Comments on: Intermittent Problems Make Me Crazy

By: Helena

Helena — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:25:45 +0000

Hi Anne,
Sorry to hear about your recent email overload problem. I just thought I should tell you that gmail does have unlimited storage for your inbox, so you would never get this problem if you switched to a gmail account. It might be worth thinking about.
Hope you have recovered everything that was lost.
Helena.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:24:05 +0000

Thanks Bradley… you obviously have been (are) there

By: Bradley

Bradley — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:12:09 +0000

This is probably the scariest moment for freelancers of any profession – when technical problems occur. I work in an office (slowly breaking into freelance writing as a paid job though I already do it freely for a couple non-profits) and while we do have our own helpdesk, I usually become the tech support for my colleagues as well as family and friends on the outside, even at a distance. But how many freelancers can solve their own computer problems (Mac or PC) at home, aside from host related issues and where can they go? Trying to get answers through Google from the myriad ‘expert’ sites can be time consuming, especially if technology isn’t in your background. It takes a quite a bit of filtering, even for someone like me. It almost seems that there needs to be a solid online helpdesk for freelancers…

By: admin

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:59:10 +0000

Lori, I don’t think I’ve lost any work… but it is a bit of a drama and one I feel like I don’t have time for right now.

I don’t know Isaac, if it hadn’t been intermittent I might have found out about it sooner… we’ll never know.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:11:00 +0000

At least it's intermittent. Isaac’s last blog post..Winnie the Pooh and Writers Too

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:29:15 +0000

How awful! I hope you didn't lose any work as a result, Anne. If so, they may need to compensate you. Lori’s last blog post..And Yes, We Should All Be Outraged

By: Vivian

Vivian — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:54:42 +0000

I just blogged about this last week. I felt so sick when I figured out what had happened since I had actually lost quite a few emails. Glad you're able to catch up, although I'm sure it's quite a nightmare. Vivian’s last blog post..What if Your Email Goes Down, But You Don’t Find Out?