Category:ICT & Site Maintenance
I have planned a server migration on Friday, August 7 between 20:00H and 24:00H CET (18:00 to 22:00H UTC). This website and the partner websites will not be available at that time. I will also not be available via e-mail during that period.
I have decided to move my hosting at Combell to a bigger, more flexible hosting service. Hence this server migration.
My site received a massive behind-the-scenes update: WordPress, Gallery2 and all of the plug-ins I use have been brought up to the latest version. You should not see any diference or at least not a lot.
If you notice anything strange or if you see a bug, please contact me using the contact form.
Hold on folks… I’m updating my WordPress software and my MySQL database. Expect a few hiccups while I do this.
The European Commission, the OECD and the Belgium government say that not enough people in Belgium are computer savvy and that not enough people in Belgium have access to the Internet. Point taken. I totally agree. And I support every sensible effort to get more people to use the Internet.
But when I hear decision makers suggest that people should seek free help from friends, family or neighbors to solve computer problems, I get a bit upset.
WTF?! If my car breaks down, I take it to a dealership to have fixed, and I pay the bill. If my dishwasher breaks down, I ask a mechanic to come and fix it, and I pay the bill. If my heating breaks down… Oooh… You get the picture.
Tell me why I should fix computer problems for free? Did I not study hard to become an ICT engineer? Do I not invest time and money to keep up to date?
If someone feels like giving me a gift for the holidays or maybe even a late birthday gift, Think Geek has the right t-shirt for me.
My site has been finally been restored. There was a hardware failure on the server earlier this week, which affected my site. The database powering my blog and my gallery was corrupt. But the support team at Combell (my hosting provider) have done an excellent job at restoring my site.
Finally got around to updating this website’s theme. It was long overdue. And it only took me a couple of hours. Pffff… another short night.
If you find any bugs, or if you see any inconsistencies, please report them using the contact form.
I finally did it… I bought an Apple MacBook Pro! After years and years of bitchin’ about the other OS, I finally got fed up with all of it. With every software update, something always went wrong on the other laptop. I ended up having to restore the damn thing every 2 months. No more! This shiny laptop is mine…
I’ve become an Apple Adept and I like it. Can’t wait for the iPhone to become available in Belgium.
I finished the new theme for our website. After extensive testing, the v7.0 theme is now online.
With this theme update, I will also be implementing new gallery software: Gallery2. This image gallery will perfectly integrate with our current WordPress blog software. I have started migrating the photos, starting with the lasted albums. As long as the migration has not been completed, photos remain available through gallery.victorie.com (our old gallery).
Find our new gallery here.
I have removed the links page from the site. I moved to most interesting links to the menu on the left. It is too troublesome to maintain, and it was confusing to have links in the menu and on a separate page.
I’m getting sick and tired of spam! First, I get flooded with spam via e-mail. With a little help from my hosting provider, I got rid of most of the spam in my mail. Now, I get spammed through our blog. Anoying!
So, I have decided to close the blog for non-registered users. And I don’t even know if I will allow people to register.