This week I decided it was time to move my web site to a different host for a savings of $28 per month. That’s quite a tidy sum per year, and the new hosting service actually has some better perks. However, as these things often go, it hasn’t been as simple as it was supposed to be. My old host is also my DSL provider, and although the domain servers have switched and *other* people can see my new location (I know because I uploaded with a slight difference and I asked a friend to check for me), I still can’t see it because my view is through the DSL where I had the old name servers. It also means I can’t download my email yet. I can read it on-line as web mail but I can’t get it onto my computer until those old name server codes disappear. They told me it would take about an hour when I called. It’s been three hours now.
I’m a bit of a techno-nerd. I like my electronic gadgets. I love writing on a computer and sending email and web designing. I like my digital camera and my digital music and my cell phone. I’m the person friends contact when they can’t figure something out with their computer software or with Yahoo Groups. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. That’s my son-in-law who makes his living making other companies’ systems run right. Yes, I love my electronics, but oh, when they aren’t working right, how frustrating it all is.
So here I am, tapping those shoes that were dancing a couple of days ago, waiting for things to start working right again. Sigh…..
-rlh-
Robin–I do SO wish I were a technology nerd! My husband and oldest son are, so that helps me a lot, but I feel overly dependent upon them. I have been using the Internet with ease for many years, and email was no challenge. But I’m horrible at understanding how to organize files in a sensible, retrievable manner.
Of course, my paper filing isn’t so great, either. The way my mind thinks of “files,” is “Don’t put it there unless it’s OK if you never see it again, because that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”
How I managed to write a novel, I still can’t figure out. It wasn’t pretty, that much I know…. 🙂
A couple of things could be happening:
1. Your DNS name server (the one your ISP is going to), has a cached copy of your old web site. If this is the case, there isn’t much you can do but wait.
2. You have a cached copy of your website locally. Hold down the shift key and press the refresh button. That is a “hard refresh” where it goes back to the server and re-reads the entire page, images and all.
Robin, I have the same love/ hate relationship with technology and computers. I’ve spent days on some of these types of little glitches. I empathize and hope you get it resolved soon. Blessings on you, Terry
Hello from another techno-nerd. I’m always looking to change my server host but so far have not found anything better than what I’ve got. A few days ago I changed my name servers twice on one of my several URLs while checking out a new provider. And yes, when your gadgets hiccup it’s frustrating!