As is often the case, technology is wonderful when it works and not so much when it does not. My problem started when I tried to use the automatic backup software from my hosting provider. It failed in mid-backup and left lots of strange files and destroyed a few files. I got the site back up but my email quit working. I talked to the technical people to resolve the email issue and in their infinite wisdom they decided my site had been hacked and took it down. They offered me a solution, which would have cost $600 a year to fix the problem which their backup software inflicted on me. I declined their solution. Eventually they gave me a list of over 500 PHP files that they wanted removed. I removed them all but of course WordPress depends on PHP to run and I have been unable to get my hosted WordPress site up and going again. Fortunately this site is fine. While I continue to work on the other site in my limited spare time, I have brought back a number of posts as flat HTML files. They can be found at this new landing site for my Crystal Coast Life blog.
Author: ocracokewaves
A now sane individual who escaped the world of selling technology, now living in the rolling hills of the North Carolina Piedmont. I have been at one time or another, a farmer, a director for Apple, and a vice president at Wideopen Networks. I continue to pursue my love of photography and writing. I have great memories of boating, fishing, kayaking, swimming, and hiking the beaches along North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks where we lived for fifteen years.
Better Internet Is Not Easy
We set out to lower our cable bill but it ended up being a complicated process because of how everything is tied together. The biggest challenge is that we have no real choice in Internet service providers so even if we cut the cord, we would still be stuck with Spectrum. Read more about out challenges.
Shown the Door Too Soon
It is rare that people last ten or twenty years in a job today. Often it is not the employee’s fault. Do you have a similar story?
A Blast of Winter
An unusual taste of winter for the Crystal Coast. You will find more about our strange weather by the clicking the link or the picture.
Not Our Normal Winter
Leave it to the weather to make you humble. We are used to warm weather so this January 2018 snowstorm that is sticking around is an unusal event for us. Read more at this link.
Not the Last Warm Day
While there is cold weather finally in the forecast, we know from experience this is not the last nice day here on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast. Read more….
OUR QUINQUENNIAL TECHNOLOGY REFRESH
We have settled into a routine of upgrading some of our technology every five years. Computers can have years of useful life if you pay attention up front. Read more….
Fading Light of Fall
With the change in the seasons, come change in the light that we photographers enjoy. Read more…
Respect
A little respect might come with the job, but real respect has to be earned. Read more….
Summer 2017 Wraps Up
We have enjoyed a great summer here on the Crystal Coast. The weather has been great for enjoying the water. While we had some hot spells and some rain, we dodged the bullet of big storms and days of rain. Even the fishing has been good since the first of August. Read all about the summer of 2017 at the Emerald Isle beaches.
Our technological infirmity 