Duh.

Fire and lightning — and earthquakes and terrorist attacks, which we’ll come to shortly — these things are not your fault.

Putting your computer under your desk between the space heater and your cat’s litter box, that’s just stupid.

Then maybe light a fat stogie and let it burn two inches from your server’s air intake.

And don’t forget to put an overfull cup of coffee balancing precariously on your wireless keyboard. Keep wires out of places where you can easily trip on them, or your pet ferret will snack on them.

Little things like that.

Human folly can be avoided!

We all do dumb things. All we’re saying is, try not to do them around your computer equipment, if you rely on that equipment to make your living. Simple mistakes can cost you thousands in lost time, lost business, and lost data!

The next couple of sections may border on the obvious, but in these trying times, common sense is often anything but.