Welcome to the Archive

A Splendid Surprise Out of the Blue

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Blogging, at least in the early days, can be a lonely thing (sobs). You may know the deal .. you shove out loads of posts that only Mum reads, tap your fingertips raw until Google realises you are one of those (relatively) rare breeds that actually writes original, half-decent content.… Read the rest

VPS Bible Reflects New Nginx/WordPress Versions, with Future Commitment

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

The VPS Bible has been updated to reflect the latest stable Nginx release – 0.7.62 – the effect that this has on the overall setup and, while we’re about it, the latest stable WordPress release too.… Read the rest

Holiday’s Over, Now Coming Up

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

OK, so I’m aware most of my subscribers are Statesiders, and I know you folks don’t really do the whole holiday thing Being one of those antique Europeans, on the other hand, I’m a lazy sod and, being Spanish, my wife is even worse, so we kind of take a few weeks out.… Read the rest

NGINX VPS ADMIN SERIES UNDERWAY – And I Thought It Was Beer-O-Clock!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

When I started this series I figured I’d cover it in maybe 7 or 8 posts.

I had more hair in those days, and you were younger too.… Read the rest

VPS Bible – VIDEO Tutorials Added

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

The video how-to guides accompany the 20-part copy/paste series, adding a visual reference to help you set up your virtual private server.… Read the rest

We Apologise for the Slight Pause in Transmission

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Hey folks, guv here!

Been a bit busy last few days, catching up with the video to date for the VPS Bible series.… Read the rest

Update for May ’07, With April Posts Recap

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Subscribers, readers, commenters, big cheers for putting up with me.

Thought I’d drop in a few lines about some of the plans I’ve got for the blog during May ..… Read the rest

Guvnr Gets WordPressed (hey, I’m on your Dashboard!)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Like I said, I’ve had problems aplenty with my hosting provider Lunarpages * this last week – or was that two – who apparently aren’t set up for traffic spikes and then lose databases.… Read the rest

HOSTING PROBLEM – Notice to My Splendid Subscribers & Rock-on Readers…

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Hey folks, Guv here!

Just a quick note to say I’ve had some pig-ear problems with my hosting provider this last week, and am taking steps to ensure this doesn’t happen again.… Read the rest

Happy New Year, Snappy New Site & a Ton of New Content

Friday, January 9th, 2009

OK, so we’re all turkey’ed out and glad to be back at work. Sure, I was really thinking that last week on the ski slope.… Read the rest