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So, the webhost I used for several years has been giving me lots of headaches in the last few months. The site was down a few times, the database server didn’t work, eMail servers were changed (the last time to one which can’t forward email to gmail!) and other issues. So I finally decided to switch hosts and jump to a PHP/MySQL Linux-based solution rather than the MS IIS ASP one I had before.

So today I finally got around to rewrite the imageviewers in  PHP and while I was at it, I updated the front page to show headers, post dates and descriptions of the five most recent posts here on the blog. Yay for technology!

Anyways, I wish all of you a very happy new year 2008! May all your wishes come true.

I’ve had lots of operating system upgrades in my past. Back when I was a technical beta tester for Microsoft, I basically installed OS updates every few weeks. And kudos to MS, most of the (beta!) builds were really really well put together. Sadly often better than the gold master.With my Macs I only run release versions. Starting with OS X 10.2, the upgrades were smooth. 10.2 -> 10.3: Awesome!. 10.3 -> 10.4: Great!10.4 -> 10.5: Oh my :( 10.5 runs nicely until, god-forbid, I try to use my Apple TV and stream anything to it. After a minute or two my Mac completely freezes. I can still click on dock icons, but they don’t do anything. Neither can I switch nor kills apps. iTunes completely breaks down. So even with 10.5.1 now, I have a hot 46″ TV, but no programming to watch (I get all my shows off of iTunes). VPN to Google doesn’t work either. So, no more quick fixes of docs in the evening (I guess this can be seen as good or bad. But still! I wanna have a choice!). That combined with the fact that Leopard added no functionality I needed, except maybe quick view, leads me to say: this is a bad one Apple. Fix it. And fix it fast. Let’s hope Macworld will bring us joy - and 10.5.2