Have you ever had a word processor related accident? You know, you're typing along, your thoughts are flying onto the page, you feel good about your article and you intend to save it, then... poof! It's gone. Never to be found again.

Yes, that's a word processor related accident. I just had one with this weeks newsletter. It was brilliant. You would have loved it. I made some really great points. I said things better than I have when I wrote about the topic previously. I was pleased with the article and with myself. All I had to do was spellcheck it. Simple right? Sure.

I highlighted the article and I thought I clicked the copy button. I didn't. Instead I hit paste. My whole article was gone in the click of a mouse. Replaced by an email address I had cut and pasted an hour ago. I no longer needed the email address. It would be nice if I could have my original article back. But, I do have this wonderful new topic instead.

It's not the first time this has happened. Not the same thing each time either. Not so long ago I had my article typed into one window and I meant to open a new window to check something on another site which I wanted to link to my article. But, instead of hitting the 'shift' key I got mixed up and hit the 'control' key which doesn't open a new window, it just opens the link in the current window, as usual. So my article was gone, digital dust.

If you've had any particularly ghastly word processor related accidents post them to the forums/ boards here. Share your pain. We will all moan with you. You are not the only one to face this irreversible tragedy. Besides, why should I feel stupid alone?

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." Francis Bacon

"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion." - Francis Bacon