Saturday 27 March 2010

One step forward (two steps back)

Exactly a week ago today I was sitting in front of my PC with a growing sense of doom as the anti-virus software was telling me that file after file on my computer was corrupt and being removed to quarantine.  After an eight and a half hour scan (!!!!) the whole thing ground to a halt when the anti-virus software finally 'stopped responding'.  You can use your imagination as to the language used by my good self to describe both machine and software at that stage.  A week later - PC returned to 'factory new' conditions; iTunes library lost; all my internet favourites vanished into the ether, though luckily (amazingly) all my documents and picture files were ok and saved by the nice man at the PC shop - I'm back.  The reason for the problem?  Bullguard anti-virus software company released an update by mistake which basically told the system that all my program files etc were corrupt, though they weren't, and so the computer (for want of a more technical way of putting it) ate itself up from the inside out!!!  Aaargh!!!!  So now, my little plans of beginning to sell my artwork online have been setback by a good few days.  I'd hoped to launch everything this weekend, I shall work my little socks off to get things started next weekend now.

There, rant over!  I do hope that none of you lovely people who stop by here have been troubled with the same problem. If you have, and you haven't been to the Bullguard site yet since - they are saying on their forum that you can ask for a subscription refund, you need to e-mail their payments dept.  Good luck!

Just to brighten this post up - here are some quick design sketches I have been working on this week for my Wild Things jewellery....







Watch this space next week as I am going to run a little giveaway of one of my necklaces, to say a big thank you to everyone who has offered me words of encouragement on my art since I started this blog!  You'll need to get your name down to be in with a chance of getting the goods! 

Oh, and I promise, no more venting of spleen! xx

12 comments:

  1. Bummer about the virus, but I'm glad it's all behind you now. Your design sketches are really very nice - the bee looks almost alive! nancy

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  2. lovely drawings of bugs and butterflies. I really like the ladybird ^^ And sorry to hear about your anti-virus program kicking a bad one. I hope everything is alright now

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  3. Sorry to hear about the computer problems. I know it is frustrating as I had similar problems several months ago. Love the new sketches!

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  4. Personally I think Bullguard should be paying the repair bills!

    Can I make a suggestion? Get an external hard drive and use it to back up your data every week and make a copy of your entire hard drive every month - it may save you a lot of time and grief one day! But having said that I'm glad almost everything was okay!

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  5. what beautiful illustrations and use of color!

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  6. I am glad everything turned out okay with your computer, but how frustrating!

    Wonderful sketches!

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  7. What a fiasco. But, nice sketches - so beautifully done!

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  8. Wow. That is really bad that the anti virus company acted like a virus. I lost my favs and itunes stuff when my computer crashed. I still don't have my itunes back in order. You'd think they'd have something that could recall it.

    Your bug pics are super. Good job.

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  9. Soooo, their theory is... if it ain't broke, let's make sure it is??? What an awful ordeal for you. Good luck with the launching of your artwork sales.
    -Krista
    www.kristameister.com

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  10. Great bugs and insects Lesley...glad that your PC problems are sorted, how frustrating that must have been.

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  11. Lovely ideas you have. Hope you get your shop off and running. Sorry about the computer problems. I didn't know a anti-virus company could be so stupid. At least it didn't destroy everything.

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  12. Hi Lesley, I absolutely love your work! Shirley

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