Comprehensive System Backup
Using Mondo, I performed a comprehensive system backup today. The site was unavailable for about 25 minutes to verify the backup.
Runs with knives!
System Information
Upgraded to WordPress 2.1.3
After thinking about it for far too long, this morning I spent some time upgrading my WordPress installation to 2.1.3, the most current version. I had to update a bunch of plugins to their most current version and then deactivate them one-by-one, install the new…
Another day, another WordPress upgrade (2.2.0)
Just a few days after I upgraded to the previous version of WordPress, the new version (2.2.0) comes out. I upgraded today, and it seems to be working well so far.
Happy 2008 — upgrade & new look
Happy New Year, everyone! 2008 started quietly for Wendy & me. We attended a party at our friend Tracy’s house to ring in the new year with our closest friends. Then, for the next couple days, we laid low hanging around the house and enjoying…
System Downtime — January 9, 2008
Some time during the day on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, the webserver’s power supply stopped functioning and the site was unavailable. Fortunately, I had a spare power supply at the house and was able to quickly repair the system and get us back online. I…
Fedora Core 5 to Fedora Core 9!
Wow! That was… unexpected! After a LONG time of not upgrading my site’s operating system, various initiatives I am undertaking required me to update from Fedora Core 5 (released March 20, 2006) to Fedora Core 9 (released May 13, 2008). I was very nervous about…
Back up after the blackout
Finally! Since being without power at my datacenter (actually, my computer room (actually, my spare bedroom)) since Sunday, September 14, the power finally came back on last night around 1:00am. Trying to get things back to normal around here… The webserver is back (obviously), the…