There have been numerous occasions where I’ve been to a site and it worked just fine, but a few minutes later I go back and it appears to be down. Then I sit an wonder if it’s my computer or if the site really is down. Usually I’ll send Ryan to whichever site it was to see if it worked for him and if it doesn’t work, then I know it wasn’t just me. I’m sure you’ve been in a similar situation before and if you have, you’ll find a site called “Down For Everyone Or Just Me” pretty useful.
The site is found at http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com and when you go there, you just enter in the URL of the site you want to check and hit enter. It’ll do a quick check and come back to let you know if it was just you or if the site is really down. Nice, huh? Just note that you may have some issues today getting the site to load because they’re really getting hammered with lots of people trying it out.
Bookmarklet
The URL for the service at least makes sense, but it’s not the easiest to remember when you need it. You could bookmark it, or you could just click the button above (it’s a bookmarklet we created) and drag it up to your bookmarks and let go. This bookmarklet is great because when you go to a site that you believe is down, just click the bookmarklet and the address of the site will automatically be entered and you’ll instantly see whether it was just you or if the site really was down. You can also just right-click on the link and save it as a bookmark.
Source: Download Squad
LOL … it’s down! Or just for me?
It’s down. Not just you Tom.
LOL, this site doesn’t look too hopeful.
It sure doesn’t help me if the very site that is suppost to help me with this very problem won’t work. Sounds like an Oxy Moron.
They’re getting hammered with all kinds of traffic today, so yes it probably is down. Give it a few days and they’ll be back to normal traffic which they can handle, and it’ll be useful.
I managed to get through just fine. It will be another useful tool in our arsenal to help us stay connected. Thanks Ashley.
God forbid we lose our connection and have to walk outdoors!!!
It told me that my website was down, so unless it was down for everyone else and _not_ me then it’s clearly lying.
And see that disgusting thing people call sunlight? Are you crazy?
It did that with me as well, but I’m guessing it was just because the site was getting hammered so hard.
Thanks ashley! Very useful!