I'm blogging this from my iPhone so I hope it works! My beloved macpro desktop crashed yesterday morning resulting in me spending SIX hours at the Apple store in the hopes they could fix it. Sadly, they could not. It needs parts they had to order (hopefully just a new videocard) and was left behind while I anxiously await its return. Needless to say I was in total panic/crisis mode yesterday as my entire life and business are in that computer. I have four internal terabytes of doubly (yet internally) backed up files in there and basically my entire business had to come to a screeching halt. The "genius" guy behind the counter kept telling me that there was no way to access my files (computer wouldn't turn start up or work with any monitor) and essentially nothing else they could do for me, that I was basically SOOL until they can fix my desktop which could take a week or two. I was absolutely not going to accept that and left the store to walk around the block and start problem solving/thinking about the situation. I am usually pretty good at thinking outside the box. There is always something you can do! I came up with the idea/concept that if we removed the main internal hard drive in Bay 1 where all my business files reside that I use the most regularly/frequently as well as where I have the last two shoots I still need to edit, and put that hard drive in one of the store's display MacPro's we could then access the files and transfer them over to a laptop that I could take home and work on. I marched back into the store with my gameplan and asked to speak with the manager. Apple doesn't do loaners (which is unacceptable for business owners if you ask me) so I bought a laptop for the week and will bring it back before the deadline for a full refund minus the restocking fee. I hate having to do that but I had no other choice. Once I got in touch with the "business team" specialist at the store I started getting much better service.... I didn't tell them I was going to bring the laptop back but I certainly would have been honest about it if they had asked. Hey, I got a business to run here. So, three more hours and voila. Done. My most needed files are accessed and moved into a new laptop and I am finally on my way home. PHEW. I was so wiped out yesterday evening I didn't even get the laptop set up for editing. I just got everything hooked up to my big Cinema Display monitor and made sure everything was there and then crashed in bed before 10pm which is unheard of for me.
Skipped my kickboxing class this morning and slept in a bit, cuddled the kids (who were being total angels until about 10 am at which point it all went downhill FAST, I think they are spending entirely too much time together and ready for school), went to a couple appointments with kids in tow and then got cracking getting Photoshop and all my actions installed and prepping the laptop for business.
I finally was able to get some editing done this afternoon. If all goes according to plan I should have a blog post up tonight or early tomorrow morning. I have a big shoot tomorrow evening so I am relieved to be somewhat back on track although I am beyond eager to have my desktop back and have full access to all my info/records/files/programs/software again..... Man, what a big mess!!!
Sorry for the quietness of the blog, it's been less than quiet over here on my end, let me tell ya!
Oh, and one more thing, for those of you who have purchased my book on Blurb's site. They now accept comments/feedback for the books. If you have the time/inclination I would LOVE for you to take a moment to leave a comment on blurb's link to my book. That would be really swell. THANKS! :)
You can access the link on the upper right hand corner of my blog under the link for "MY BOOK".
