MTBF

No, I'm not cursing or swearing. MTBF = Mean Time Between Failure.

Things fall apart, sooner than you'd expect too. My less-than-one-year-old Maxtor USB external Hard Disk decided to die on me yesterday. I was almost pondering whether I should be distraught over my McDonald's dinner. Weeks of hard work had disappeared down the toilet and I didn't have any backups.

As I nibbled numbly on my burger, I decided that I would use my powers of intention to resurrect it long enough to allow me to back up my data. So after a not-so-happy meal at the local Macs, I returned home to work my "magic". Lo and behold, my drive was alive again, so I quickly backed up the important data.

So is the USB drive dead? Yes and no. Sometimes it's recognized and sometimes not. Now if I can only find my warranty card, I should hopefully get a direct replacement.