I just updated to WP 2.7.1 with the One-Click Install provided by my hosting company. While these quick update utilities are great for most folks, the real thing you have to watch is that they do not replace all your custom themes, plugins or code.
Keep that in mind when you update.
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I just came back from lunch where I had to diagnose a friend’s seemingly dead computer. This is actually the one I put together for him two weeks ago, so he expected it to work.
I was a bit perplexed at first. No screen response, no mouse/keyboard. Nothing. Restarting only took me to a black screen with a white, non-blinking cursor in the top left corner. After some prayer and patience, I decided to restart it in Safe Mode.
Finally, it showed signs of life.
I got a prompt to Safe Mode with all the options or Normal Mode. I chose Safe Mode with Networking, in case I needed to get on the Internet. It made to the desktop and then restarted back to the “X of X update. Windows will restart when finished.” screen. I now had a possible answer. It looked to me as though his new computer was installing updates and perhaps went to sleep or hibernation. Since he leaves it for long periods of time anyway and this was a new install so it was doubly so (for it to catch up with all the updates since the launch of Vista).
After a bit, I saw the update screen again. It finished and restarted. Now, it wanted to install Vista Service Pack 1. I, of course, obliged.
I left it updating and told him it would take a while to install and configure.
Moral of the story: even updates cannot match the power of sleep.
[Update] Well, it seems that sometimes the easiest things go unnoticed. It was not the update, operating system or anything else I originally checked. Turns out I was overloading the power supply. Even though this the nicest one I have ever used, 500W and complete with removable power cables, I still managed to run too many devices off one cable. Lesson learned.
[Update, Again] It makes me feel better to know that my friend took his machine back to the computer retailer to have a diagnostic. You see, after the last time I “fixed” it, it was still having problems. It made me feel even better when he called to tell me they had to replace both the motherboard and power supply. Since I physically assembled this machine from parts he purchased, I was afraid I did something wrong. But, since it worked for over two (2) weeks, I was holding out hope that I was not at fault.
Moral of the story: no matter how many times you have to install an OS, there will always be one more. I need to reinstall his software now that it is back.
I have been using Twitter more now that I have an iPhone 3G. The increased speed for downloads/uploads has made me more receptive to updating almost anything I can install on the phone. Now that I use it more often, I can see the desire of some to update or “tweet” to the friends and followers. While it would not surpass my preference for in-person conversation, it is something I will add to this blog and other online interactions. Now, getting to know Facebook…
I have been keeping up with our diocese’s yearly council via an update page they setup for this event. While this is not Twitter or Facebook or some other social networking tool, it is a good way for members of the community who can not travel the four hours to the council. (Yes, folks, Texas is that big).
While I can read all the main items, they have also added MP3 downloads of the speakers. This is a great way for members of the community to keep up. In addition, they have done this on the diocesan website and not via a third party. While this works for us, it may not work for everyone, especially if you have to make the HTML changes yourself.
In addition to my new iPhone, I also just put up a 3′X6′ sign letting the public know about the youth movie nights. With all the technology going around lately, sometimes it is decidedly better to use tried and true methods of advertising.
