Last night ended up being a late night, but I ended up getting almost everything back online. I did a clean install of Ubuntu, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Things seem to be running alot more smoothly!

I'll keep an eye on the spam and hopefully it will die down some. I don't want to add in a CAPTCHA that is a PITA, but I may not have a choice.

Also, for the record, my contact form is inoperable at the moment because I have not setup my mail server yet. Last time I set it up, it took me forever and I have no idea how I even got it to work and I think it may have been part of my previous issue. I'm going to investigate some options before I get it set back up, so it may be awhile.

It has begun. From the depths of the underground, it has seeped into my computer as I now wear the mark of the Linux Kool-Aid mustache. Flavor: Ubuntu. I must say, it's quite tasty.

Now if you are one that knows me personally, I over glorify every new piece of technology and only a few end up sticking around. From new browsers, to text editors, integrated development environments and even development platforms, I'm all over the board. But this time is different or at least it feels like it.