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10.31.07

Hosting…
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Talk about jumping ship at exactly the right time... Dear Spoono Host Customers, Unfortunately, due to sudden unforeseen circumstances resulting from problems with our data center, we are being required to discontinue web hosting services on our Mango server effective Wednesday, October 31st. Please login to your control panel (accessible via yourdomain.com/cpanel) and prepare a full backup (using CPanel's backup utility). Your account will be terminated in early November. Due to the late notice, we will be making a copy of all accounts and they will be available upon request (e-mail backups@spoonohost.com) for your convenience. We plan to phase out our hosting services over ...
10.30.07

Canon Unveils Two New Lenses
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Canon announces the development of two new telephoto lenses for use with its EOS SLR cameras: the EF200mm f/2L IS USM and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM. Classed as professional L lenses, both the new Canon EF200mm f/2L IS USM and EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM incorporate a high-performance Image Stabilizer, along with special optical materials such as fluorite to correct chromatic aberrations and offer the highest levels of resolution and contrast when using these lenses. With its large f/2 aperture, the EF200mm f/2L IS USM targets photographers who seek a brighter lens for portraiture and indoor sports photography. The EF800mm f/5.6L IS ...
10.29.07

Hosting!
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90% uptime for October? You've got to be kidding me right? I've already had a rant at Spoonohost (Hosting?). Sick and tired of constant downtime I decided to do something about it. So for a late birthday present to myself I got some awesome hosting from MediaTemple. I decided to do an easy 'One-Click' install of Wordpress (version 2.2.1), I'll upgrade to 2.3.1 when I'm more familiar with all the features and settings. I've got most of the site back to how I liked it and I'm now using w2 DnD theme from IAMWW.com. Unfortunately I lost a few things in ...
10.12.07

Installing Wordpress Locally
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One of the easiest ways of editing and making changes to a Wordpress site is to have a local copy on your hard-drive. This can solve the problem of editing and also serves to backup your site extremely easily. You only need two things to do this successfully, Wordpress and Xampplite. Step 1: Grab the files you need. Wordpress download. Xampplite for Windows download. Note; I use the lite version (because of its smaller size); you may use any version you wish. Also feel free to experiment with this method on Linux and Mac OS X (I also use Xampplite on ...
10.05.07

WalkScore.com
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Here's a new feature for you all, Website of the Week. Pretty simple really I'll review an interesting Website every week. Shoot me an email if you want to be considered for a WotW. Walkscore.com is a very handy website for discovering local amenities and facilities within easy walking distance. The reasoning being the easier it is to walk around the neighbourhood the better it is. Continue Reading...

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