M&I / GBMINI

Web Hosting: credit where credit is due

Posted on November 27, 2006February 4, 2017 by Ian C.

I know this might be tempting fate, but …

After my extreme upset with Site5 a while ago, I’m pleased to say that since that awful period of unreliability & excessive downtime, my hosting with Site5 has been trouble free.

I notice that Site5 have removed a few features – they apparently no longer offer guaranteed uptime, and a host status page they used to have for each host machine is no longer accessible.
There are some new features offered instead which might interest some people – their latest special offer on hosting is impressive ($5/month for 55GB storage! Pre-paid for two years though)

So, Site5: Well Done! But please keep the service as good as it is now, and not like it was for a while!

Ruthie

Posted on November 25, 2006February 12, 2017 by Ian C.

I read today the very sad news that another MINI friend, Ruthie, passed away recently!

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See this MINI2 thread for condolences.

Like her friend Ed / MaxaMINI who died last year, she touched many MINI foks online; her many threads included a favourite of mine – the Amateur Photographers Roll Call on MINI2 (I think you have to be a MINI2 member to access this off-topic thread).

I first met Ruthie at Eds memorial last year, and happily met her again at the Dining with Ed gathering – now perhaps she & Ed can meet up once more.

England trip: Newcastle

Posted on November 23, 2006December 2, 2017 by Ian C.

Still my favourite place in England – Margaret lived there through University and after, from 1981 to 1996. While I only lived there from 1990, I still loved it more than other places I’ve lived. There’s so much to do, so much history, yet within a short distance you’re out in open countryside! Here’s some pics:

At “The Valley” best Indian restaurant, with Paul & Sheila: