Urgh!!!!

I just finished and was ready to edit a post about Starting a Global Health IT Project when the browser crashed. Frustrating because my Internet connection was not going great which resulted in the "autosave" feature not really being able to save my the post. So, much of the work is lost and I'll have to essentially start again.

I'm a technologist and I appreciate technology. I also hate it when it doesn't work the way it is supposed to. Such is life and I gotta get over it. Still, it is frustrating. Urgh!

This does highlight issues related to cloud computing. I like the idea, I like that I ought to be able to get my data, content and stuff over the web and be able to access it anywhere. However, if I don't have an Internet connection or it is running slow, then the cloud becomes an impediment to getting my work done.

I do use Apple's MobileMe service and they offer sort of a hybrid model.* I have a local iDisk that houses a copy of my cloud-based files on my laptop. I can sync the iDisk and move my files up to the cloud. So I can access files from another Internet connected computer and I can still get access my content if I don't have a network connection.

* There are probably other services that do the same things as MobileMe. I've not looked because for now I'm happy with the MobileMe service.

I think I'll have to find an offline tool to compose the blog and then upload it when it is done. Having a local copy will hopefully keep me from losing work and being frustrated over the whole process. URGH!!!