{"id":1486,"date":"2014-07-27T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2025-01-12T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T19:50:34","slug":"a-new-machine-a-new-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikew.ca\/blog\/?p=1486","title":{"rendered":"A new machine, a new era."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just a quick note to say that I have upgraded to a new machine. I had been using a Mac Mini to host GCW for many years, but the hard drive in the old beast is starting to sound like the gerbils are getting tired, and I thought it was time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know no one would guess I had given up on the Mac universe, so without further ado, here is the new beast…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a 27″ iMac, with the 3.5 GHz i7 and the upgraded graphics chip (780M w. 4Gig of RAM). I must say, it is amazing. It’s actually fast enough to play PC games under Parallels with completely acceptable framerates even at high detail levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, it’s the end of an era: I am getting rid of my gaming PC<\/strong>. I’m also getting rid of the Mac Mini I was using for the server, and the MBP I was using for music. Believe it or not, at the end of this process, I will have just the one iMac in my home office, plus a station to hold my work laptop when I bring it home. I’m not sure how long I can stand it, but that’s the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, I have once again transplanted Great Castle Wilson to new hardware. This move was more difficult than previous ones, since (for some unknown reason) I was unable to load the mysql database directly by importing the records from the old site. Instead I had to use the export\/import capabilities built into WordPress, which at least appear to have been successful. This is the first time I’ve tried this though, so if you see anything wrong\/missing, please let me know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One note: So far of all the old blogs on GCW I have only gotten this one going. I don’t think the others get many visitors, but I will get around to moving them eventually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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