This is a test of our Weblogs.us ping service. We are working on this so we can have a frontpage listing of recently updated blogs… More details to come once everything is completed!
Setup up a domain name for a Weblogs.us blog
One of the my favorite features of Weblogs.us is our free domain name support. If you register your own cool domain name then you can use it with your Weblogs.us blog for free :-). If you haven’t messed with DNS records before then it can be a bit scary to setup. So we have a… Continue reading Setup up a domain name for a Weblogs.us blog
Cleanup update, Beccary.com expired and auctioned
This week we’ve been cleaning up blogs on our oldest server. We updated blogs that had old WordPress versions, we cleanup up hacked blogs, and we did all sorts of misc cleanup on our oldest blogs. Most of our active users are already on a newer server that doesn’t really need any cleanup. However, it’s… Continue reading Cleanup update, Beccary.com expired and auctioned
New server status, theme fixing
Most of our active bloggers have been moved over to the new server. This move has been occuring over the past few months. So far the new server has been working splendidly! My blog is hosted on the new server and I’ve been very happy with the speed and uptime. We haven’t posted to the… Continue reading New server status, theme fixing
New DB Server Installed
Over the past week we’ve been installing a new dedicated DB server. Today we finished all the basic configuration and actually moved some blogs over, here are a couple that made the switch: mtekk.weblogs.us and samantha.weblogs.us. So far performance seems greatly improved, especially for DB intensive tasks. We haven’t done any performance tuning yet and… Continue reading New DB Server Installed
Sitewide defragmenting today
Today we’re defragmenting all the Weblogs.us hard drives including the drives hosting blog files as well as hard drives containing our databases. Service shouldn’t be interrupted but by the end of the day things should be a bit snappier 🙂 The commercial sites that we host, like NetRender (textures maps), should also see a performance… Continue reading Sitewide defragmenting today