Murphy's Laws of Computing



1. When computing, whatever 
   happens, behave as though you
   meant it to happen.

2. When you get to the point 
   where you really understand
   your computer, it's probably 
   obsolete.

3. The first place to look for 
   information is in the section
   of the manual where you least 
   expect to find it.

4. When the going gets tough, 
   upgrade.

5. For every action, there is an 
   equal and opposite malfunction.

6. To err is human . . . to blame 
   your computer for your 
   mistakes is even more human, 
   it is downright natural.

7. He who laughs last probably 
   made a back-up.

8. If at first you do not succeed,
   blame your computer.

9. A complex system that does not 
   work is invariably found to 
   have evolved from a simpler 
   system that worked just fine.

10. The number one cause of 
    computer problems is computer
    solutions.

11. A computer program will 
    always do what you tell it 
    to do, but rarely what you 
    want to do.