New Server, Here We Come!

[Jason Dunn]

Frequent Pocket PC Thoughts visitors will know that sometimes, our site just isn't on the grid. :oops: We have anywhere from one to six service restarts a day due to high load. The simple fact is that our current hardware (Celeron 1.3 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB EIDE HD) is overloaded. We've implemented all sorts of tweaks, including database caching systems that we've built from scratch, but the end result is the same: we don't have the raw power we need to achieve stability.<br /><br />We've needed to do this for a long time, and it's finally happening: we're moving to a new server at Rackshack, a monster Dell box with 2 GB of RAM, twin 73 GB SCSI hard drives in a RAID array, and dual 2 Ghz Xeon processors. Yeah baby, yeah! :rock on dude!: I've been playing around with a copy of this site on the new server, and the speed is blazing fast, but I'm most excited about simply having stable uptime. :-)<br /><br />We're making the move tonight, so depending on how fast the DNS records update, it may take a couple of days for everything to move over properly. Once we start to make the move, the forums will be locked down so the databases can be moved over.<br /><br />Thanks for your patience! Things may be a bit bumpy on the site over the next 12 hours or so, but please don't email me about problems until after that time - I assure you, we'll already know about them. :wink:

[GO-TRIBE]

Wow 8O

I just can't beleive that the old server supported this site at all.

Viva PPCTs!

[Jason Dunn]

I just can't beleive that the old server supported this site at all.

It just barely did...this new one should handle it much, much better. :D

This is kind of nice, I have the whole site to myself. ;-)

[Robert Levy]

Gosh Jason... with a server like this you could probably host another big site on the same box without any trouble. 8)

[JonnoB]

Will this help accelerate forums accessible in a mobile format? At least the new PIE in 2003 will format the pages better and make it more readable....

[Trade Wind]

Gosh Jason... with a server like this you could probably host another big site on the same box without any trouble. 8)

LOL! Pocket Smartphone Thoughts? PST? Pocket Windows Powered Smartphone Thoughts? lol PWPST!

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Congrats on the new digs Jason!! We're all thrilled to be here for the ride!

Maybe you can MSNize your emoticons down the road...

[Hau Wei]

Wow. The new server is really fast...great move! Keep up the good job! :lol:

[Mike Temporale]

a monster Dell box with 2 GB of RAM, twin 73 GB SCSI hard drives in a RAID array, and dual 2 Ghz Xeon processors.

Nice box :!:

[mccollin]

I can't believe you guys were running on that Celeron box! My hat's off to your technical team.

pdaPhoneHome.com just recently moved to a new dedicated server with a 2.1GB AMD processor, 1G RAM, and 60G disk. It is amazing how these moves can happen in mid-flight with minimal outages.

It still boggles my mind that you were running on that server. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Rob Borek]

Heck, I remember when Pocket PC Thoughts was this small blog started by Jason on a whim, on a shared server. Now it's grown to be a monster!

Congrats Jason - the web site has come a long ways since you first started it, as has the Pocket PC world :)

[Jason Dunn]

Gosh Jason... with a server like this you could probably host another big site on the same box without any trouble. 8)

Hey, now that you mention it... :lol:

[Jason Dunn]

I can't believe you guys were running on that Celeron box! My hat's off to your technical team.

Absolutely! Jorj Bauer, Chris Edwards, Janak Parekh, and of course Fabrizio Fiandanese, all make up our awesome technical team that hand-crafted the OS and services on this new server. I couldn't have done this without them! :werenotworthy:

[beq]

Man but the new server must cost a pretty penny per month...

Anyways apparently I caught the site in mid change last night, saw this announcement, then went to page 2 for any missed articles, then when I went back on the browser the haiku loaded instead. Then I went to page 2 again and clicked on the previous page link, and the front page loaded fine again. Then I went to this forum thread and had started to type something, but by coincidence my cordless keyboard ran out of juice and I had to change batts, and by then everything was gone. So that's my story and I'm sticking to it, hee hee.

[ricksfiona]

I agree. I'm surprised the site was running on a 1.3GHz Celeron machine. I know this is a very busy site and you folks have done a TRABAJO MOY EXCELLENTE!

