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Site Update 02.23.09

UTF Admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:47:39 +0000

At last, Hulu has updated its Miami Vice video library to include more seasons of the hit series. “Theresa” is the name of the episode that Timmy starred in, which you can watch below.

You can also watch the episode over at Hulu by following this link. Enjoy!

Site Update 02.10.09

UTF Admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:13:01 +0000

Happy (belated) New Year everyone! Despite the economic problems going on world wide, I’m hoping for the best for 2009.

I have posted the audio file for Timmy’s latest song, “Homeless Heart,” in the Media>Music section. If you haven’t heard it yet, be sure to give it a listen. As usual, you can download the song directly from Timmy’s official site.

Site Update 12.20.08

UTF Admin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:13:27 +0000

After months of neglect, I managed to get a post up on Reverb, UTF’s Official Blog. As a special favor to me, please check out my most recent post at Reverb. Just like I started a grass roots effort of one person for Timmy back in 2000, I’m trying to help with this grass roots effort. I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Update: I updated the link to point to the right place. Sorry about that. Been a long couple of days.

Site Update 12.05.08

UTF Admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:38:53 +0000

I guess I find it odd that this happened, but UTF has been dugg on Digg thanks to this link on the whereabouts of Timmy. In checking the Feedburner traffic I noticed a huge spike in traffic the past three days, and after doing some “digging” around, I realized it was a result of the Digg effect. In some ways, I guess it’s an honor to finally be a victim of the Digg effect, but since I no longer care for Digg, it’s not that big of a deal to me as it would have been a year ago.

Even though I have the WordPress cache plugin active, it’s possible you may have had trouble reaching the site. In any case, I just wanted to let you know that if you experienced some downtime the past couple of days, the Digg effect is the reason why.

Site Update 10.05.08

UTF Admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:53:08 +0000

I have posted complete audio files of Timmy’s two most recent songs, “Shot by a Lover” and “Bible by the Bed,” for your listening pleasure. You can find the two songs in the Media>Music section. Enjoy! I sure am.

Site Update 03.29.08

UTF Admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:26:09 +0000

UTF version 5 launches! At last, at last, at last! I’m sure some of you are saying, “It’s about time.” Trust me, I am too; I was just as sick of the old layout as some of you. I slaved, I kept my nose to the grind, and I worked my entire Easter vacation to get this done; however, I think you’ll find that it was well worth it. I would have been ready to launch sooner had the web site outages halted the backend work I needed to complete, but unfortunately, no one can predict when server issues occur.

Because my web host is still experiencing some problems, it’s possible that UTFv5 is a little slow to respond when you initially click on a link or page. Slower responses in page load will also occur because I’m precompiling everything upon initial load. I know I’m speaking a bit geek now, but that essentially means the site is loading the page contents upfront before it displays in your web browser. When you revisit that page (once it loaded the first time), it will display pretty fast because it was preloaded and cached (stored).

I’ve tested the site in Firefox and IE, so everything should look and display normal. If anyone runs across any problems or if anything looks funny, drop me an email via the Contact UTF link.

Now that I’ve launched this thing, I think I’ll catch up on some of the sleep I’ve lost getting this site finished. I hope everyone enjoys the new look and features!

Site Update 03.28.08

UTF Admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:21:03 +0000

If you’re subscribed to Reverb, you may need to update the old RSS feed with a new RSS feed. I made some changes, and it’s possible you will need to update the feed for this blog if you no longer receive updates via your favorite RSS reader.

Site Update 03.27.08

UTF Admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:29:36 +0000

Web Site Outages

If you’ve tried to visit the Reverb or even UTF for that matter, you probably encountered some “file not found” pages in addition to a sluggish (slow) site and other issues. I apologize for that. My host was having some major issues, and my site, along with hundreds (if not thousands) of other customers got knocked off line. The issue seems to be resolved for the most part; however, my host is still having issues. I can’t guarantee that Reverb or UTF won’t go back out again. Paying for true 99% uptime is a bit more expensive.

UTF Version 5

Prior to the outages, I was able to make a large amount of progress on UTF version 5. The site is 98% complete. I would have been closer to finishing and launching sooner, but I’m nearly three days behind schedule thanks to intermittent site outages. I still have some backend work to complete, but UTF v5 will launch really soon. Timmy has seen the new site and thinks it’s great. Everyone else will soon see that it’s a vast improvement over the current version of the site. Stay tuned to Reverb to find out when the new site (and very much improved) launches.

Site Update 03.22.08

UTF Admin — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:36:22 +0000

Effective immediately, the Official UTF Newsletter will no longer be delivered to subscribers via email. Between this blog and the new version of UTF (which really is coming soon), I no longer see the need to maintain the newsletter. You can subscribe to the latest UTF news on Reverb by subscribing to the RSS feed. The new version of UTF will also have RSS, so you will get the news and updates instantly in your favorite RSS reader.

Site Update 01.31.08

UTF Admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:25:28 +0000

If you tried to visit the UTF message board and landed at Reverb, then your eyes (or browser) is not playing tricks on you. The UTF message board has been taken off line and the associated database will be deleted. The URL for the message board now redirects to Reverb, the official UTF blog.

If you haven’t visited Reverb before, it is the place where I post random thoughts on entertainment for the most part. I also will post UTF news there until the new version of UTF version 5 is up and available for the public. You can subscribe to any posts at Reverb via RSS. If you don’t know what RSS is, look for the orange symbol on the UTF blog, click on that, and subscribe using an RSS reader.