re: #122 Simply Sarah

Don’t forget to repeatedly cycle the power! Although that actually works more often than many people would think.

I remember my parents had a scanner that stopped working. Like, 6 months go by and it still doesn’t work. One day I’m sitting at the computer, finding ways to avoid doing my homework, as usual, when I just stare at the green power light on the front of the damn thing. It comes to mind that I don’t recall seeing it ever go off. So I reach around, unplug it for a few moments, put it back, press the scan button, and voila! I’m pretty sure my parents were more interested in why I wasn’t focused on my school work, though…

Heh, yeah sometimes stuff just starts working for no explicable reason. What bugs me the most though is know that 99% of the time it’s going to be something ridiculously SIMPLE, it the tacking it down part that’s a PITA. There have been times—especially with PHP—where the stupidest little mistake caused me half a day of agita. Grr.