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Warning: It might be a bumpy ride… again

Byjonathan

I’ve lost all patience with my current web hosting service, ixwebhosting.com.  My website and email have been down more often than up for two days now, and they are still having a lot of problems.  This isn’t the first time my blog has experienced technical problems with their hosting service, and based on reviews and customer feedback, I think I can do better.

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I will be moving to a new provider between now and October 24, when my contract with IX expires.  I am hoping the new service will also provide faster load times.

Thanks in advance for your patience during this transition.  I know from past experience that such moves rarely happen without some hiccups.  There may be (hopefully brief) times when this blog is not accessible for the next couple of weeks.  There may be days when I cannot receive or send emails.

Those of you with facebook accounts can contact me there, or call me if you have my phone number.

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