Tuesday was the day. I’m managing, maybe a half dozen, perhaps more, sites that are located on this server. They’ve been upgrading hardware, more bandwidth, more disk space, better, faster, “new & improved,” and the ubiquitous, “as seen on TV!” Good news, as MY site was finally slated for upgrade processing.
Ten minutes on hold, listening to sappy music. Interrupted by a call from the bookkeeper, doing taxes, “Just a few items I need to go over….” No bad news there, well, except that I’m not showing enough income. Not that it’s been a problem, either. I actually report all income – it’s just easier from a bookkeeping point-of-view. From an accountant point-of-view? I should be making more money.
Back to tech support. Been years since I’ve had to call them for help. I understand that there will be a wait, but of all the sites? Just mine?
Now, astrologically speaking, this is a good time for an upgrade, especially to computer hardware. Couldn’t have picked it better myself. But I’ve never seen any upgrade ever go smoothly, not for me. Too many custom settings, and one too many add-on bits that break.
In the interim? I did hammer out a new 403 “access denied” page, have to have a pirate logo someplace. Odd bit about that picture? It’s from a Catholic Mission, along the coastal plains of Texas, now administered by the Parks & Wildlife folks.
Unrelated, part uno:
I was loooking for something, and I found a link that led to a link, which ended up with that Midland feller, about usability on a blog. and, in general, usability on web page over all.
Unrelated, part two-0:
Cold outside. I slipped on the iPod when I took off to meet a client for a reading. Long story short, ambling home, Devo came on, good music, and I was marveling at the song selections against the backdrop. Two runners were on the trail, slim women with grim, determined looks on their faces, pounding the dirt, running, and Devo was singing about “can’t get no satisfaction,’ as only they can do.
Gratuitous Town Lake Bass:
Between readings and tech support, snippets of code, and correcting for the new platform, I did take enough time to drop a line in the lake.
