Thursday, October 21, 2004
I hate cold weather. It's been cold for the past few days. Fortunately, it was warmer today. I'm tired. I haven't been able to keep up with any TV or my soaps. I had a big problem with my computer last week that just so happened to coincide with hosting problems on my website. For a minute, I thought they were connected. It was a huge nightmare for me.
First we tried to do system restores and system recoveries galore, and something would always fail. WTF? Mind you, my computer is only less than two years old. Then, I called HP and asked them to send me recovery disks. Why they don't just include these when you originally purchase the computer is beyond me. They suck. Well, even with that, it would crash spontaneously after installing new programs...yes, even after I shut down and re-started after each new program. It didn't just crash, it was unrecoverable from that point...so guess what...we had to start the whole recovery from the very start. It was not fun, my friend.
In the midst of dealing with my computer problems, I was speaking with my web hosting provider about the difficulty with pop-ups and trojans on my website. The F'ers (and I don't usually cuss) were initially telling me that it was my fault and that I just had to change some of my coding to stop hackers from obtaining my information...and this was only occurring on my website. Uh, no, I don't think so. The ignorant reps were obviously clueless as to the severity of the situation. It was a server problem from the start. In my last discussion with the Lead Manager, out of 20 of their servers, the virus only affected the server that I was hosted on. So, me and 2000 other customers, were the unlucky ones affected. Finally after a week and a half, my website is finally up and running virus-free. They assurred me that the hackers were currently being prosecuted and that this type of situation would never occur again. I feel wary about staying with them, but they are one of the top 3 web hosting providers and I've heard the other 2 have problems, too. I'm generally happy with them though. Their tech support is usually really helpful.
Okay, not that I didn't have enough to deal with, I was also in a car accident two weeks ago and I just found out last week that I have whiplash. Yippee. Not. And the person that hit me, did NOT have insurance. She was not even driving her own car, she was driving her uncle's car. She had 3 kids in the car with her and had no informaiton with her. I think she's a B. She gave me the correct phone number, but is now ditching me and my insurance's calls. My insurance company just called me today to give me an update. They ran a trace on the license plate of the car. Don't know if they got the info yet.
Went to Sac last weekend for Jenn and Ken's wedding. It was beautiful. I'll talk about it more later. Working on New Era's website, but haven't done as much as I want since all the computer problems. I think it looks nice so far. Also, planning Liza's baby shower with Arlene and Cheryl. I just printed the invites and will assembly them tonight. I better run...my korean short ribs are almost ready to be grilled. Yum.
First we tried to do system restores and system recoveries galore, and something would always fail. WTF? Mind you, my computer is only less than two years old. Then, I called HP and asked them to send me recovery disks. Why they don't just include these when you originally purchase the computer is beyond me. They suck. Well, even with that, it would crash spontaneously after installing new programs...yes, even after I shut down and re-started after each new program. It didn't just crash, it was unrecoverable from that point...so guess what...we had to start the whole recovery from the very start. It was not fun, my friend.
In the midst of dealing with my computer problems, I was speaking with my web hosting provider about the difficulty with pop-ups and trojans on my website. The F'ers (and I don't usually cuss) were initially telling me that it was my fault and that I just had to change some of my coding to stop hackers from obtaining my information...and this was only occurring on my website. Uh, no, I don't think so. The ignorant reps were obviously clueless as to the severity of the situation. It was a server problem from the start. In my last discussion with the Lead Manager, out of 20 of their servers, the virus only affected the server that I was hosted on. So, me and 2000 other customers, were the unlucky ones affected. Finally after a week and a half, my website is finally up and running virus-free. They assurred me that the hackers were currently being prosecuted and that this type of situation would never occur again. I feel wary about staying with them, but they are one of the top 3 web hosting providers and I've heard the other 2 have problems, too. I'm generally happy with them though. Their tech support is usually really helpful.
Okay, not that I didn't have enough to deal with, I was also in a car accident two weeks ago and I just found out last week that I have whiplash. Yippee. Not. And the person that hit me, did NOT have insurance. She was not even driving her own car, she was driving her uncle's car. She had 3 kids in the car with her and had no informaiton with her. I think she's a B. She gave me the correct phone number, but is now ditching me and my insurance's calls. My insurance company just called me today to give me an update. They ran a trace on the license plate of the car. Don't know if they got the info yet.
Went to Sac last weekend for Jenn and Ken's wedding. It was beautiful. I'll talk about it more later. Working on New Era's website, but haven't done as much as I want since all the computer problems. I think it looks nice so far. Also, planning Liza's baby shower with Arlene and Cheryl. I just printed the invites and will assembly them tonight. I better run...my korean short ribs are almost ready to be grilled. Yum.
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