| Update On 3/7/2005 1:41:00 PM, Mike wrote : | Viewed : 461 |
| Well, my birthday has passed and not much to speak of has happened. For the most part I've been so busy with work that I have not had time to look up and see whats going on. We finally got the wireless problem ironed out with Bonita which was quite the bear! Turns out the gear we got wasn't the right stuff. Once we ordered the right stuff, all the problems went away. Nobody was more glad than I that it is working. (Cept maybe Tyler!) Looks like I have finally given up trying to keep Usenewz online. It was just more work than I was able to keep track of. The database on Friday died again. (A script that does the updating sometimes would erase the database file by accident when the file was locked). So, rather than spend 2 days again rebuilding it, I elected to take down the site. One one hand its disappointing to have to remove it, but then again I am happy to be rid of that mess. I am considering taking the domain name and using it to build an online RSS consolidation tool. Might be kinda cool to be able to pickup all your RSS news from one site simply by subscribing to known feeds. Might make it easier for Joe Shmoe to use it. (Kinda the same philosophy that Usenewz had for the UseNet). But for now, I am looking to see if anyone wants the domain name. Currently there is a message on the site that is offering it for sale. Kinda hoping one of the other sites that does the same thing will pick it up so they can keep offering the same services. I guess we'll see what happens. Australia is coming up here pretty quick and I am way excited. I know all too well that its likely I'll be back before I even realize I was gone. Two weeks doesn't seem like nearly enough time. The plans seems to be just about done. We are a little scattered still, but all in all, I think we are going to have a great time. Just hope everything at work continues to be quiet while I am gone. | |