Category Archives: Technical Stuff

Hacked

Posted on July 16, 2012 by WoAi

Apologies blog fans. I’ve been having security issues with the site. Apparently I’ve been the victim of automated hacking programs which led my provider to suspend my account. It isn’t necessarily fixed so if anyone with knowledge of WordPress coding … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Blogosphere, Geek Central, Technical Stuff | 10 Comments

Technical Update – Now With Email Notification

Posted on November 9, 2009 by WoAi

Here at WoAiZhongGuo we’re constantly striving to improve the service we offer our millions of loyal readers. So, just in case you haven’t noticed it, I’ve added a notification box at the bottom of the page so if you leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Central, Technical Stuff | 31 Comments

The Great Fire Wall Tightens Its Grip

Posted on June 1, 2009 by WoAi

Everytime we get close to something politically sensitive such as the anniversary of Tiananmen or the annual communist party conference, those in charge of deciding which Internet sites are blocked and which are accessible in China start behaving unpredictably, much … Continue reading →

Posted in Censorship, Technical Stuff | 36 Comments

WoAi Now On Twitter

Posted on April 12, 2009 by WoAi

For Twitter users who want more than my once every few days updates, you can now follow my “tweets” throughout the day. Twitter updates will be more frequent because I can do it from anywhere on my mobile.  There’s also … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Geek Central, Technical Stuff | 14 Comments

Top Commenters Reset

Posted on November 3, 2008 by WoAi

Top commenters since this blog started. For those interested, I have changed the setting from all comments to comments made in the last 30 days, which I personally believe is better than just starting again each month as it reflects … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Technical Stuff | 28 Comments

Top Commenters Plugin

Posted on September 23, 2008 by WoAi

Sorry, boring technical post but as you can see, I’ve followed James down the rabbit hole and added this top commenters plugin so you can all see who has made the biggest contribution to this site. I’m posting about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Stuff | Tagged , | 29 Comments

WoAi’s Blog Disappears

Posted on May 22, 2008 by WoAi

Apologies to people trying to access this site yesterday. From around 9am Beijing time (GMT plus 8 hours) I was not able to access the site and of course, my first fear was that the Chinese net police had blocked … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Stuff | 6 Comments

Power Crazy

Posted on January 31, 2008 by WoAi

The other day while making breakfast, I blew the circuit that feeds my entire apartment for the simple reason that I had too many electrical appliances running at the same time. Partly this is because it’s winter so I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Central, Technical Stuff | 9 Comments

Still Friends With My iPod

Posted on October 29, 2007 by WoAi

Well after struggling with my “tiny” 30gb iPod for several years, I’ve finally upgraded to 160gb.  The 30gb has served me well as a “jukebox” device that contains every single piece of music I have ever owned but I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Central, Technical Stuff | 16 Comments

Missing You

Posted on October 29, 2007 by WoAi

Ever since I installed Peter’s Custom Anti Spam Image Plugin, the spam has disappeared and I am starting to feel very lonely since 90% of comments here were from those nice spam people. I can highly recommend other WordPress bloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Technical Stuff | 6 Comments