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Problems for RackSpace Cloud users with WordPress after migration

Danny — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:24:01 +0000

This is a very specific technical entry for WordPress users of the RackSpace Cloud (formerly Mosso), who have been part of the big migration on that platform today.

This would be boring and incomprehensible to anyone else…

We’ll start with the easy part:

FOR USERS OF THE WP-DBMANAGER PLUGIN
There is a red alert [...]

MFI and Woolworths – websites on the brink

Danny — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:29:51 +0000

On the day after the two emblematic retail groups Woolworths and MFI had gone under in the UK, their websites showed the signs of disaffected (and potentially jobless) web staff – and who can blame them.

At Woolies they couldn’t be asked, so the website simply reported that the site was “undergoing essential maintenance”, which [...]

Understanding Website Statistics – Five Pitfalls to Avoid

Danny — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:55:32 +0000

Website statistics: what’s wrong with the following statements?

1. My website gets 20,000 hits a month!

2. My website gets three million unique visitors a year!

3. Our statistics show that users spend an average of 30 minutes per visit to our website!

When you boast to your friends that your blog gets 10,000 hits, [...]

Oh Sh*t – Google Chrome Doesn’t Really do THAT?!

Danny — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:44:32 +0000

Your passwords and indiscretions for world+wife to see.

OK – I admit it’s a problem that’s also inherent in Firefox, but Google’s new browser, supposedly built from the ground up, should really NOT do this. It’s absolutely effing bonkers!

What am I on about? Google Chrome allowing users to view ALL their saved passwords [...]

Video Cameras for Cyclists – The New Video Helmet Camera Fashion

Danny — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:05:56 +0000

Video Cameras for Cyclists – Using video to film your cycling journey and protect you from drivers.

There seems to be a new fashion in England for cyclists to wear helmet cameras. My other half cycles to work, and I was intrigued by this trend. From my experience as a car driver in London, cyclists [...]

How Do I Repair a Corrupted Word File? (Corrupted Microsoft Word Files that Won’t Open)

Danny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:00:38 +0000

How to repair a corrupted Microsoft Word file that would not open?

“Corrupted Word files” refers to files that you tried to open in Word, and couldn’t for some reason. Sometimes you would get a message that they are corrupted, whereas other times Word would simply say that it can’t open them.

Follow these [...]

Moving from Windows to Linux – How to Install Linux for Windows Users – (Ubuntu Linux)

Danny — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:30:56 +0000

Windows to Linux – how to migrate from one to the other: my experience and tips along the way.

I decided to move my Windows laptop to Linux, after I got fed up with reinstalling XP every six months or so, when the system got so bogged-down it came to a halt. I’ve been [...]

How Do I Flush a DNS cache?

Danny — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:31:30 +0000

This article was written originally to help those who could not access Photobucket after a DNS attack, but is retained here, to help anyone who needs to flush their DNS cache.

Because of the nature of dns, a dns problem (due to a technical glitch or hacking), can take up to 48 hours to resolve, [...]