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Site News
• May-03-2013: Back to ADSL connection. Still better than dial-up. ;-)
• Jan-16-2013: Switched from ADSL to cable connection. 2.4Mbps upload speed, booyah.
• Jan-08-2013: UPS back online with brand new batteries.
• Nov-30-2012: Server upgraded to Linux Mint 14.
• Dec-29-2011: Moved house, causing 3+ weeks of downtime. Ugh. Got a faster line speed now though.
• Aug-28-2011: Replaced the master hard drive with a bigger faster 7200rpm unit.
• Jun-18-2011: Scored a second-hand UPS for the server.
• May-17-2011: Downtime due to a round of software upgrades.
• Mar-22-2011: Minor downtime due to loss of electricity supply.
• Jan-24-2011: Installed a third drive into the server bringing the disk total to 4.5TB.
• Jan-06-2011: Installed a second drive into the server for an additional 2TB of storage.
• Aug-01-2010: Yet another electricity outage. Yay.
• Jun-02-2010: Loss of electricity supply caused 2-3 hours of downtime.
• May-22-2010: Minor upstream bandwidth increase, 256kbps to 384kbps. Still nowhere near enough.
• May-09-2010: New custom server finally online and fully operational. See FAQ page for details.
• Apr-24-2010: Chucky has returned to IRC in all his foul-mouthed glory. Ace has been retired.
• Mar-09-2010: New backup server (Dell) now online.
• Mar-02-2010: Server mobo & PSU fried by Energex incompetence in the form of a power surge.
• Oct-20-2009: Intermittent downtime over the past 24 hours, all services are now back online.
• Aug-22-2009: All wallpapers have been converted to 1920 x 1200 pixels.
• Aug-12-2009: Network outage between 8pm and 11pm AEST.
• Aug-07-2009: Ace is back in the IRC channel. Also added a search function to the wallpaper page.
• Jul-27-2009: Network outage between 4am and 7am AEST.
• Jul-16-2009: More electricity outages this evening.
• Jul-07-2009: Forums converted from vBulletin to phpBB.
• Jun-16-2009: Some CSS style tweaks.
• Jun-09-2009: All services are now back online.
• Jun-01-2009: Please use the URL www.skeedz.com to access the site.
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