[600MRG] Upcoming changes to NJDTechnologies 630 meter daily reports and the site as a whole

[Edward R Cole]

John,

Thanks for the "Head's Up".  I had saved your 
e-mails in a folder but not as opened pdf's.  I 
opened your last two pdf's and saved in a folder 
on my HD.  They fully open correctly.  MS Edge 
has normal save (Ctrl S) grayed out but save-as 
icon on far right of the header works.

Hope you find a solution for the future.

73, Ed - KL7UW (WD2XSH/45)
630m system off line until summer (new antenna to be installed).

At 09:50 AM 1/13/2021, John Langridge wrote:
>Good afternoon:
>
>It pains me to report that January 31 will be my last daily report
>published on NJDTechnologies.net after nearly six and a half years of
>providing public content.
>
>My web host is preparing to make software upgrades that will conflict
>with my site. Because there are nearly 2100 posts (about 40000 8.5 X
>11 pages if you printed them all out), estimates suggest that it will
>cost multi-kilobucks to upgrade the site to functionality and a normal
>presentation after the upgrade is complete in February. I’m not going
>to do that.
>
>Currently a test system is being built to determine the full impact of
>the upgrade. Because the backup files are so large, the clock is at 48
>hours and counting to unzip the archive files. We are certain that the
>process is still running because we can see files populating the
>directories. Once completed, we will replicate the coming updates and
>see what remains.
>
>Best case scenario is that once the update occurs, the site will be
>accessible as an archive but may not look right to the viewer. Some
>links may not work but posts may remain visible in one capacity of
>another. There are no guarantees. I will fix what I can. I am a
>content creator and not a web developer. Worst case scenario is that
>the site will be completely inaccessible. Either way, it may take some
>time to restore any level of access.
>
>If there are posts that you wish to preserve, for whatever reason, it
>is advisable that you PDF those posts immediately. You can use a site
>like this one to do it: https://cloudconvert.com/save-website-pdf.
>
>You can also do a "Save As" for a post but just remember to do a
>complete save if prompted as online media objects may not be available
>later.  While I will retain complete final backups, its unclear
>whether I will be able to view or present from these archive in the
>future.
>
>If I had the time I would PDF everything but I’ve not found a utility
>that does the level of automation that I require so I am leaving that
>up to the viewer. I do have PDF back ups of daily reports for a couple
>of months back into 2020, however. I’m kicking myself now for not
>making a PDF process part of my standard operating procedure with each
>post. Hindsight.
>
>I am currently working with those who have files hosted on my site to
>ensure a clean transition to other host sites. I may also ask those
>with sites to host some critical files like the “band plan” file, the
>links” file and the “Hall of Flame”. W5EST has a great collection of
>PDF’s that are based on operator accounts and activity that he has
>compiled over the years and I will need to find a home for the Table
>of contents. Some of those PDF files are located on the site and
>others are located on the Google cloud.
>
>My activity here really won’t change much. I’ll continue to be active
>on 630 meter CW each morning and night as seasonal darkness allows.
>Because I continue to write the quarterly column in CQ Magazine, I
>would appreciate the continued high level of communication between
>active operators.
>
>Just because I won’t have a website to publicly distribute content
>does not mean that I won’t be taking notes for future print
>content.Thanks again to all that have supported the site by providing
>content and activity as well as to all of the viewers over the years.
>
>73,
>
>John KB5NJD..
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