floppy disk label lock

Floppy disk label lock
Here's another "floppy drive won't read..." problem. Note the disk label. Note the label sealing the disk's protective access cover shut. His Quicken data should be quite safe.

Credit: Reprinted with permission from Rod Shelley
                                                       

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Worst end-user mistake you've had to fix?Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic Techrepublic | 04/24/08
Unreasonable requestjrosewicz@...  | 04/24/08
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:)NickNielsen  | 09/23/08
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Re: Memorybrian.mills@...  | 04/28/08
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importing woesDigitalFrog  | 04/30/08
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5 years of computer store tech timeqlueless@...  | 04/30/08
Modems? :^0NickNielsen  | 04/30/08
Floortops and full hard drives.favorunmerited  | 05/02/08
RE: Full HDPtero.4@...  | 06/06/08
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Tears are falling...jmk1024@...  | 05/13/08
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Then and Nowsterghe@...  | 08/13/08
Another Memory mistakemcornejo@...  | 09/23/08
673 Shortcuts on a Win98 Desktop :0NickNielsen  | 04/24/08
There are two typeszclayton2  | 04/28/08
What if we do both...Wolvenmoon  | 04/28/08
No Icons on the desktop.JPRuiz  | 07/05/08
Oh, I don't know ...drpruner@...  | 04/29/08
I dunnolibrary assistant  | 04/30/08
No, no--that's TOYS!rblevitt1  | 10/07/08
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Show Desktopa.southern@...  | 04/29/08
Sorry about draging quick launch icons.mrtek2003@...  | 04/30/08
RE: Show DesktopPtero.4@...  | 06/06/08
RE: RE Show Desktopincubuslncarnate@...  | 07/09/08
Hold down the shift keyloefvinc  | 09/23/08
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Major Confusionozi Eagle  | 04/29/08
Dishwasher Safe ?jverhei@...  | 04/29/08
Favoritemzinsmei@...  | 04/29/08
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A little off topic, but a good trick to plsymike@...  | 04/30/08
Here's a good one to stump them...Summersond  | 05/01/08
Another good trickozi Eagle  | 05/01/08
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My two favorite issues of the pastrwtodd2007@...  | 06/06/08
Just a little dust - "Grampa Computer" appears to need a shave!ITSecurityGuy  | 07/07/08
RE:Mysterious black spotsSpiffdifilous  | 07/16/08
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Disappearing Floppy Diskshuffman.tom@...  | 08/13/08
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RE: Safest way to buy online by credit card (Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless)walther.grube@...  | 09/23/08
RE: Safest way to buy online by credit card (Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless)vtassone@...  | 09/23/08
My best user questionbanzairunner@...  | 09/24/08
Have heard this workswdewey@...  | 09/24/08
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