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Friday, September 4, 2020 BIG STEP FOR ME! MY SITE IS SECURE! I purchased the SSL certificate and dedicated IP package from Crosswinds (my server), and Ray and I took care of getting rid of the ‘mixed content’ errors and redirecting all the old http links to https. It's so wonderful to NOT see that ‘Not Secure’ warning at the top of every page now! HOORAY!! My site has never needed security, since I don't collect any data and I don't do any ecommerce. However, people have come to expect security, and many are freaked out when they see the security warnings exhibited by browsers in recent years—and just leave. Also, Google (evidently) factors security into its algorithms for determining where pages fall in the search listings. It was several years ago that I first was informed that I ‘should’ make my site secure. It took quite a bit of work, and I couldn't have done it without my amazing husband Ray, and my wonderful server Crosswinds. So glad this is now done!! Monday, August 3, 2020 I updated my monthly stats for July 2020. I'm up to lesson 122 in my Algebra I course in putting in my read-thrus! Making good progress! Friday, July 17, 2020 My computer was fried during a particularly bad monsoon storm (as was our wireless router). So, I've been a couple weeks getting a new computer. (Ray has been WONDERFUL getting me a new setup!!) I now have a Lenovo Yoga (nice and compact) with an adjacent very large screen to split things up. I love it! My fingers still aren't used to the new keyboard, but things are getting better. I've read volumes I and II of Brad Lancaster's Rainwater Harvesting books, and have been doing lots of outside work: removing dead branches from trees, laying rocks/stones to prevent erosion, making contour berms and mulching to encourage rain to stick around. I'm learning SketchUp to make a site plan for our property to support my rainwater harvesting efforts. Here are fantastic Sketchup tutorials. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 I updated my monthly stats for June 2020. I'm starting to research/implement rainwater harvesting techniques for the area surrounding Pebble. I've purchased a composter, wood chipper (for mulch), Mantis tiller (for gardens and small infiltration basins), and a paper shredder (for cardboard mulch). |
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