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Sunday, August 07, 2011

Computer Restoration

This is Steven Petrick posting:

This is the first time in several months I have been able to post directly. For some time, apparently (based on this post) related to internal computer problems every time any one here at ADB, inc. tried to post from the office we would get a message telling us that the blog site could not be found. We would get this message even when we did not use the pre-programmed links, but tried to go to the site directly.

The upshot was that posts would be e-mailed to Jean Sexton who would then post them (as whatever the problem with the office computer was, it was not affecting her computer).

The posting system is working now, but it ultimately required so much work to the computer involved that, for all intents and purposes, it is a new computer. About the only thing that is original to it is the box (so I have been told).

We really should have just purchased a brand new machine.

In any case, with so much wrong we went ahead and invested in a computer back up service, and downloaded all the files (particularly the many links and product covers) to an off-site server before having the computer "restored." Those files have all be re-uploaded to the computer, and work can proceed apace.

The computer is working faster now, and has an updated operations program (which will of course cause trouble for those of us not yet adapted to it, and who have a hard time adapting to changes in how computers work). The increase in productivity for Joel (our graphics director) should help make up for all of that.