Argh!!!...isn't that the first thing they teach you if you are dealing with anything computer related...be it programming, system administrating, writing, oh and photography. I didn't (at least not with this last photoshoot with Ryan) and guess what?!?! The damn harddrive on my laptop went kaput. It started clicking like crazy which means either the head of the harddrive are misaligned, loose, bent, cracked out.
So I powered it down and powered it back up praying that it would boot right...