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6. Getting more comfortable with computer When I stepped onto campus my freshman year of college with my one semester of C programming beneath my belt1, I had no clue that I would be appointed my floors computer genius. 　　 Maybe it was my willingness to help my floor mates hook up2 their computers, but suddenly everyone on my floor was turning to me for their computer problems. Rarely a day passed by without someone asking me to install some new piece of software, to get their printer up and running again, or teach them how to use some new program. 　　At first, I didnt have a clue why they would turn to me. It wasnt like I was a true computer guru3 who programmed for fun and could read binary4. I was just your average computer user who sometimes knew the right combination of buttons to help retrieve5 a “ lost” paper. Then, one day after helping a friend squeeze6 far more programs than we probably should have onto her computer, the answer hit me: I understand the three fundamental rules for dealing with computers. Understand these rules and you too can have dozens of people convinced that you are THE source of computer knowledge. 　　Rule 1. Save7 It! When computers, or computer programs decide to shut down8 or otherwise fail you, it is almost always when youre on page 29 of your 30research9 paper. If youve been saving all along, youve lost half a page, maybe a page, both of which are a lot easier to recreate10 from memory than the 29 pages you would have lost if you hadnt been saving at all. 　　Yes, some programs have an auto-save feature11, and some programs can even recover material you never saved. But often, these features fail. Saving often will save you a lot of headache. The general rule is to hit12 save every halfor so. 　　Never have the only copy of your work saved on a single floppy disk13. Floppy disks are sensitive to everything from magnets14. They can and do fail. Save copies of your work on two separate floppies. 　　Rule 2. Help!! Almost every compu