You must obey: Unwritten laws of technology

Here is a great list of all the reasons why your computer, cell and gadget never work like they should.

Law 1: For every fix that a Windows Update patches, the update will break two more things on your PC. — Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 1: For every fix that a Windows Update patches, the update will break two more things on your PC. — Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 2: The likelihood that Windows will automatically install time-sucking critical updates is directly proportional to your need to get your PC started. — Steve Fox, PC World

Law 3: The hard drive always fails just before you were going to back it up. — Denise Paolucci, Dreamwidth Studios via Help A Reporter Out (HARO)

Law 4: Your data will get corrupted just before you plug in your new backup external drive. —Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 5: Your backup plan is only as good as your last successful restore. — Michael Fisher, ElephantDrive.com via HARO

Law 6: The number of USB ports on your Mac will always be one less than you need at any given time. — Blair Hanley Frank, Macworld

Law 7: Feeling time pressure to make a computer fix quickly will cause you to take longer. —David Marshak, via PC World Facebook page

Law 8: If you close the PC case with screws before testing, it won't work. If you test before closing, it will. — Harry Liebman via HARO

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets//

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