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Just a final test of the new DUG setup with WP and Red Rockeet

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Just wanted to let you know I’m alive & well and will be back posting on Down Under Geek very soon.

Things just didn’t happen in the last few months - was totally burnt out from the server problems last year and into early this year. Between getting totally addicted to World of Warcraft and keeping everything else afloat I haven’t done a lot of new stuff.

But the last few months I have been putting plans back together to move things forward. I bought a new server a few months ago and have slowly started to move sites over to it. I’ve been using the new version of Drupal and have decided to switch back to it. Rapid Weaver was nice for a couple of things - but it couldn’t do half the stuff I really needed to like aggregate RSS feeds, google ads, forums, tables etc etc. Plus the new Drupal 4.7 fixes a lot of problems and introduced a lot of new cool things.

The new installations I’ve been making with Drupal haven’t been sucking up anywhere near the bandwidth the old ones were so there was a definite problem somewhere there. All seems good now.

A new “parent” site has been created - Double Pepperoni to replace Mildura Internet as my main site. Just makes more sense as much of my new work doesn’t relate to the Mildura area - and now that site can focus on local projects.

So now everything has been moved, recreated, updated etc etc - it’s time to get back into the geek blogging…

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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

(EDIT - installed new Wordpress thingamy for Down Under Geek blog on 25th (ish) August 2007. Decided to leave this post here)

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Although the iTunes Music Store has been made available I have been looking for ages to find a way to purchase US iTunes content (especially the video stuff - big fan of Lost).

Unfortunately i am not lucky enough to know anyone in the states, or anyone with a US card. But i came across a site that is selling US iTunes gift vouchers. Basically they email you an electronic US store voucher.

Tried it out and it works fine. Although you need to register a US account, which means you need a US address (but appears as though Apple dont care what address you use - ie just make one up).. but, you dont need to register a credit card (unlike the aussie store).

But, makes me wonder about the legality of it all? Aussie can not buy from t he US store without a US card… but.. if you get a US gift voucher.. then you can use it…?? Loop hole?

anyway.. for those who are interested… www.capsule-productions.com

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