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Turns out that buying the second server was a good move. And rsync is the greatest command ever.
rsync -avzl -e "ssh -p22" user@example.com:/var/www/ /backup/www
Just ridiculously easy.
Still haven't pulled the trigger on the iPhone [typical - ed.] Didn't really want to stand in line so I'm waiting for things to settle down. Looks like they sold over 1 million in the first weekend. It took them over 2 months to do that with the first one. Battery life is down thanks to the power hungry 3g radio chip, but it's still longer than other 3g phones. Not really a problem for me, but I understand it is a big deal for some people.
Overall I think the new software is a bigger deal than the new phone. The App Store is very well done. Over 10 million downloads already.
Check out this one: Zeptopad. Very nice. (I want to know more about "shake and share", that looks clever.)
Nightmare data center scenario: power out in downtown Vancouver. Lots of hosts are down, as the backup generator at the Harbour Centre building failed after 20 minutes.
domize.com: excellent domain name search tool.