if you don't want a computer that crashes all time switch to the macintosh platform. i have both an apple powerbook and a desktop and neither has ever crashed. ever! my desktop is over six years old and has never crashed. stop messing around with dell and microsoft software. they'll break your heart everytime.
- By: DARIUSH on June 17, 2003

1. if everyone who visited your site donated 1.00 it woudn't take a great deal of time to add up. Ever hear of karyn? She was this lady on the internet who was into debt big time from credit cards and bills. She actually cleared her debt to 0 from a website asking for a small amount only. 2. read some of the comments about the Arab world.Oh, i don't know. i have the feeling Arabs are like most people-they just want to raise their families and give their children a better life. That's all any of us want. I'm not pro Isreal-or Pro Palestinian. I'm pro peace. It benefits everyone. So people CAN raise their families and give their children a better life.
- By: patty on June 7, 2003

I just wondered, why would you consider puting a paypal button on your farsi log, but not on the english one?
- By: sblafren on June 6, 2003

I hope all data will be recovered! :D
- By: plate on June 6, 2003

~ sorry to hear about your pc ~
- By: bujibuji on June 5, 2003

If you're feeling desperate and happen to know someone who can solder SMT level pieces you could always try and find a dead hard drive that is like yours (EXACTLY like yours mind you...) and just replace the PCB card from it with the one on yours. Please note however that your chances of this succeding are rather slim... PS: Generally its the electric and not the mechanical parts of hard drives that ususally break, hence my suggestion. PPS: You REALLY should get a desknote, like I said they're waaay cheaper and you can use desktop hardware with them (at least processors and RAM anyways, not sure about the hard drives) so you can always just keep another hard drive around to back up the one you got now since they're sooo damn cheap compared to the laptop drives.
- By: Brent on June 5, 2003

Sorry friend, right or wrong, why did you post all your comments about the Arab world in a non-Arab weblog and in a section related to computer failure?
- By: Sasha on June 5, 2003

I will spell it out for you. Apparently some of the people in the Arab world don't quite get it. The US supports Israel. It does not want to see Israel destroyed. It will not, under any circumstances, allow that to happen. That may be wrong, it may be unfair, but in case you haven't noticed, the world is unfair. Get over it. It is the world you were born into. Make the best of it. Israel says that it just wants its physical integrity protected, and that it is only protecting itself. Whether true or not, you can debate in your coffeshops, newspapers, mosques, and wherever else you choose to. Americans believe them. We believe them because the face we see of the Arab in the Arab world is an ugly, screaming mob, burning flags, cheering bin Ladin, supporting Saddam, and killing Americans. You will NEVER get America's sympathy as long as you continue to present that face. America respects groups and leaders who have won their freedom, and if you think you can militarily defeat Israel, with the full and total support of the US military, then go for it. Good luck. More likely you will weaken yourselves, embarrass your armies, and continue your cycle of backward living for an other few centuries. If you want to see Israel's support in the US cut back, take my advice: •1-Come out against terrorist acts. Killing civilians, guerilla fighting, all of it. Come out against violence. Don't allow it, don't spread it, and don't do it! •2-Show that you are thoughtful, instead of just some disgusting, bad smelling, nasty mob screaming in unison. Be a group of individuals, come together for a single purpose, and make that purpose the establishment of a peaceful existence for Jews and Arabs alike. •3-Denounce the hate mongers among you. Cut them loose like they are your ex-wifes relatives. Get them far away from you. Do not let them be on TV. Or radio. Or magazines. You get the idea. •4-Take responsibility for yourselves. Quit begging for others to solve your problems. Solve them yourself. What has Israel, for example, got to do with Iran? The lives of Saudi youth are not affected by Israel at all, but they spend their time bitching about Israel, instead of getting a job. Understand that you, the Arab street, are being played for the suckers that you are. Not by Tel Aviv, not by Washington, but by Cairo, Riyadh, and Damascus. As long as they can keep you in the streets screaming about Israel, you aren't screaming about the TRUE problems in the Arab world. •5-Apologize for the past. Now, I know, with the inflated sense of pride that exists throughout the Arab world, this is a particularly tough one, but face it. You people have behaved like asses for the last couple of years. Hold on, did I say couple? I meant to say for the last THOUSAND years. You have let what was once a promising culture be hijacked by leaders who have run you into the ground. I mean, look around you. Your lives suck, and they suck because of your apathy toward your leaders robbing you blind, your laziness in advancing, and your hatred of the civlizations who have blown past you like so many Corvettes passing old ladies in walkers. Apologize to the Arab street, if you are a leader. To the young if you are old, to the world if you are a hate monger. Ask the west to forgive you, admit that you have done a lot wrong, and get on the path of doing the right thing. The west in general, and America in particular, are very kind, forgiving places. After you do these five things, you will find that your lives will get better, America will begin to pay true respect to you and your societies, and your social structure will finally be worthy of some respect. In the end though, it is up to you, the Arab street. You can do these things now, and get on the path to joining the civilized world, or you can continue to watch bigger, stronger, better nations kick you around like you are a bunch of little girls. You will never be able to defeat Israel militarily, as long as the US stands behind it. Never.
- By: US GI on June 5, 2003

براي ديدن اخبار خراسان به اين وبلاگ مراجعه كنيد. در مطالب امروز حتما خبر مشروح حمله به مزردعي در مشهد وچگونگي محاصره 4 ساعته استانداري خراسان را خواهيد يافت. آدرس: http://khorasan-news.persianblog.com
- By: دوست مشهدي : on June 5, 2003

Go to Future Shop. They can recover data most of the times; the rate is $80/hour. It usually takes 3-4 hours, so you are looking at around $250-$300. If you were in Vancouver, I could have done it much cheaper since I got a close friend, who does this sort of things like Speedy Gonzales!
- By: Aslan on June 4, 2003