tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:27:52 +0000Internet NewsTutorialSite Newshttp://blog.bayw.org/noreply@blogger.com (3ch0)Blogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-7623532328354499311Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:13:00 +00002012-01-06T08:13:30.151-05:00Site NewsBayW is undergoing major maintenance – we are upgrading to phpBB3 as you read this announcement. The conversion process is 70% finished and the rest of it should be done very soon. Be patient, bear with us, and we will be finished with this as quickly as possible. The upgrade will fix our issues with the search engine. It will resolve the problem we have been having with internal errors. And it http://blog.bayw.org/2012/01/major-maintenance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-8500442019535037616Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:11:00 +00002011-10-08T14:21:34.747-04:00As expected we hit some problems with relaunching the site, these things are never the easiest to do, but many man hours spent reconfiguring server settings and getting things to the acceptable standard set by the admin team, we are moments from going live again!The website has been restored, the database has been restored and the server switched! We are literally adding the finishing few toucheshttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/10/as-expected-we-hit-some-problems-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-6238420274049809929Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:25:00 +00002011-10-06T12:43:37.339-04:00Great news! BayW has successfully sourced yet another high spec'd server, now comes the boring part. We have already started the setup and configuration but this is a lengthy process which needs to be done in unison with our server hosts.If all goes to plan with no hiccups we aim to have BayW back online in time for the weekend! Fingers crossed.BayW Adminhttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/10/bayw-going-live-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-3843259537583171975Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:56:00 +00002011-10-05T12:10:57.098-04:00BayW is experiencing some unexpected downtime, as soon as we know more we will post back and keep you all updated.BayW Admin team[Update 10/05/2011]BayW is on the move, we are negotiating a new server host. As you can imagine this is a long tiresome process, so hang in there, more updates and ETA's to come soon!BayW Admin teamhttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/10/bayw-downtime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-4993177171476699751Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:15:00 +00002011-07-27T09:57:36.015-04:00We are having some problems with our bandwidth provider and are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Update: 9:41 AM (NYC) - We have received words from the data-center the server should be back online in thirty-minutes. BayW is back online, if you are unable to access it or still unable to connect, just flush your DNS and it should work beautifully.http://blog.bayw.org/2011/07/bayw-down-and-offline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-8896976682379409976Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:23:00 +00002011-06-30T14:34:44.989-04:00Internet NewsThe Google + Project We all use Gmail to send and receive emails; in the old days (not that long ago) we used to use Yahoo mail until the advent of Gmail. Today, anyone with an online profile is using Facebook. Facebook like Yahoo Mail dominate the social network sphere of the Internet. And it does not have any formidable competitors -- that could change in matter of months. When Gmail was http://blog.bayw.org/2011/06/time-to-kill-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-4124351938886676179Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:04:00 +00002011-06-28T15:06:58.228-04:00TutorialI use the VLC player and it works amazingly. Here is a video so you can do what I do. It is by far the best way to listen to the radio only second to clicking the link on the corner and having it automatically play. Here is how, watch the video. The BayW radio plays everything -- seriously -- we play everything even tracks from 1920s as well as playing the latest songs from the greatest artists http://blog.bayw.org/2011/06/how-do-i-listen-to-bayw-radio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-5765217532677136955Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:55:00 +00002011-06-10T20:19:58.603-04:00Site NewsBayW has gone offline due datacenter outage, we will be back online as soon as possible. In the mean time listen to the BayW Radio, which is 100% online and streaming excellent music. Radio.BayW.org or click on the icon on the side of the blog. UPDATE: We are back online.http://blog.bayw.org/2011/06/unexpected-downtime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-4768073386512715629Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:08:00 +00002011-06-09T12:28:43.939-04:00Internet NewsOperating System by Google Google has finally released its Chrome operating system. What is it? It's just a browser. It allows you to access everything you want via the Internet; everything you want or need is on the internet so why do you need extra applications like Microsoft or Apple OS which always come bundled with myriad of applications. Some reviews from major tech sources: ZDNet http://blog.bayw.org/2011/06/chromebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-2742897367630979786Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:50:00 +00002011-06-09T12:24:38.956-04:00Internet NewsMicrosoft's New Operating System Unveiled! Microsoft has changed Windows completely. First it got rid of the start text on the corner, an essential feature on Windows 2000 and the wildly successful Windows XP. In Windows Vista the start text was turned into a crisp light up icon (same on Win7). In windows 8, it's gone! Microsoft has decided to ride the social networking trend. A trend that ishttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/06/windows-8-bayw-first-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-3043357911649533245Fri, 13 May 2011 16:39:00 +00002011-06-03T00:04:25.104-04:00Site NewsWe have started doing maintenance to replace our hard drive and to add a newer much faster and more advanced HD into our server. It will take some time roughly about 12 hours estimated. All times are based on Washington DC time zone. Update1: Maintenance has started; database backup in progress (12:11 PM). Update2: Database and files backup completed; request sent to data center to replace hard http://blog.bayw.org/2011/05/hard-drive-replacement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-3878378648210289538Mon, 09 May 2011 23:07:00 +00002011-06-03T00:04:20.412-04:00Site NewsAfter some failed attempts (from a forum which is not important enough to mention here) which tried to hack several users accounts in a moment of pettiness, we have upped our security and added another layer of protection to every users accounts. You may be faced with the message Incorrect password. Fear not, simply clear/delete your internet cookies/cache then relogin with the exact username/http://blog.bayw.org/2011/05/problems-logging-in-incorrect-password.