Comments on: The Great Server Crash of 2008 http://www.tallycast.com/2008/09/23/tallycast-server-crash/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed ...all polite and classy. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dave http://www.tallycast.com/2008/09/23/tallycast-server-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Dave Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:34:22 +0000 http://www.tallycast.com/?p=266#comment-167 Earlier this week, I downloaded and installed the latest system software update to my Nokia N810 Internet Pad. I have to admit that one of the attractions of the n810 is that it's a linux device and that I have total access to all it's software guts. The upgrade didn't go well; modifications that I made earlier conflicted with the new system update and I ended up having to wipe and reinstall the software. I was pretty sure that I had a current backup on the MMC card, but (as a certain governor might say) "darn it all", I didn't. Lucky for me, all my important stuff is safely on servers (I'm all about bulimic computing) but I still lost all my customization. I'm looking at the event (if I can get religious for a second) as a blessing. I've been given the opportunity to rebuild an environment that I increasingly depend on, to be more stable and effective. Like Meher Baba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meher_Baba) once said, "Take it as a blessing or take it as a test. Whatever happens, happens for the best." Earlier this week, I downloaded and installed the latest system software update to my Nokia N810 Internet Pad. I have to admit that one of the attractions of the n810 is that it’s a linux device and that I have total access to all it’s software guts.

The upgrade didn’t go well; modifications that I made earlier conflicted with the new system update and I ended up having to wipe and reinstall the software. I was pretty sure that I had a current backup on the MMC card, but (as a certain governor might say) “darn it all”, I didn’t.

Lucky for me, all my important stuff is safely on servers (I’m all about bulimic computing) but I still lost all my customization. I’m looking at the event (if I can get religious for a second) as a blessing. I’ve been given the opportunity to rebuild an environment that I increasingly depend on, to be more stable and effective.

Like Meher Baba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meher_Baba) once said, “Take it as a blessing or take it as a test. Whatever happens, happens for the best.”

]]> By: admin http://www.tallycast.com/2008/09/23/tallycast-server-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-164 admin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:25:23 +0000 http://www.tallycast.com/?p=266#comment-164 I use Dreamhost, http://www.dreamhost.com. They have been good to me, have highly rated customer support, lots of good one-click installs and are consistently listed as one of the best places to work in the US. TallyCast listeners who sign up on Dreamhost receive one extra free domain registration if they use promo code TALLYCAST. For a long time, I used local hosting providers and while I appreciate the importance of buying local, I found that by going to a bigger hosting provider, I was able to get much better service, and a lot less downtime. I use Dreamhost, http://www.dreamhost.com. They have been good to me, have highly rated customer support, lots of good one-click installs and are consistently listed as one of the best places to work in the US.

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