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Topslakr July 23rd, 2008

Some unnecessary blog information is to follow:

I have move Topslakr.com to a new VM. It was a mostly painless project once I wrapped my mind around what needed to be done. The problem was that Topslakr.com was being hosted on a fairly old version of Mandriva and I wasn’t confident that it was getting the updates it needed to stay secure. The solution in my mind was a move the site to a newer version of Linux that would get those updates and be supported for a longer amount of time.

The process wasn’t too bad. I setup a new VM running Linux and installed the LAMP stack that I needed to host Wordpress, this included Apache, PHP and MySQL. Once that was done I created my database in MySQL and setup the permissions for the website to access it. I then download and put in place the latest version of Wordpress. I didn’t bother doing any setup or configuration to it. I then exported my database from the existing topslakr.com using the WP-DB-Backup Plugin which is quick and painless. You choose the tables to backup and a minute or so later you are presented with a compressed sql file that you can save to your local machine.

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Topslakr July 22nd, 2008

• I’m pretty sure I left an 8GB CF card and card reader in Nashville. That’s an expensive mistake… I’m going to keep looking. #
• I’m uploading my images from Nashville to my image gallery. Take a peek: http://gallery.me.com/topslakr#100219 #

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Topslakr July 21st, 2008

• @cpNashville The Conference was amazing, you all did an awesome job. I just wish I could find more of you guys on Twitter! #
• iPhone app hiccup. All apps stopped working but after a sync everything is working again…. I felt so alone without twitterific… #

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Topslakr July 20th, 2008

• Alive and on the ground in wonderful Manchester, New Hampshire. Good to be home. Time to find out if they have my bag. Fingers crossed. #
• Sings: “It’s good to be on the road back home again” #

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Topslakr July 19th, 2008

• The choir is doing their thing: http://twitpic.com/4mpz #
• Higher Ground, my least favorite Christian group, had their backing tracks skip tonight, including the vocal. Awful. http://twitpic.com/4n3o #

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Topslakr July 18th, 2008

• After a killer choir concert, it’s time for a bite to eat. Prospects don’t look good. #
• $9.50 for a salad @ Applebees… Way over priced and not worth it. Applebees, you are dead to me. #

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Topslakr July 17th, 2008

• It has begun!! Landy is starting rehearsal. http://twitpic.com/4cmq #
• They have a big choir! http://twitpic.com/4d4x #
• After a long rehearsal were headed back for some much needed sleep. Breakfast @ 7:15… Ugh! #
• I’m worried about battery life for tomorrow. I’m sure the iphone won’t make it through, like every smart phone I’ve ever had…. #
• I need it to last from 7am till ~5pm. Should be able to do a quick charge after that. WIFI off, Bluetooth off… 3G off too? Time will tell. #
• First full day starts in an hour. Not sure why I’m already awake but oh well. Probably can be blamed on the 1hr time change. #

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Topslakr July 16th, 2008

• On my way to the airport. It sure is early… #
• Sitting. In the airport ready to go. T-60 minutes #
• My seat to NC. I have a very sad child behind me… http://twitpic.com/49v8 #
• Killing time waiting for a connecting flight. Nashville by noon. #

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Topslakr July 15th, 2008

• My iPhone has reached New Hampshire. It looks like it may actuallyshow up today. Hooray! I was up again at 5am this morning.. no alarm… #
• Getting my hair cut and listening to the hair dressers talking about traffic and store selection in this town vs. the next. Hot Topic.. #
• iPhone has arrived. I’m driving home to get it now!! Finally! #

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Topslakr July 14th, 2008

• Just got a shipment notification that my iPhone 3G has shipped. It’s due to arrive tomoorw which means I’ll have it for my trip!!! Hooray! #
• Fedex has picked up my iPhone from Fort Worth Texas. This is good news… I hope. #
• iPhone deliveryrequires that you sign, no pre-sign allowed. This could be a fatal flaw. History states that I’ll pass out just as it arrives #
• @WilHarris If I could get your shows on my iPod, I would watch. I don’t see a way to get Channelflip into iTunes… #
• @WilHarris So you’re telling me I missed the giant ‘Subscribe’ button on the homepage? Right well… you have a new viewer at least #

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