My hard drive died about mid way through last semester.  I didn't lose that much work or photos as I mostly had recent backups on my thumbdrives + external hard drives but I have lost a lot of useful things like Photoshop actions and bookmarks - I miss the little things most!  I'm going to try and update myself before semester starts (its thesis year, scary) and hopefully get some photos up   I spent the (southern hemisphere) summer hols in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and was back in Australia in time for Australia Day and the Perth Festival so many things to show...