ducatipaso.org being cut over to new hardware

[mike]

behind the scenes I have been building a better server for our site.
the new system has a dual core CPU, 4G RAM, and can handle up to 4 SATA drives.
over the next couple of weeks once the cutover is complete and stable, we'll be updating to a RAID5 setup and a more reliable detached backup system.

this work will put us in a capacity position to integrate additional file hosting capabilities such as embedded photo hosting in the forum, permitting file uploading, etc.

I hope to make this cutover happen today [12/15/2010]
Please excuse any interruptions

[nnnnnnorman]

good luck with that and thanks for all the time and effort!

[englishstiv]

Your hard work is appreciated, many thanks and hope all goes well.

[mike]

test post

[mike]

looks like i'm getting better at this

[mike]

I broke the smilies

[mike]

[mike]

[mike]

observe, you can now attach files to posts

[mike]

and now I broke the avatars. sigh.

[mike]

fixed!

[higgy]

very noticeable improvement in speed

[mike]

yeah the forum pages seem to generate a lot quicker. this is what I was hoping for.

[fredskidoo]

Awesome Mike - Big thanks from me and, I'm sure, everyone else.
Plus what the hell else can you do trapped in Oregon all winter?

Easy - Ethan

[giocast]

Thank you Mike! a Forum enhancement without ruining the original concept (as several seem to do)