Wow, I'm getting WAY behind...
Submitted by Gary on Fri, 01/20/2006 - 12:02pm.
Life, as usual, has been keeping me overly busy. Having two young children is quite the task... Unfortunately, it's kept me from updating the website for a few months. Right now, I still have photos from NOVEMBER that I haven't gone through and posted. That's pretty sad. However, I HOPE to start catching up this weekend...
Before I update any photos, though, I need to do some hardware work on the server that runs the website. The machine has an extra hard drive that used to do nightly backups (and from which weekly backups are made to an external device.) Unfortunately, that drive has been having problems lately, and was causing the server to crash. As a stopgap measure, I've disabled that drive (and the nightly backups) until I can figure out whats going on. My current theory is that there's nothing wrong with the drive itself, but it's not getting enough power. This weekend, I hope to power down the server and replace the power supply in that machine. With two children in the house, thats a major undertaking. Imagine having computer parts spread across the floor with a 2 year old wanting to "help."
Anyway, once I get that backup drive working again, I'll be able to post new photos on the website, and hopefully can start catching back up. Of course, I won't make any promises. As any parent should know: Expect the unexpected.
Before I update any photos, though, I need to do some hardware work on the server that runs the website. The machine has an extra hard drive that used to do nightly backups (and from which weekly backups are made to an external device.) Unfortunately, that drive has been having problems lately, and was causing the server to crash. As a stopgap measure, I've disabled that drive (and the nightly backups) until I can figure out whats going on. My current theory is that there's nothing wrong with the drive itself, but it's not getting enough power. This weekend, I hope to power down the server and replace the power supply in that machine. With two children in the house, thats a major undertaking. Imagine having computer parts spread across the floor with a 2 year old wanting to "help."
Anyway, once I get that backup drive working again, I'll be able to post new photos on the website, and hopefully can start catching back up. Of course, I won't make any promises. As any parent should know: Expect the unexpected.