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Tackle It Tuesday

22nd January 2008

Tackle It Tuesday

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Tackle It Tuesday Meme
I have no pictures for this weeks Tackle It Tuesday, it was a technology tackle. I have this site and my new site It’s My Imagination on WordPress and needed to upgrade both sites to WP2.3.2. Unfortunately, I’m not very tech savvy, to say the least. I spent the last few weeks procrastinating and asking various tech savvy bloggers for guidance. I did get input and directions.Yesterday, I spent the morning backing up all my databases and files. I even went so far as to download software to open the compressed files that were the new backup files located on my desktop. My desktop is becoming more and more cluttered, now I need to figure out when I can delete all that stuff, a task for a different Tackle.

So, this morning, I tackled it head on. I deactivated all my plug-ins, I downloaded the updated version of WordPress and I opened up my FTP. With my directions laid out in front of me, I set out copying new files over the old files and everything went very smoothly. That is, until I went back to my site and tried to get into it. It had died a painful death and I couldn’t get into it.

While all of this was going on, I was on IM with my sister Karen and she was helping me out. The biggest assist she gave me was when she sent an IM to Techie to ask for help. Within 30 minutes, he had fixed whatever the problem was on this site AND had upgraded my other blog as well. I am forever grateful and am so happy to be able to say that my blogs are updated and my Tackle is complete.

THANK YOU TECHIE!

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  1. 1 On January 22nd, 2008, jessicab said:

    You did a wonderful thing. I just want to upgrade from my free account to be able to learn to put a personal touch, and buttons, and ads or what not and I am procrastinating. I think I’m just scared because I don’t know how to do it all. I have to start to learn though.

    I’m really working up my nerve.

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 3:52 pm

  2. 2 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    I can only say, that I jumped in (or was pulled in by my sister) and have definitely been learning as I go. I’m still pretty clueless, but I do my best!

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 4:29 pm

  3. 3 On January 22nd, 2008, Sarah Chia said:

    Learning web stuff always makes me feel powerful (it doesn’t take much, obviously…) I feel like, “oh yeah? Well, I want blue letters, so BAM! take that!” lol

    Definitely worth the time it takes to learn.

    Sarah Chia’s last blog post..Tackle It Tuesday > Free Decluttering Calendar

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm

  4. 4 On January 22nd, 2008, Karen said:

    If Jessica signs up in a month or so, the
    WP download should be the upgrade. At least she wouldn’t have to deal with that. Not until WP decides to upgrade again. Ugh. Thank goodness for Techie.

    Karen’s last blog post..What A Sweet Award

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:48 pm

  5. 5 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    Sarah – I like that feeling too, I just wish it would happen more often! Instead, I get the oh no! I screwed it up feeling when I do tech stuff. I’m still trying though.

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:56 pm

  6. 6 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    Oh man Karen! I can’t tell you how glad I was that you got hold of Techie! You’re the best! :-D

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm

  7. 7 On January 22nd, 2008, Rhen (yestheyareallmine) said:

    The tech stuff can be so time consuming! Great tackle.
    Thanks for visiting my blog.

    Rhen (yestheyareallmine)’s last blog post..Tackle it Tuesday

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm

  8. 8 On January 22nd, 2008, Morning Rose said:

    Great tackle! Those technical tackles can be intimidating. I’m glad I have my hubby as my tech support, though I try to figure things out for myself before asking him. :)

    Morning Rose’s last blog post..Tackle It Tuesday – Hat Rack

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm

  9. 9 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    Rhen – I would’ve had a melt down today if I hadn’t had a techie person to get me out of the jam. I just discovered that my tags aren’t working now, but other than that the upgrade seems to have worked. Thanks for stopping by! :-D

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 pm

  10. 10 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    Sometimes, I wish I had a techie husband! Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers! :-D

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 8:44 pm

  11. 11 On January 22nd, 2008, peppylady said:

    Never thought of doing one for my blog oh mine needs a lot of work.
    Thanks for stopping in

    peppylady’s last blog post..Head or Tail (Sence) + Tackle It Tuesday

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm

  12. 12 On January 22nd, 2008, lynne said:

    Thanks for coming by! I’d been putting off the upgrade to my blog for a while, it was stressing me out! I’ve got several projects around the house to do now that I’ve got the blog thing out of the way. :-D

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 pm

  13. 13 On January 22nd, 2008, JMom said:

    Congrats on the successful upgrade! I haven’t done it yet for fear that I may mess something up royally :) There is an ‘upgrade’ button on blueHost but I’m too chicken to push it. I’m glad to hear you’re supposed to back up your files first. I didn’t know that! yikes, what would have happened if I upgraded without backing up first?

    JMom’s last blog post..Firebirds Restaurant, Southpoint Mall, Durham

    posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 10:40 pm

  14. 14 On January 23rd, 2008, lynne said:

    Really? There’s an upgrade button at Bluehost? I never saw that! Techie (the guy that fixed my sites for me) wound up using my backups to fix it. I have no idea what happened, thankfully he new what he was doing! I seem to have lost my tags on this site, so I have to work on that today. It’s always something!

    posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 am

  15. 15 On January 23rd, 2008, corrin said:

    i’m still too scared to upgrade. maybe i can pay techie to do it. haha.

    corrin’s last blog post..Get Well Soon…

    posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm

  16. 16 On January 23rd, 2008, lynne said:

    Corrin – I was in a panic over upgrading. This site was starting to have problems loading so I decided I better do it before something bad happened. I was able to fix my tag problem this morning, all by myself! Now, if I could just figure out how to get my blogroll to show up again!

    I was willing to pay techie! I can’t get over how fast he was able to fix it. What a relief.

    posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 pm