PC World has put together a round-up of ideas to save you from the worst things that could happen to you. These end-game scenarios include:

1. Your computer won't boot
2. You just told off the CEO in an e-mail and instantly regret it
3. No PCs show on the network
4. Your identity has been stolen!
5. Your Net connection is dead
6. You're being sued by the RIAA/MPAA
7. Your device just got doused with water--or worse
8. You're inundated with pop-ups when you boot your PC (adware/spyware infestation)
9. You deleted a critical file--and have no backup
10. Your hard drive has crashed
11. You forgot your Windows password
12. Your presentation just croaked

These are some of the most frequent problems that an IT technician will be asked to deal with, but if you don't happen to have an IT person to beg and offer your life-savings, PC World has put together articles for each issue that may arise to help you out of your predicament.

You may want to bookmark these articles, or print them out and store them in a firesafe, just so when your PC takes a nose-dive, you'll have something to fall back on. There are a few gems that are not so common knowledge for your triumph over the untimely death of man's "new best friend" (that's the computer if you haven't had enough coffee yet today). Good luck, you're going to need it.