Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
I have to say, Mark, this is very good news indeed. I have to say I didn’t realize this kind of thing could happen, though I am not a tech sophisticate, so no surprise there. Happy you were able to troubleshoot and solve your problem. Cheers, Christine On Oct 2, 2014, at 8:20 PM, Mark C wr

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Brian - glad it's working again! I should PESO that photo Mark On 10/3/2014 12:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Yep - the RSS feed is working again. Nice cat photo - I'm a fan of black cats... --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ann - I exhaled more than a few sighs of relief one it got back up and running! On 10/2/2014 11:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: a nice "phew!" for you! good to hear it's back up ann On 10/2/2014 21:20, Mark C wrote: Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL bac

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-02 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C : Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL backup to the webhost this afternoon and they restored the old, uncorrupted database. Once I reuploaded the B2Evolution PHP files etc, I was back where I was with the blog showing old posts but refusing t

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
a nice "phew!" for you! good to hear it's back up ann On 10/2/2014 21:20, Mark C wrote: Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL backup to the webhost this afternoon and they restored the old, uncorrupted database. Once I reuploaded the B2Evolution PHP files etc, I w

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-02 Thread Mark C
Yippie - managed to get my blog back up and running! I sent the SQL backup to the webhost this afternoon and they restored the old, uncorrupted database. Once I reuploaded the B2Evolution PHP files etc, I was back where I was with the blog showing old posts but refusing to show any new content.

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-02 Thread Mark C
I hope no hacking is involved but I also know that spammers and their bots are relentless. I do check to be sure the site is not blacklisted and also monitor the stats as best as I can. A couple of years ago I blacked listed all of China in the .htaccess. I've had two security breaches in the

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-02 Thread Mark C
I heard back from both the B2Evolution forums and also from my webhost. Someone at B2E looked at the error message and sent me a suggested hack to the install script. That advanced the install a short way forward but it crashed later on. My webhost will restore the SQL backup for free. Howeve

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Mark C : Last night I tried to post a couple of new images and found that new posts would no longer display on my blog - the content was in the posts when opened for editing but the published pages came up with just the titles and no content in the body of the post. Since the vers

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-01 Thread Darren Addy
I've learned, through administering some company wordpress sites that one really needs to stay on top of upgrading to the latest releases (of everything: Wordpress, themes, plug-ins, etc.) I imagine the same is true of just about any software out there (Drupal, Joomla, b2evolution, etc.)There are v

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-01 Thread David Mann
On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:00 am, Attila Boros wrote: > Ouch! Your host should also have backups, but it's a good idea to make > your own backups for a little added safety. If your version is 5 years > old, maybe you can't upgrade directly to the latest version, but > better ask their support / forums.

Re: OT - My blog is dead!

2014-10-01 Thread Attila Boros
Ouch! Your host should also have backups, but it's a good idea to make your own backups for a little added safety. If your version is 5 years old, maybe you can't upgrade directly to the latest version, but better ask their support / forums. On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Mark C wrote: > Last ni

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread steve harley
On 2010-02-11 10:20 , Bran Everseeking wrote: I am often surprised to see ads on other peoples' computers. flashblock is another good toy. gives you the choice of looking at flash instead of having a page that consists of 20 flash ads and a flash player bogging things down. i generally tune ou

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12/02/2010, Bob W wrote: > I'm using Chrome. Mostly the ads don't bother me. If they do I don't visit > the site again. I can't be bothered with endless arms races against these > idiots. I use Chrome too but mainly FF, with as others have said Adblock plus and Flash block installed, it's rea

RE: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread Bob W
> > > Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, > to the point > > > that today he couldn't get on. > > > > > > I certainly have no problems. > > > > > > How is it for others? > > > > > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > I'm not sure what I can do about it, other

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bran Everseeking On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:40:28 +1100 Rob Studdert wrote: > > Firefox and adblocker plus can be your friends in this situation. > > I didn't realise that the Gmail page contained a column of ads until I > opened it in IE ;-) I am often surprised to see ads on other peo

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:40:28 +1100 Rob Studdert wrote: > > Firefox and adblocker plus can be your friends in this situation. > > I didn't realise that the Gmail page contained a column of ads until I > opened it in IE ;-) I am often surprised to see ads on other peoples' computers. flashblock i

