Returning from server crash... we're back.
 

Okay, after being down for close to 24 hours, we're now back online with a few bumps and bruises. You may have noticed that we've lost about a week's worth of posts... I believe approximately 600 or so. The current count is 14,750 which is down from I think about 15,350. It really hurts but I'm grateful that it wasn't any worse than this. We've also lost track of about 40-something new members; if you're one of these folks, unfortunately you'll have to re-register.

This sort of thing is never predictable and always happens at the wrong time, but I'm working at this moment on finding a more reliable hosting solution with a back-up of the message board database every 24 hours. I've got to leave for MacWorld on Monday and will definitely find a new home for us before then.

In the meantime please accept my sincere apologies for this 40mph crash into a brick wall; the airbags have deployed and we've got a few seatbelt cuts and a broken tooth or two but we'll survive.

If you posted something last week, it's gone forever so if you can remember what we were talking about in this particular forum then by all means say it again!

Still shaking,

Thanks for stopping the car before it went over the cliff ;)

Yeah, we're *lucky* it didn't cost us *all* of the posts... fortunately Jeff had a back-up available which restored everything up to July 3rd. I'm currently looking at a hosting solution that provides nightly back-ups to the database.

I was wondering...
 

if I had jinxed it or something. Welcome back. :-)

Ok, so.. Canon or Sony... what do you think? Talk amongst yourselves. ;-)