Why hasn't Apple thought of that?

When things are moving fast and furious around here, I tend to be pretty quick on the "SEND" button...which means that I'll occasionally send an email without an attachment. No harm done, and I'll usually just make a joke about it with the client.

Anyway, I use Apple's stock Mail program for my everyday correspondence. I have one client, however, who's big on Google chat, so I use Gmail when I email him because it's more convenient. Imagine my surprise when I just went to email a file to him and the following error message pops up:

Did you mean to attach files?
You wrote "I've attached" in your message, but there are no files attached. Send anyway?

Sure enough, Gmail had prevented me from a minor faux pas. It ain't rocket science, but it is a nice safety valve for those of us with an itchy "SEND" finger. So, whaddaya say, Apple? You already warn me if I try to send a message without a subject line. Think you might implement a no-attachment-preventer in Mail Version 3.6.1?

Simplicity is hard. Let's go shopping!

Simpler, generally speaking, is better. A clever little riff on the subject can be found here.

H/T to my tech-entrepreneur-iPhone-app-developer-and-deep-thinker bud Chris DeVore.

Freelance Forecast 2009

NOTE: The 2009 surveys are closed to respondents, but please visit the links on the right side of this page to download the results of the 2009 survey or to sign up for the 2010 survey. Thanks for your interest and participation!

***

Are you a creative director, editor, marketing director or other executive who uses the services of creative freelancers--writers/editors/proofreaders, graphic designers, web designers, PR/marketing specialists, photographers, illustrators? Your opinions about freelancers are wanted for the Freelance Forecast 2009 survey:
http://tinyurl.com/clientforecast

OR...

Are you a part- or full-time creative freelancer? You can give your opinions at the Freelance Forecast 2009 survey for freelancers:
http://tinyurl.com/freelanceforecast2009

The goal of these surveys is to cultivate better information about what clients want from freelancers and vice versa. All respondents receive a copy of the survey results and are entered into a $100 iTunes or Staples gift card.