Fretworker website

[johnjin]

I agree with all AES said. I have enjoyed your videos and always like your posts.
Have been a customer of Hobbies for fifty something years and my Father before me.
I would love to learn more about the company.
Best wishes
John

 

[scrimper]

You folks are just too kind.

 

[AndyT]

Good on you! In depth coverage of a specialist field like this can flourish online as it never could before.
And a website can be continually expanded to include new material that your readers around the world will send you.

 

[bugbear]

Good on you! In depth coverage of a specialist field like this can flourish online as it never could before.
And a website can be continually expanded to include new material that your readers around the world will send you.

Yeah - you want the circuit diagrams, version-by-version for some early amplifiers? All collated on line by enthusiasts.

We are in a Golden Age (*)

BugBear

(*) in some ways :-(

 

[scrimper]

What a monumental waste of time, all the time and effort put in trying to create my Fretworking site using Google sites and when I try and access it tonight to continue it's all gone, just shows a 404 error not found!

I have copies of all the images but never got around to backing up all my text, thought it was safe with google!

So that's the end of that, it's just to frustrating to do. I am pretty annoyed TBH it was all there this morning and I have not touched it but now it's gone.

 

[bodgerbaz]

It can't be gone Scrimper, surely? Could it be the link or the address URL that is incorrect? Can you see the files through your FTP software?

 

[AES]

REALLY sorry to hear that scrimper, MOST disheartening.

But as bodgerbaz has already said, MAYBE all is not lost. There are several possibilities, for example:

1. For the text, were you using a word processor such as MS Word? If so there's a strong chance that all but the last X minutes that you wrote will still be there on your PC hard drive as a backup file - if the automatic backup setting was set. The file should show as whatever the title you gave the original text file plus the 3 letter code "dot bkp". You may have to do a search of your hard drive to find it, but if you set up the search parameters for the original file title, the date of the last time you used that file, plus "dot star" it should come up, leaving the you with all you previously wrote except the last X minutes. Then you open that file, change its name to "original name plus dot doc" (or "dot docx", if your word program is a newer version than mine) and off you go again. BTW, it's worth while going into the options menu of Word and setting the auto back up setting to "every 10 minutes" or whatever the shortest time limit is to avoid too much re-work if that ever happens again;

2. Depending on whatever OS you're using, the chances are that your PC is automatically backing everything up, typically weekly, again meaning that the file is still there on your hard drive, though with more re-typing to do because typically, auto back up for the whole hard drive is factory set for weekly;

3. Again depending on your OS, you should have some sort of "system restore" possibility (or some similar name). Find that, set your PC to go back to the last restore point that was automatically set by your PC, follow the instructions to get back to that last restore time/date and "hey presto" there's your text file.

From the above, it'll be clear that I'm a LONG way from being PC savvy, and that only stuff I know anything at all about is about MS Word and MS Windows XP and 7 (and then, not all that much really).

But there's clearly a lot of PC expertise among members here, so if someone with better knowledge than me doesn't come along within a short time I suggest you put an urgent plea for help on to the "Off Topic" section.

HTH, and best of luck

AES

 

[bodgerbaz]

https://productforums.google.com/forum/ ... g9ApigyjS4 any help?

 

[ChrisR]

Sorry to read that, not being at all computer savvy I can’t offer any useful information.

The only thing I get (Error 404) when trying to access many sites including this site and always with the British Gas site.

Hope it all resolves its self, and keep in mind that computers and computer systems, are the work of the Devil himself. :evil:

Chris.

 

[scrimper]

Many thanks to everyone for their comments, I tried again and it is back so it must have been an issue with Google!

I must copy my text out and save it, the thing is that with Google sites you just type straight into the page and you don't need any text editor, the advantage is that it's simple and you can see straight away how it will look etc.

I have been thinking I should save my text and normally with everything else I do PC wise I keep several backups on multiple drives but I have ben lax thinking it is save with Google.

Anyway it's a relief that it's back again.

I shall now start copying my 'writings'!

Thanks again everyone for invaluable comments.

 

[scrimper]

https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/sites/fg9ApigyjS4 any help?

Very useful link that I did not know about, thank you.

 

[scrimper]

REALLY sorry to hear that scrimper, MOST disheartening.