Keep up the good work. I would like to mention that I would be happy to pay $5 - $10 a month to keep this site running. Or maybe for that money, to get some kind of 'Premium' service that may include 'Subscriber Only' offers. You have lots of options.

BTW, I pay $5/month for web access and headlines for the Wall Street Journal. So you now know where I place you folks in my priorities.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Gosh Jason... with a server like this you could probably host another big site on the same box without any trouble. 8)

Hey, now that you mention it... :lol:

And so the world domination plans continue apace........ :werenotworthy:

[achille]

[ctmagnus]

Pocketpcthoughts's first page ever*
...Friday 13th/Oct/2000...

...Jason...

OMG! I knew it! If you hear a chainsaw, RUN!

:mrgreen:

[Jason Dunn]

Pocketpcthoughts's first page ever*

Yup. Thursday October 12th, 2000, was the very first post. That would have been a little creepy if it was Friday the 13th and my name was Jason....well, my name is Jason, but you know what I mean.

Ah, the memories. And it's funny to see how my concept of what I wanted in a site have changed. :lol: Thanks for the blast from the past!

[Pony99CA]

Gosh Jason... with a server like this you could probably host another big site on the same box without any trouble. 8)
LOL! Pocket Smartphone Thoughts? PST? Pocket Windows Powered Smartphone Thoughts? lol PWPST!

Maybe -- Smartphone Thoughts (http://smartphonethoughts.com/).

Definitely -- Digital Media Thoughts (http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com).

Steve

[ctmagnus]

06/20/03 19:12:33 whois pocketpcthoughts.com
.com is a domain of USA & International Commercial
Searches for .com can be run at http://www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net pocketpcthoughts.com ...
Redirecting to TUCOWS, INC.

whois -h whois.opensrs.net pocketpcthoughts.com ...
Registrant:
Mount Royal Public Relations Department
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA

Domain name: POCKETPCTHOUGHTS.COM

Administrative Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010
Technical Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010


Registration Service Provider:
Look Communications Inc. / Easyhosting.com, [email protected]
1-877-414-5665
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 15-May-2003.
Record expires on 12-Oct-2003.
Record Created on 12-Oct-2000.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.132
NS2.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.162


06/20/03 19:12:57 whois digitalmediathoughts.com
.com is a domain of USA & International Commercial
Searches for .com can be run at http://www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net digitalmediathoughts.com ...
Redirecting to TUCOWS, INC.

whois -h whois.opensrs.net digitalmediathoughts.com ...
Registrant:
Mount Royal Public Relations Department
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA

Domain name: DIGITALMEDIATHOUGHTS.COM

Administrative Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010
Technical Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010


Registration Service Provider:
Consumer.net - TheNIC.com, [email protected]
http://TheNIC.com
Discount consumer gateway to Tucows OpenSRS - Domain renewals, Tucows
e-mail, SSL Certificates.


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 15-May-2003.
Record expires on 27-Nov-2003.
Record Created on 27-Nov-2002.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.132
NS2.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.162


06/20/03 19:12:10 whois smartphonethoughts.com
.com is a domain of USA & International Commercial
Searches for .com can be run at http://www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net smartphonethoughts.com ...
Redirecting to TUCOWS, INC.

whois -h whois.opensrs.net smartphonethoughts.com ...
Registrant:
Mount Royal Public Relations Department
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA

Domain name: SMARTPHONETHOUGHTS.COM

Administrative Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010
Technical Contact:
Gala, Legacy [email protected]
41 Cove Close NW
Calgary, AB T3F 9F1
CA
403-310-1010


Registration Service Provider:
Consumer.net - TheNIC.com, [email protected]
http://TheNIC.com
Discount consumer gateway to Tucows OpenSRS - Domain renewals, Tucows
e-mail, SSL Certificates.


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 15-May-2003.
Record expires on 23-Oct-2003.
Record Created on 23-Oct-2002.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.132
NS2.RACKSHACK.NET 207.218.223.162


Coincidence? No, Conspiracy! :twisted: ('cuz the phone number listed belongs to Pizza Hut. :mrgreen: )

http://www.magnusson.ca/Images/The-Hut.jpg

[JonnoB]

www.thoughtsmedia.com

It is a new media conglomerate.