Posted by nicole on December 6, 2010
All of a sudden, I can’t visit any website, but I can still use my Skype! Checking the office computer, I discover it’s not a simple computer issue. A quick chat with a colleague in Chicago reveals it’s happening to him too. So much for think a simple router reset will do the trick. Luckily after about 30 minutes, I can at least do a Google search for Comcast outage and the live twitter results confirm my suspicions; a Comcast DNS outage in the Midwest. A quick switch of my computer setting to the OpenDNS servers, and I’m back up and running in seconds.
Here’s a quick “how-to” from ComputerWorld about changing your DNS to OpenDNS and just avoid the Comcast outage completely: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17432/how_to_work_around_the_comcast_internet_blackout
Whether I keep using an alternate DNS service, I don’t know, but for tonight, it works!
Posted by admin on December 27, 2008
WordPress is so versatle, that I’ve spend the last couple of days giving my family website a complete overhaul. What used to be a blog managed by blogger with the coppermine gallery for photos has now been converted completely to WordPress, utilizing the NextGen Gallery for the family photos. Various common plugins are also in use, such as cformsII and akismet. I’ve modified the freely available Oriential theme to create the look. Visit oneproudmama.com and take a look.
Posted by admin on December 20, 2008
Chris posted on his blog about how he and his wife had the wonderful opportunity to go on a shopping spree for toys to give away! He talks about how fun it was to relive their childhood memories while shopping thanks to a generous donation by Sears. As Chris puts it, they
“…thoroughly enjoyed taking a trip across town and down memory lane as we tore through the “Toy Shop.” The goal: to find $500 worth of toys to give to a local donation center.”
Read all about it here: http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/12/15/receiving-the-gift-of-giving/.
While you’re at it, go ahead and join in on the contest Chris has going on! I’m entering to win the Lego package, because Lego have been a longtime hobby of mine (26 years to be exact!)
Giveaway Info
Merry Christmas, Chris and Ponzi, and thank you for your generosity!
