Technology: It's a love/hate thing

It's been a pretty rough few days for Perfectly Write thanks to the untimely death of my work computer. Thank goodness for back-ups and my laptop, without which all work would have ground to a shuddering halt.

In the interim period while I wait for a resurrected or brand-spanking-new computer, I'm remembering why technology is so essential for copywriting, copy-editing and proofreading. For example, I'm currently proofreading Bridal Buyer magazine, which is emailed to me in pdfs. I usually print the pdfs straight off and proofread them on paper and on-screen which helps me catch all the mistakes, and means I can mark up the proofs ready to feedback changes. But my laptop refuses to connect to our printer, leaving me wasting valuable time each day copying the files onto a USB pen, loading up our geriatric PC, opening the copied files (which takes several minutes) and then coaxing the over-wrought computer to print them.

Frustrating, yes. Inefficient, yes. Here's hoping it's not for long...