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)76tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-5111968369977088833Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:18:00 +00002011-06-03T00:04:15.586-04:00Site NewsYou more than likely would have been faced with some downtime and/or slow speeds over the last few days. This is because we have been hit with several DDoS attacks. We are obviously seen as a threat to someone who feels the need to halt our progression. The admin team are working on it now and will try to stop such things happening in the future.http://blog.bayw.org/2011/03/ddos-attacks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-2916184086202117548Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:39:00 +00002011-06-03T00:04:12.574-04:00Site NewsWe are back online. We encountered some bad errors over the past few days, php was having problems loading our addons along with some other bugs. We tried keeping the site online to avoid any downtime whilst we made some changes but as a result this caused more problems and in the end the inevitable happened and the site crashed. We have reinstalled the webserver, restored the database and fixedhttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/02/back-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-207463418431659898Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +00002011-06-03T00:04:08.725-04:00Site NewsThe upstream provider has blocked our traffic; causing the down time. We have contacted them and things should return to normalcy soon. A combination of dos attacks and complaints was the cause. There may be some content on the site which we may need to remove in order to accommodate the upstream providers -- much of which are dead links anyhow, we will appease them and resume normal operations http://blog.bayw.org/2011/02/normalcy-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-1491787638610792323Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:42:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:30.446-04:00Site News Long over due - BayW finally has its new server. We are currently at a testing stage, and migrating the massive site database. Whilst this is being done there is no better time to try our first attempt at a search reindex. Estimated downtime is 24 hours of posting this. Im sure this short downtime will be worth it for all of you when you feel our new speeds im currently getting on the test sitehttp://blog.bayw.org/2011/01/downtime-24th-january-2011-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-1005592769550394459Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:25:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:26.277-04:00Site NewsDue to unexpected circumstances our server was null routed for the last 6 hours. We have contacted our host and they are working to resolve the issue. Update (5:20 am): Server address has been changed it should resolve within the next few hours and restore BayW.org. Update (5:32 am): IP has been updated for domain and server. Notice: All times are Moscow standard time.http://blog.bayw.org/2011/01/server-null-routed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-8502063689601619783Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:55:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:22.330-04:00Site NewsWe are currently in the process of updating everything to reflect the new domain name, including the Blog. As you can appreciate, there are many changes to be made and we will try to have all the updates finalised as soon as possible.http://blog.bayw.org/2011/01/site-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (c0re)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-6954899550588457772Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:47:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:18.456-04:00Site NewsWe have successfully merged BayW Community with ForumW. We thank all the BayW members for joining the new larger integrated community and all ForumW members for embracing the merger wholeheartedly. Everything has smoothly transitioned. All VIP and Donators from BW have been carried over to ForumW. Almost all the staff members who reached out and wanted to be part of the combined site have been http://blog.bayw.org/2010/12/bayw-and-forumw-merger-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-5536012765894587043Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:39:00 +00002010-12-03T08:54:44.902-05:00Site NewsWe are having a minor down time due to some network outage at the datacenter. We have contacted them and have been told everything will come back online in an hour or so. While you wait for us to come back online go outside and play its good for you! 3rd Dec 2010 -- Things have normalized the site is back online and everything should function as usual. As always when the website is down -- http://blog.bayw.org/2010/12/datacenter-outage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (3ch0)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-5601120917438779937Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:27:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:14.378-04:00Site News We will be rejecting any Transfer requests made after Sunday October 31st 2010. This allows enough time for all BayW Donators and VIPS to get transferred over if they have not already done so. Remember if your having any trouble what so ever please contact c0re. This really is your last time to get transferred over. To those who have already successfully been Transferred to ForumW I hope http://blog.bayw.org/2010/10/last-call-for-bayw-donators-and-vips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-8766875794410731026Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:33:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:10.589-04:00Site NewsWe have transfered every BayW Donator and VIP we have had transfer request for, if for any reason you still have not been transfered and you were either a BayW Donator and VIP please contact Nemo Or c0re.http://blog.bayw.org/2010/10/bayw-donators-vip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-7788081441342893266Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:04:00 +00002011-06-03T00:03:06.124-04:00Site NewsBayW members who requested to be transferred have completed and add to VIP section, your rank will appear shortly. If you are were a BayW VIP and have not yet Transferred your account over, or you have Transferred but do not have VIP access. Please contact Me HERE.http://blog.bayw.org/2010/10/bayw-vips-transferred.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-59941288205936705Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:29:00 +00002011-06-03T00:02:33.498-04:00Site News Congratulations all who have successfully signed into the board, and enjoying it for what it is. Just a quick update. The account transfer has been temporarily closed, it was struggling with thousands of requests in such a small space of time, and was failing. If you were a BayW member the easiest and fastest way to gain access here on ForumW will be to create a new account. If you were http://blog.bayw.org/2010/10/forumw-bayw-transfer-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368010147698809822.post-1242792930576741055Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:20:00 +00002011-06-03T00:02:29.428-04:00Site NewsYour account can not be transferred if; • If you have a post count lower than 1k. • Your email is being used on another account here at Forumw. • If the username is already taken by someone else. • The password you supplied does not match the account given. • You send a request more than once. These actions have been made to speed up the transfer process and to give a better service for all. http://blog.bayw.org/2010/10/important-info-regarding-transferring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nemo)4