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6. Getting more comfortable with computer When I stepped onto campus my freshman year of college with my one 1 semester of C programming beneath my belt , I had no clue that I would be appointed my floors computer genius. 2 Maybe it was my willingness to help my floor mates hook up 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 3 4 a true computer guru who programmed for fun and could read binary . 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 6 squeeze 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 8 down or otherwise fail you, it is almost always when youre on page 29 of your 9 30research paper. If youve been saving all along, youve 10 lost half a page, maybe a page, both of which are a lot easier to recreate from memory than the 29 pages you would have lost if you hadnt been saving at