Author Archives: jzw

Jzw administers the Vistua Network and all of it’s systems.

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-05-23

Admin is seeking cause of reported “Black Screen of Death” Curiously
elusive, though. #
Small website update, a few more bevels, minor valign fix for N&N #
Help us collect a list of O.S. upgrade errata @ http://tinyurl.com/p8joqz #

Some Improvements to WikiSearch

It is difficult to express in a few sentences just how vast the improvements to be reaped from the backend upgrade are.
But one is definitely worth pointing out: a native search engine.
Previously, The Vistua Hub relied upon the third-party Atomz search engine to index the site. This did have certain advantages but it was cumbersome [...]

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-05-16

Just remember that we reset your passwords to ‘bank’ you will be forced to
reset #

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-05-09

The “test” OS upgrade is going great, probably will commit next week.
Feedback: http://is.gd/wsGe #
NEW: Official help & support for Li-Ion batteries: http://is.gd/wsKA #
It is now possible to follow all vistua.com changes by RSS, not just N&N
updates! http://is.gd/wt8b #
Now you can http://is.gd/wuOu subscribe to all site changes as well as News
and Notes, among other things #
Admin [...]

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-05-02

Recommended: http://is.gd/vNHW #

Vistua.com Backend Upgrade (Beta)

We are now testing a new backend for Vistua.com. A backend is a software engineering term for software components which are separate from the front-end (the part the user interacts with).
Previously, the site had been running on a custom built SHTML framework which was getting out of control and becoming difficult to manage. The new [...]

Field Testing

We are currently undergoing an operating system Field Test. This test will be conducted for several days to ensure suitability.
It is hoped that the Intel Video Regression is repaired in this operating system version, however, if you experience a frozen system instructions may be found on the front of the station.
This upgrade is fully reversible, [...]

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-04-25

Please be advised login glitches from X. Just keep trying it works
eventually. Investigating #
Backup taken. #
Trying new physical configuration, fixes stuck dvd-drawer problem.
Intermittent buzzing is fan noise. #
Administration is aware that fan noise is annoying. Working on it. #
please stand by, we are aware of the problem. #
please set session to icewm as a temporary [...]

System Status Updates (Digest) 2009-04-18

Serious glitches in MSIE < 7. And Opera < 9.64. Testing continues, Sorry #
URGENT FLASH: EXPERIENCING UPSTREAM NETWORK PROBLEMS. ALL HUB INBOUND TRAFFIC IS AFFECTED. WORKING W/PROVIDER TO FIX. #
UPDATE: Upstream network problem provisionally fixed. Awaiting extra confirmation before issue considered resolved. #
UPDATE: Network unavailability problem is confirmed to be resolved. #
MSIE glitches mostly fixed. [...]

FLASH: Time Warner Abandons “Tiered Pricing” Initiative

NEWS: Time Warner Cable has announced that it has abandoned the so-called “Tiered Pricing” scheme in the Rochester market. This scheme would have caused rates to ascend to previously unthinkable of levels of extravagance, as opposed to the currently cognizable levels of extravagance they now stand at.
Consumer and political pressure, including a number of large [...]