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12/02/2010, mike wilson wrote: > Firefox and adblocker plus can be your friends in this situation. I didn't realise that the Gmail page contained a column of ads until I opened it in IE ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitte

RE: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: > > Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to > > the point that today he couldn't get on. > > > > I certainly have no problems. > > > > How is it for others? > > > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ > > > > I'm not sure what I can do about it, other th

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-11 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/11 Boris Liberman : > No problems from work or home. Frank, recently Google introduced Buzz which > might have put certain load on their servers. But generally, I don't find > your blog to be any slower than other sites I frequent. I think the Blogspot servers are not fully integrated in th

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Boris Liberman
No problems from work or home. Frank, recently Google introduced Buzz which might have put certain load on their servers. But generally, I don't find your blog to be any slower than other sites I frequent. On 2/11/2010 12:02 AM, frank theriault wrote: Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog i

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > It's good here in Milwaukee.  Like the pix of Rodrigo.  He looks real > mellow... Yes, I believe he was indeed mellow. ;-) Thanks! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:37 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > No problems here... > and I got to see some neat photos I'd missed before :-) Not everything that gets posted to the blog ends up a PESO. Sometimes after I look at it on the blog I decide that for whatever reason it just doesn't make the g

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Paul Sorenson
It's good here in Milwaukee. Like the pix of Rodrigo. He looks real mellow... -p On 2/10/2010 4:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point that today he couldn't get on. I certainly have no problems. How is it for others? http://knar

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread ann sanfedele
No problems here... and I got to see some neat photos I'd missed before :-) ann frank theriault wrote: Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point that today he couldn't get on. I certainly have no problems. How is it for others? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread steve harley
On 2010-02-10 15:02 , frank theriault wrote: How is it for others? took about 40 seconds to finish loading just now; everything above the fold rendered very quickly, then it stalled with zero network activity for most of that time; i wonder if Bob's browser doesn't render until everything is

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:02:21 -0500 frank theriault wrote: > How is it for others? > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ > > I'm not sure what I can do about it, other than post somewhere else? > > Thanks for your help. its almost instant for me as a single and one of the first to finish lo

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point >that today he couldn't get on. > >I certainly have no problems. > >How is it for others? > >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ > >I'm not sure what I can do about it, ot

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point > that today he couldn't get on. > > I certainly have no problems. > > How is it for others? It was good for me, how about you.;-) Dave > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspo

RE: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Bob W
> Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to > the point that today he couldn't get on. > > I certainly have no problems. > > How is it for others? > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ > > I'm not sure what I can do about it, other than post somewhere else? > > Thanks for y

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Pops right up for me. Love the pic of Rodrigo! Good weed, huh!! Whatever was in his cigarette, he seemed to be enjoying it! Well, it seems that the blog is fine, whatever Bob's problem is must be somewhere between me and him and not at my e

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread P N Stenquist
Pops right up for me. Love the pic of Rodrigo! Good weed, huh!! On Feb 10, 2010, at 5:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point that today he couldn't get on. I certainly have no problems. How is it for others? http://knarfinthecity.blo

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11/02/2010, frank theriault wrote: > Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point > that today he couldn't get on. > > I certainly have no problems. > > How is it for others? It comes down in a couple of seconds at most for me, nothing seems to have changed here and I v

RE: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:12 +1000, "John Coyle" wrote: > Very quick for me Frank - the page loaded in 1-2 seconds at most. > > > John in Brisbane > > Ditto. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Ken Waller
No problemo here. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: OT - My Blog Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point that today he couldn't get on. I certainly have no problems. How is it for other

RE: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread John Coyle
Very quick for me Frank - the page loaded in 1-2 seconds at most. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Thursday, 11 February 2010 8:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT - My Blog Bob

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-02-10 17:02, frank theriault wrote: How is it for others? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/ Came through quickly for me. I'm on Earthlink DSL. I'm not sure what I can do about it, other than post somewhere else? I'm not sure either. The bottleneck could be anywhere if it's not

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, It loads fine here in Chicago. There must be an elephant sitting on his line. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:02 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Bob W has mentioned that lately my blog is ~very~ slow, to the point > that today he couldn't get on. > > I certainly have no problems. >

Re: OT - My Blog

2010-02-10 Thread Jack Davis
No problem! Jack --- On Wed, 2/10/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: OT - My Blog > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 2:02 PM > Bob W has mentioned that lately my > blog is ~very~ slow, to the point > that today he couldn't get on.