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Technology Web

Switchover

My DNS change to the new server switched over in mid-post, and that created some interesting results. I’m still recovering from them. Note to self: take a break from weblogging next time you switch servers. Once this all stabilizes I’ll move any outstanding comments and trackbacks from the old server to the new one so […]

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Burningbird Technology Web

Server status

I have hit a roadblock in the server setup, specifically wildcard DNS entries (to allow things such as weblog.burningbird.net, coop.burningbird.net, and so on), as well as sendmail issues and external email. Everything else seems to be set but that sendmail is a showstopper. My hope is to get help from my readership, but barring that, […]

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Social Media Web

Guest Blog #2

Originally published at Many-to-Many now archived at the Wayback Machine Every once in a while I let someone talk me into using an instant messaging service, such as ICQ. I would forget that I had it installed and be working happily away on some book or article, or doing my taxes when there’d be this […]

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Social Media Web

Guest Blog #1

Originally posted at Many-to-Many, now archived at Wayback Machine Software developers have traditionally used one phrase when testing text output in a new programming environment — “Hello, World!” We need to devise a new form of “Hello World” when testing unfamiliar weblogging software because every weblog post we write is a form of “Hello World!” […]

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Just Shelley Web Weblogging

Server update

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The money received from the sale of Threadneedle, combined with the other money you were all kind enough to contribute to a server will enable me to get a dedicated server. I’m looking at RackForce, a Canadian provider. Then, if what I write becomes too hot for Mr. Ashcroft and Mr. […]