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Finally …. I think I got my blog back.

My websites have been hosted on some older servers in the company that I once owned.  I got a notice a while back from the new owners that they would soon be “migrating” my websites (and believe me, I’ve got quite a few!) to their newer servers.

Migration.  My head started spinning.  Remembering those long 2-3 day windows where, for whatever reason, we would have to do a big server migration.  That was back in the day when I was the owner of HPP Christian Web Hosting.  I’d be overwhelmed with issues for days and thankfully, my top-notch server admin, Parmanand, would always be there to work out the kinks.

So, you can imagine my surprise (and frustration) when I started getting emails the weekend of May 21 that all of the sites were being moved.  I was leading worship and speaking at the AllAboutWorship retreat – a time when, simply because of new friends, exposure, and leadership opportunities, you don’t want your websites to be DOWN.

But DOWN they were.  Business sites.  Blog sites.

Through a series of events, my blog was finally migrated, but the “switch” wasn’t initiated.  When it was, all the content wasn’t there.  So, they “switched” it back to the old one.   Then, they fixed it again.  Then, this past weekend … out of nowhere … it was switched back to the old server, but this time, there was no fredmckinnon.com to be found – just a default server page.

Frustrated?  Yep.

Surprised?  No.

Remember, I once owned a company like this.  I did this more times than I can count.  I handled the frantic emails and calls of customers wondering why their site wasn’t showing up … waiting for the “switch” … waiting for their ISP to “find” the new location.

As I stroked my grey-filled sideburns (a habit that shows up when I’m anxious), I stopped and remembered how thankful I am that I don’t have to be responsible for that anymore.

And today, my first post since that migration began (which should have never taken more than 24 hours), I am here to say, “Thank You, God – I got my blog back”.

For the Kingdom,
Fred

So here’s my “Monday Muse” question for us all today.

“FriendFeed” - do you have it?  Do you use it?

I stumbled upon this site a while back and created a profile but only started using it last week.  I was getting dozens of “____ has subscribed to your friendfeed” emails and wasn’t sure what that meant or why.

Basically, “FriendFeed” allows you to aggragate your online activity into one, continuous stream.  For me, that’s more than a stream, that’s whitewater rapids!  (and all my local buddies who see me at church and say “man, you twitter WAY too much” sound out a hearty AMEN)

Thanks to my buddy Scott who sent me these tips for getting started and using FriendFeed.  In addition, I’ve discovered that it can be quite Read more »

It’s TIME for a PARTY!

To all you RSS subscribers out there … I’d like to say “Thanks”.  Today I noticed that RSS Subscribers on FredMcKinnon.Com have surpassed the 200+ mark.  That, combined with an average of 550+ actual visitors on the website, I’m grateful to be approaching that 1,000 people/day mark.

Why?

Way back when, Carlos said it best:

Because a click is a person.
A person has a heartbeat.
A heartbeat has a passion.
A passion can change the world.
You can change the world.

Thanks for spreading the word about the ramblings I have over here.  (“ramblings”, ©RobertPooley, the guy who originally sparked my interest in this ‘blog word’).

To celebrate, I’d like to ask all of you … yes, even the lurkers (you know who you are!) to take 30 seconds of your time and comment, a “roll call” of sorts … no affirmation votes here, we need the real deal …if you’ve never commented before, don’t worry … I don’t spam you, sell of your email address, etc.  If you’ve never commented, it will be moderated until I approve it – so be patient.

What I’d love to know:
1.  Name
2.  City, State, Country
3.  How do you subscribe?  (Rss, Email, Web, etc.)
4.  Favorite topic?

Would you do me the honor of replying?