What? Another missed podcast! Time to string this guy up by his heels!

I know, I know it is bad form to miss two podcasts in a row. I’m really, really, really sorry. As I said on Sunday I contracted a respiratory infection thing. I went to the doctor and they said I have bronchitis. Much coughing and missing of work ensued.

I’m on the tail end of the bronchitis but I have a heavy work-injected weekend and need to conserve myself for that. I’m really sorry for missing another podcast. I’ll make it up to you guys somehow. Not sure how just yet but I will.

In the meantime head on over to Warvault for the Intersite Chat they’re hosting on behalf of Nagathi, the owner of Asrai.org. It is a blast! Hopefully this’ll keep you occupied for the time being. I’m hoping to put out a podcast this Sunday either before or after work. ugh.

I’m sorry both for what I am to say and for the delay in saying it.  There will be no podcast today.  I have the flu/respiratory infection and it is playing havoc with my lungs and everything.

You may want to check out our internet radio at www.wargamingforums.com:8000 in the meantime.  It is streaming, live, with all sorts of music.  Keep your eye out for a podcast on Thursday.

CWF is proud to announce the new CWF Radio. CWF Radio is an internet radio station found at Listen to CWF Radio.

The FREE internet radio streams many times each week. A schedule is being solidified but you can listen to it every Tuesday from 10-12pm EST and Thursdays 2-5pm EST.

It plays a mix of songs from 80s, New Wave, Metal, Rock, Pop, Alternative, and of course Pod Safe music. Additionally, you can catch replays of CWF Game Casts and DJ Jonathan in a more informal setting.

CWF Radio is happy to take your requests! Be sure to send all requests via one of the following methods:

e-mail:jreinhart (at) gmail (dot) com & put CWF Radio Request in the Subject

AIM: cwforums

As always you can send feedback on CWF Radio by going to CWF Feedback.

We are excited to bring you this new service and look forward to many more enhancements. Remember, CWF is your one stop for all gaming blog, podcast, and now radio needs. You play it, We Discuss it!

This is going to be a sullen news posting because it is, more or less, full of bad or disappointing information. No, we’re not closing shop. No worries there.

There’s 3 issues I’m going to discuss. They are Server Migration, Downtime, and Disappointments.

Server Migration

Our web host announced that they’d be undergoing a server migration because of problems with their old server farm. They stated that it would take place by October 15th. The server migration took place this weekend and resulted in some downtime, more on that below. Unfortunately, during the migration an error/accident happened at the old server farm that resulted in sections of Acho Hosting to be deleted. This included billing information, some client databases, and support information (i.e. whenever someone sends in a ticket asking for help).

The damage was contained and as of 20 minutes ago everything is up and running. The latest news can be found at Acho Hosting Support Center. The major downsides of the migration are the downtime and loss of databases and other information. We were mainly affected by downtime and loss of support information and databases. We don’t pay anything so no worries on that.

Positives of the server migration are increased security and features at the new server farm. The new servers are on the East Coast, which greatly benefits me and all New Englanders. Additionally they have double the memory up to 1GB and triple the hard drive space up to 160GB. Plus, the transfer rate has doubled up to a T1. This means you will get access to podcasts, postings, and our radio station (more on that in another post) much quicker. It also means the server will operate at peak capacity better without getting overburdened. Plus, the new server farm is much more secure than the old, and secure, server farm.

All told the migration is a success and the trials and tribulations are worth the gains. It may not seem like it at first but I assure you the ends are wonderful.

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