Writers: Never Trust a Computer November 1, 2006
Posted by Christine in the writer's life.trackback
Although my title appears to be geared at writers, it really is not: anyone conducting business in a global, and especially technologically driven, setting will have the experience of computer glitches causing problems. In some cases that is an understatement, and unfortunately I was not spared either. It seems that putting off my intention to reformat my hard-drive and reinstall windows has not served me well, even though I’ve put it off because of work commitments. The issue is that some of my programs have…well… been performing sub-par, which was the reason for wanting to whipe the drive and reinstall everything. Basically, it is on my to-do list for tomorrow now because it seems somehow a quote was stuck somewhere between my outbox and sent mail folder. Needless to say it was not sent…
Morale of my post for the day: never trust a computer. Whether you are a writer, a businessman, a doctor… never trust and always double check. The time you do let it slide is likely the time something will go wrong. Murphey’s law definitely works in that respect!
i second that. i always have a backup computer because my computer never fails to die at the most inopportune time, like when i’m up against a tight deadline. i finally got with the backing-it-all-up program too, but i have yet to back up my incredibly valuable inbox and addy book (think editors’ super-secret cell phone numbers). and just the other day, i thought my computer locked me out for good. it wasn’t recognizing the password i use to log on to it. but my tech geek (ie, boyfriend) helped me figure it out. other lessons learned: always have a tech geek you can call at 3 a.m., and never put a password on your computer. sigh.