The Drudgery of a Technology Melt Down
When you’re on your way UP and rising to the top fast, there will always be things, events, mishaps and people that want to slow you down and knock you off your feet.
Well the last week has been that way for me. The first part of this challenge has been so fast and furious. Then all of a sudden everything crawled to a complete stop or melted down entirely.
Here is a snap shot of what happened all within 72 hours.
1) My web site server (hosting) went down
2) My email was down for 5 days
3) My computer got a virus and that sucked so I had to reformat it
4) I bought a new computer (Sony VIAO! / Ouch$$#$!) This took several days to setup and get running again.
5) My T-mobile phone hasn't been working for the past week.
6) My MP3 recorder is dysfunctional so I bought 3 more and returned 2 of them that didn’t do what I needed them to!
I think that was the long and short of it. But if it could break it did. I think we sometimes forget how dependent we are on technology until we lose access to it for a few days. Wow! I felt like I was in the dinosaur age with total disconnect from the outside world.
Anyhow, it's a new week and I'm back on my feet. Just working on writing up my new business plan to expand and concur.
Till next time.
Well the last week has been that way for me. The first part of this challenge has been so fast and furious. Then all of a sudden everything crawled to a complete stop or melted down entirely.
Here is a snap shot of what happened all within 72 hours.
1) My web site server (hosting) went down
2) My email was down for 5 days
3) My computer got a virus and that sucked so I had to reformat it
4) I bought a new computer (Sony VIAO! / Ouch$$#$!) This took several days to setup and get running again.
5) My T-mobile phone hasn't been working for the past week.
6) My MP3 recorder is dysfunctional so I bought 3 more and returned 2 of them that didn’t do what I needed them to!
I think that was the long and short of it. But if it could break it did. I think we sometimes forget how dependent we are on technology until we lose access to it for a few days. Wow! I felt like I was in the dinosaur age with total disconnect from the outside world.
Anyhow, it's a new week and I'm back on my feet. Just working on writing up my new business plan to expand and concur.
Till next time.
posted by Segovia Smith @ 4:11 PM
1 Comments:
At March 14, 2005 at 7:53 PM,
Will said…
S,
We met at MMM ’04. I barley know you, yet think very highly of you. I sense you're a no-excuses millionaire mind. So, I'm surprised some basic techie stuff nipped your heels (a learning experience). If you're business falls apart for an entire week, there may be signs you’re running on the edge (reckless abandon?) - this isn't you, right?
What about a more robust approach such as:
* 2 dedicated servers (outsourced and managed) to run your online businesses
* Buy a ruggedized grade notebook (i.e. IBM ThinkPad) instead of consumer grade stuff (Sony). In fact, try one ThinkPad notebook and one Dell desktop as your productivity setup.
* Backup your stuff using a one-button USB2 external hard drive (daily).
* Keep your software up to date and use a firewall and you won’t get viruses.
I want to see you achieve $2M this year. Please lead the way so I can learn how you did it. Hope this helps.
Will P.
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