so much for tech support

got an email noting that i seem to have fixed the permissions myself. nice of them to acknowledge there was a problem ticket out there (only took two weeks!)

wordpress is installed, and i can access everything just fine, now. going to try to import everything from this one, but not too worried if i don't manage it. starting over is sometimes a good thing. my whole site needs revamping, anyway. did a little browsing around in the themes last night. there are a few that i quite like; might not have to do any editing. that will save a bit of time.

between trying out new technologies and house cleaning, i'm sleeping really well! i hate it when i start dreaming about boxes and code, though.

finally!

not that the webhost was any help. i took another stab at changing things, myself. specifically - i changed some of the file permissions in the file manager on the the site. tedious, it probably would have been easier if i could have run a batch-file, but i finally have access to the admin panel for wordpress! wordpress is finally working!

now, all i have to do is learn how to use it well. it certainly looks more robust than blogger. i understand i can import my old blogger, as well. hmm...

so far no luck. i guess i'm going to have to do a little more research into how it's supposed to work. eventually, i should get it right. i'd hate to just abandon this. then again, it has been on the lame side, so far.

there's a lot more to wordpress then there is here. going to enter an intense learning curve this week. hope to be completely switched over before the end of the month

oh, goody :(

i just found out that blogger is not really working correctly, after all. even after republishing the entire blog, the archives are inaccessible. "permissions" denied.

there really is something seriously wrong with my hosted site. and i'm really very peeved. got a recommendation for a new host last night, from someone who has had similar issues with my current host. definitely going to call up some details in the morning.

iPod Touch

i succumbed! 16GB version on order! it's the perfect solution. everything i liked about the iPhone without having to switch to ATT or paying the $60/month data charges. i really like that. my current iTunes library is around 12GB; the whole thing will fit on the iPod Touch with room to spare for a lot of my photos. whee!

a side word, here. lots of people have complained about the HUGE price drop on the iPhone. it's only logical. with the new iPod line out, there's a huge conflict whether to buy the iPod or the iPhone. and it's moot, now; Apple is splitting the difference with early adopters - $100 credit in the Apple store. Yeah, they could have priced it lower in the first place, but there IS a risk when you ruch out to buy the newest tech. it wasn't the price that made me wait - it was ATT. with the iPod Touch, now i'm really happy i waited. maybe down the line i'll buy the iPhone, but ATT's got to get better, or the contract does, or the market's got to open up (no exclusivity). have you noticed the ones yelling the loudest about the price drop are NOT the ones who bought it?

about the rest of the iPod lineup. 160GBs is really cool. i have a 60GB iPod video that i use primarily as a backup drive for my macbook. the new nano does look kinda fat, but it's almost cute that way. and i love that the shuffle is now available in {product} red. might even get one, just because.

at least blogger is working, again…

had to call tech support twice to get the site working, again. there are still issues. wordpress is installed, but there's a flaw somewhere; it will not allow me access to the admin panel. i'm hoping it will be fixed soon - i do want to switch over...

in the meantime, i've realized how woefully out of date the site actually is. i'm going to be heavy into editing over the next month. just updating the files, let alone the look and feel. there's a lot of things i started but never finished...