Random Tangent 19: Video Hello
I recently noticed that the site’s YouTube channel has 98 subscribers and almost 200,000 views. Considering that I have not posted much (new) content, that’s pretty impressive! I have an idea for a...
View ArticleFarewell AT&T U-verse!
It has been a few months since my last bit of random tech-related ramblings. Since that post, our ATT Uverse service has mostly worked without issue save for a few internet connection hiccups here and...
View ArticleRandom Tangent 21: The Importance Of Backups
Having a backup system has saved my bacon twice this year. First, when my desktop computer went down due to a water cooling pump failure where I was able to restore my important files to my laptop and...
View ArticleVerry Technical Changes (heh)
Not to worry, I have not forgotten about this blog of mine! I have been diligently updating the software and OS in the background to keep the site running smoothly. Unfortunately, I have not had much...
View ArticleRandom Tangent 22: Testing the Waters
Hi everyone, this is just a quick post to let you know that the site is still Verry Technical, I am just trying out a new theme. The previous Arras theme had been abandoned once again and has not been...
View ArticleRandom Tangent 23: Back-end Updates
After a bit of tinkering and troubleshooting, we are now running on PHP 7.1.9 and MySQL 5.7.19! Yay! Also, the forums have been updated to phpBB 3.2.1. The VPS itself will be upgraded to the latest...
View ArticleRandom Tangent 24: Ubuntu VPS Update Tips (Moving from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to...
In my previous blog post I mentioned that I would be writing a post on tips for upgrading your VPS from LTS-to-LTS (long term support) specifically with regard to successfully moving to newer PHP,...
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