Life Sucks

You never know just quite how much life sucks until your computer gets sick. I am not talking about the mumps or the flu, I am talking about computer viruses. Just when I thought my precious digital baby was safe…

As someone who has made a career out of working at home on her computer, you would think I would be prepared for bad experiences. However, it wasn’t until just recently that I learned just how bad life sucks when…

Life really sucks when a virus attacks your computer. It more or less happens to everyone at some point, and all the antivirus software in the world can not prepare you- or your computer- for the day that it happens.…

I always wonder exactly what makes someone want to create a virus that will do some form of damage to one or more computers that are not their own. Having had several so called viruses infect my computer over the…

Life sucks when a virus attacks your computer. Especially when you have… delicate… photos that should be protected from the eyes of the innocent.

I thought I’d been sneaky and clever, hiding them deep in my files under names like C:/My…

Last year my only computer at home was attacked by a killer virus that disabled my computer’s networking. I may not be phrasing that in the proper technical terms, but long story short I could not surf the internet and…

Somewhere, a geek with bad skin and worse clothes is probably tucked away in his basement, giggling over his keyword knowing that whatever stupid little computer code he wrote was wreaking havoc on PCs all over the world. I don’t…

Uh-oh. You’ve just downloaded a video from your friend. Your PC is now displaying pop up windows at the rate of 15 per second and you’re freaking out! Your day has just turned the “sucks” corner. You just knew it…

A computer is an absolute necessity in today’s interconnected world, so it really sucks when it suddenly stops working because of operator error! I was surfing the web one day when a curious hyperlink caught my attention. I thought –…

You want to know when life really sucks? Try waking up one morning to send off an important email, only to find that a virus has completely taken over your computer. Think this can’t happen to you? I thought the…

Can there be a more exasperating experience in your daily grind than when you finish a major project, the one that will provide you with sufficient income for a month, and your printer refuses to print? I think not. There is something earth-moving about your printer failing in its task. The reality that you're THAT close to being done and cannot ge

Doesn't life suck when appliances and office equipment stop working just when you need them the most? For me, it always happens when I'm seriously hunting for a job. The employer calls up and tells me to bring in a resume within the next 4 hours so we can talk about the job and get things started. I get excited about being an employed person again

In today's world many American's use their printers regularly and few things in this world suck less than a malfunctioning printer. I, for one, need my printer to work regularly or I go a little crazy and start throwing a temper tantrum. I get very emotional without it and have been known to cry when it decides it needs a break. Perhaps, it is an a

It had finally happened. After 80,000 words, six months and a proofreading time of six agonizing days, the manuscript was finished. It was beautiful, the best work my mind had ever forced my fingertips to produce. "Nothing can stand in my way, now,I thought excitedly. An hour later I was still engaged in battle with my brand-new wireless printer

In the world of computers and computer ephemera, printers can be of the most frustrating to deal with. In the often long process of creating documents and finalizing them, printing is the last step. That step defines the experience as a whole. If the printer works, it's been a great day and the job has been completed. If the printer doesn't work co

Okay, you've just completed your taxes after 3 hours of mind-numbing paper shuffling, sorting, and utilizing all your talents in creative mathematics. You need to get a hard copy immediately so you can mail today. True, it's only April 13, but you decided to do your taxes early this year and you're so proud of your accomplishment. You scan the docu

Life really sucks when your printer stops working. It is not like you can just call a printer repair man, although they probably do exist. On the occasion that your printer breaks you are more of less left to figure things out for yourself. That sucks because, honestly, who keeps the owner's manual for a printer? I was sitting at my computer on

It may sound melodramatic, but life sucks when your printer stops working. If you never had a printer to begin with, you may not realize how devastating its loss can be. But when you own and use a printer for some time, you come to rely on it. No pen and notebook handy? No problem--just take your notes in a word processor and print them out when

Greg. From Queensland, usually takes care of his computer himself, but this time around, he called for some help and had to "pay" for it...

Martha, a college student from Adelaide, writes that a PC is such an essential part of her life that she can't imagine a life without her computer for even one day...

Paul, from Melbourne, writes that he never realized the importance of his computer, until one fine day when it "decided" to break down and stopped working leaving him in shambles...

Can you ever imagine the consequences if your computer "died" on you one day? What about all your pending work? Who would you call? Sabah, from Sydney, shares his experience...

Who will tend your crops in Farmville and keep them from withering if your computer "decided" to crash on you one day? Stephanie felt she waited too long for someone to come by and fix her computer. ...

Tony, a college student from Sydney, confesses that he is a procrastinator like most boys of his age. However, Tony felt he paid dearly for being one when his computer stopped working one day. ...

Cheryl writes that all hell breaks loose in her house when her computer breaks down or stops working. At her wit's end, she find ways to look up on the brighter side of things...

What happens when you have to shoot off an important mail and then realize that your computer's not working? What would you do? Who would you call? Cory shares her experience...

David wonders how people lived thirty years ago without a computer and Internet connection, when, in this day and age, he feels every single passing moment of his life involves a computer...

Diana, from Vancouver, writes that the few times her computer crashed or stopped working, it really put her in a tight bind...

Judith, from Quebec City, feels that her PC should be on top of its game, so that she can also stay on top of her game...

What if you depended on your computer for a living and then realize one day that it stopped working suddenly? Lisa from Toronto shares her experience...

Betty finds something worthwhile to do while waiting for a replacement of her laptop cords. Her laptop crashed and died on her thanks to her 9 month old cat...

Daniel, a writer, feels that one should cash-in on all the good features of a word-processing software and not leave any stone unturned when discarding off the bad ones...

Elizabeth feels that the world's greatest novel never got published because her computer "died" on her and that was the end of the story...

What is the perfect example of a bad day? Jennifer, from Newcastle, feels that her computer breaking down and not working was the last nail in the coffin on her already disastrous start to the day...

Jessica's frustration knew no bounds when her computer quit working on her. She went to great lengths to get it corrected, and even tried getting rid of it...

Jen, from New York, and his laptop are completely monogamous. He writes that his laptop is his most beloved object in the whole wide world and it is irreplaceable...

Eleanore writes that when there is a fatal error in his computer, even though he uses every ounce of energy left in his body, it is beyond him to get the error corrected...

Jackson Simmons, from Miami, feels that technology comes with its very own packages of boon and bane...

Ever come across the black screen of death? Computer users dread this error and so does Jen from New York. He shares his experience...

Adelaide Fenn, from DC, does not even use a cell phone and depends heavily on his computer for everything. But what happens when his computer stops working?.

Meg Davis, from Dexter, feels that one should not dwell on technology's shortcomings. Find out what made her come up with this conclusive statement...

What if you are not computer savvy at all but your world revolved around your computer? Linda, from East Providence, shares her experience...

Have you ever been in a situation when you thought that your computer had stopped working, only to realize later that the fault was actually with the Internet connection? Mark shares his experience...

What if you are bed-ridden for days due to some injury and then your only source of entertainment, your computer, stops working? Steve, from Buffalo, vents out his frustration...

Tarah, from Glen Falls, has a task in her hand and if she executes it, she would be richer by a hundred bucks! Little did she realize that her computer was going to rain on her hopes...

What if your computer died on you when you got lucky and finally landed up on a date on Valentine's Day? Patrick shares his experience...