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.