But as bodgerbaz has already said, MAYBE all is not lost. There are several possibilities, for example:

1. For the text, were you using a word processor such as MS Word? If so there's a strong chance that all but the last X minutes that you wrote will still be there on your PC hard drive as a backup file - if the automatic backup setting was set. The file should show as whatever the title you gave the original text file plus the 3 letter code "dot bkp". You may have to do a search of your hard drive to find it, but if you set up the search parameters for the original file title, the date of the last time you used that file, plus "dot star" it should come up, leaving the you with all you previously wrote except the last X minutes. Then you open that file, change its name to "original name plus dot doc" (or "dot docx", if your word program is a newer version than mine) and off you go again. BTW, it's worth while going into the options menu of Word and setting the auto back up setting to "every 10 minutes" or whatever the shortest time limit is to avoid too much re-work if that ever happens again;

2. Depending on whatever OS you're using, the chances are that your PC is automatically backing everything up, typically weekly, again meaning that the file is still there on your hard drive, though with more re-typing to do because typically, auto back up for the whole hard drive is factory set for weekly;

3. Again depending on your OS, you should have some sort of "system restore" possibility (or some similar name). Find that, set your PC to go back to the last restore point that was automatically set by your PC, follow the instructions to get back to that last restore time/date and "hey presto" there's your text file.

From the above, it'll be clear that I'm a LONG way from being PC savvy, and that only stuff I know anything at all about is about MS Word and MS Windows XP and 7 (and then, not all that much really).

But there's clearly a lot of PC expertise among members here, so if someone with better knowledge than me doesn't come along within a short time I suggest you put an urgent plea for help on to the "Off Topic" section.

HTH, and best of luck

AES

Thanks for the above, unfortunately I typed most straight into Google rather than using word etc. Thankfully I have got it back and I am going to save all my text later today just in case.

I would prefer using a web editor on my PC to create it first; it does have advantages but I thought I would try Google first to see how feasible doing a site was.

Thanks again

John

 

[AES]

No problem John, glad it came back anyway. You must be well relieved (before I knew about restore and all that stuff I did loose some professional docs I was working on, so I know just how it feels).

I know absolutely nothing about making a web site, but now understand you do your writing direct on screen, using their text editor, not into a word processor (I didn't know that's how it's done).

Anyway, can I suggest that now Google have frightened the life out of you once, in future you take every, say, 1 new page you write, then copy paste it off the Google page and into a word processor on your own PC. That way, even if they scare you like that again, you'll still have everything up to the last full page you completed safely stored separately on your own hard drive.

AES

 

[scrimper]

No problem John, glad it came back anyway. You must be well relieved (before I knew about restore and all that stuff I did loose some professional docs I was working on, so I know just how it feels).

I know absolutely nothing about making a web site, but now understand you do your writing direct on screen, using their text editor, not into a word processor (I didn't know that's how it's done).

Anyway, can I suggest that now Google have frightened the life out of you once, in future you take every, say, 1 new page you write, then copy paste it off the Google page and into a word processor on your own PC. That way, even if they scare you like that again, you'll still have everything up to the last full page you completed safely stored separately on your own hard drive.

AES

Yes thanks. This morning I did just that. I copied all the writing into word docs and took screen shots of the pages to show where the pictures and stuff go.

 

[AES]

Great stuff, so now you're all set eh?

So when's the big launch date, and are all the scroll saw section members invited to the posh official launch party (champagne by the magnum, natch) somewhere "nice" like a castle or an abbey or something in Glos?

That's what ALL famous publishers do, and we certainly expect nothing less here, right chaps?



AES

 

[bodgerbaz]

Sounds good. I'll bring the bratwurst ;-)

 

[AES]

Great Barry. You can forget the "nancy boy" canapés AFAIC.

But I'll bring some Swiss chocs (for afters), OK?

AES

 

[bodgerbaz]

LIKE ;-)

 

[scrimper]

Lol I reckon you folk are expecting a super duper web site with the quality to match Amazon! My modest effort will be a bit of a let down for you all so much so that with your big build up I will be afraid to press the publish button! (hammer)

I am a bit behind with it at the moment as we have just taken on a one year old rescue GSD and he is hard work and I am having to mend gates and fences etc to stop the creature getting out. But hopefully I will do some more work on the proposed site in the next few weeks. But don't expect a 'mucher'!

 

[JanetsBears]

Lol I reckon you folk are expecting a super duper web site with the quality to match Amazon! My modest effort will be a bit of a let down for you all so much so that with your big build up I will be afraid to press the publish button! (hammer)

If the quality matches that of Amazon, I'll not be bothering reading it - Amazon's website is dreadful.

What I like to see is something easy to read and navigate your way around

Chris