20th April 2000

In the computer world, the only time you want to hear the word 'burn' is when you're talking about processor speed or CD-ROMs. Our Canadian friend, Shaun, had to restore some system files from CD the other day. He spent twenty minutes copying from the disc to the drive, and five hours trying to figure out why certain programs weren't working anymore. What the? He hadn't changed anything, the files were copied correctly, and everything was in its proper place. There's one thing he forgot to do -- can you guess what it was, boys and girls? When you copy something from a CD, it's READ ONLY. Which means, files which need to be written to cannot be changed unless this attribute is turned off. He toggled the option and all was well.