Sunday, October 29, 2006

Monday, October 30 The Problem with the Internet and the Solution...

If you have a Problem with the Internet?
I am sure that most of you already know this but if you have a problem using the Internet then you can use the Internet to solve the problem, e.g. I received this message yesterday from Blogger, "001 java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out..."

The Solution within the Internet!
So all I did was copy this string of letters and pasted it into the Google search box. And lo and behold I came up with hundreds of hits regarding how to solve the problem. The Internet is amazing... it creates a problem and then it is able to fix itself. Just like the body heals itself ;-)) Sorry.... I could not resist this..I know this was a stretch but it just popped into my head. Honest!
Now I hope I can post this... I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Google's Solution
Here is the Goggle message I received when I Googled the error message...
Error ...resolved in my case
WOW!!!My issue with the "001 java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out..." Error just fixed itself. I did not change anything. Google just finally got their stuff together. The good news is that if you have been having problems with this issue, then you might be live again finally. The bad news is that if you are having the problem now, all you can really do is to wait out Google's technical team fixing the cause of the problem. Now, this error only seems to apply to accounts where your are hosting your blog at your own domain. It does not seem to affect people who host their accounts on the Blogger/Blogspot servers.I know from first hand experience that contacting Blogger.com support will be a waste of your time. They will tell you that the issue is at your webhost. Your webhost will tell you the problem is at Blogger.com. Well... Your webhost is correct. It is a Blogger.com issue.If you are experiencing this problem now, you are best to leave your settings unchanged and pray that Blogger.com will resolve the issue on your account sooner rather than four months later.

Difficulties with Blogger...

I have been having a problem posting all day today...

Sunday, October 29 Enjoy the View...


Hello All,
It is a quiet day in the blogosphere. Take a walk and enjoy the view...

Jen and I took this picture, 3 weeks ago, while walking on the Bruce Trail.

BTW... I have been trying to upload and there is a problem with Blogger that is disallowing my postings. I may have ongoing or intermittent difficulties from now on. I hope not...