Due to the recent stability issues, my web host is moving their servers to another location. The expected downtime is between 19:00-22:00 CET. The site might be up intermittently during this time, but might not be fully functional. Check my twitter (@perberglund) for updates if it takes longer than specified.
Site news
The blog was down for several hours this evening. The reason for this was a(nother) power outage at the server centre where this blog is hosted. Sorry for the downtime.
Like some of you noticed the blog was offline for most of Sunday. The reason for this was a power outage at the server center where this site is hosted. Just thought I’d let you know if you were wondering (and not following me on twitter). Everything is back to normal now.
I’ve updated the site today so that if you click the thumbnail image for a video the download starts. Previously the preview images were shown when you did this.
Let me know if you experience any problems related to this.
It’s supposed to work like this: if you hover the mouse pointer over the image you should see a download icon. When you click it, it should say “loading…” and the download should start. Then the “loading…” message should disappear after a few seconds.
I tweaked the download script a little so you can watch the videos on this site on iPhone. Skipping ahead also works. If you want to save them you still have to download on your computer and add to your iTunes library. I’ll update the FAQ after X-mas
edit: seems like I over-promised here. While it kind of works, more traffic is logged than is actually used when you stream the videos to iPhone, so I’m blocking it for the time being (or you’ll end up hitting your bandwidth limit too soon). You can still download via PC or Mac and add the video via iTunes though.
As an experiment I’ve started tweeting. I’m still trying to get a hang of it, but if you want you can follow me on Twitter. It’s open for everyone.
I’ve also decided to open up my Facebook account from being close friends only to allow online friends (J-Pop/K-Pop fans) too. I’m tweeting in English and my tweets gets posted on Facebook too, so it’s basically the same updates in both places. I still need to approve the friend request on Facebook, so it’d be nice if you wrote that you came via this blog and your alias, if you’ve posted comments.
I’ve just activated the new download function. Good luck
I’ve upgraded my web hotel account to allow me to serve the downloads from the same place as the site is running, which should be a bit more stable than the external download service I’ve been using for the past year.
Now I need some help with the final testing of the new download function.
It seems like I messed up the download function when making changes to a related script yesterday, making it impossible to download unless you’re using a PSP. I’ve fixed the problem now.
I was wondering why so few had downloaded the latest files.
On Saturday my web host will do some maintenance to their system, so this site will not be available between about 9am and noon (Central European time).