Archive for July 3rd, 2009

More info on Authorize.net (2009-7-3)

Turns out the problem was indeed a data center fire (which is a truly frightening prospect).  As best I can tell, a transformer shorted out and started a small fire.  Sprinklers kicked in and put out the fire but also shorted out generators and caused much more serious problems.  Ultimately, all power to the building [...]

Authorize.net Is Down…that’s bad news (2009-7-3)

Looks like Authorize.net is down hard.  That’s a huge problem for online retailers, thousands of whom rely on Authorize.net to process credit cards. See Authorize.net Goes Down, E-Commerce Vendors Left Hanging for a little more info.

Can we really tweet new posts? (2009-7-3)

I just installed a plugin that promises to tweet any new posts to my blog.  This post is a test to see if it really works. Results: Yes, yes it does work.  COOL! Better still, the tweet also updates my Facebook status.  Talk about digital convergence!  Wonder if I can also set it to blog [...]

Photos have gone missing, too (2009-7-3)

It would appear that any photos that were uploaded to a BlogWare photo album have not come across with the rest of the data that I migrated.  Not sure if it’s worth tracking those down…it probably accounts for fewer than 30 posts.