After a recent server migration, I noticed that the TTFB (Time To First Byte) of the WordPress admin tools of one of my sites was abysmal – it would literally take over 10 seconds to get the page to open – sometimes up to 20 “Site health check” on the admin panel was telling me …
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Even More Server Migration Fun
I finally did it – I “pulled the plug” on my very long time web hosting provider. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Netsonic has been a great provider through the years. Their tech staff Adam and Bleau have been phenomenal, but my hosting needs have changed/evolved and so I’ve moved on. …
Drinking Apple Flavored Kool-Aid
… or how I learned to stop winging and like the Apple Watch When Apple first released their Apple Watch in 2015, I looked at it with some suspicion, perhaps even a bit of derision. “Here is a solution in search of a problem”, I thought. “Do people even wear watches anymore?”, I pondered. Other …
Hey Microsoft, Why the Southpaw Hate?
Disclaimer first: I’m not left handed, but this particular issue brought home how the default right-handedness of things must be seriously frustrating to left handed people. I have one or two Windows 8.1 machines that have touch screens. They’re full windows machines, not tablets, but they have the feature. I actually use the touch very …
More Server Migration Fun
Back in April of 2015, I underwent a server migration from a dedicated physical server to virtual servers. It marked an end to me hosting web sites for other folks. I’ve been running along smoothly with those, but recently I received a notice that a key part of my hosting environment was going end of …
More stuff to tame FireFox…
In my previous note HOWTO: Tame FireFox Quantum so it Stops Trying to be Google Chrome … I missed some important things that also matter to me Disabling Video Auto Play I find automatic playing of video to be incredibly annoying. In my previous note I mentioned the add-on FlashBlock Plus. This does a great …
HOWTO: Tame FireFox Quantum so it Stops Trying to be Google Chrome
I wrote in a previous note ( You’ve heard of “Browser Wars” this is my “Browser Woes” (An Aspie Brain Coping With Change for Change’s Sake) about my battle with change for change’s sake when it comes to browsers / FireFox specifically. I won’t rehash that here. But what I will do here is tell …
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You’ve heard of “Browser Wars” this is my “Browser Woes” (An Aspie Brain Coping With Change for Change’s Sake)
I was a FireFox user for a long time. For years, its layout and rich extension community meant I could get it to work exactly “just so” for my needs. I had it laid out with the standard Windows Menu bar at the top.. the toolbar with URL bar next down but searching from the …
Goodbye Samsung, Hello Moto
It’s been a few years.. My Samsung Galaxy 6 was still quite functional, but my service provider (Sprint) was not. I got really tired of the spotty signal strength outside of major metropolitan areas. I had been considering moving to T Mobile the next time I needed to change phones/carriers. I did the cost comparison …
Server Migration Fun
I’ve been with my current web hosting company for quite a few years… I can’t recall precisely how many, but it’s safe to say just short of a decade. Over the years, they’ve been a great hosting company, and they’ve worked with me through a couple different upgrades as my hosting needs increased. However, over …