After doing a little bug hunting, finally figured out why the WordPress static pages were no longer loading. After fixing my .htaccess file, all appears to be good.
In other news, due to general lack of interest in the current iSoaker.net WordPress-based forums, I’m opting to shelve it and focus on other areas for new content creation both for iSoaker.net as well as iSoaker.com.
More changes to come!
Many changes going on – both at iSoaker.com/iSoaker.net and places beyond. It is hard to say what the future holds, but these are definitely interesting times.
Based on a question posed on iSoaker Warriors (Facebook), I’ve begun looking into the thought of being able to sort the water blasters in the iSoaker.com Database by power. This is how it is working at the moment. Continue reading Playing with Power
Normally, by this time of the year, I would have put together the “Best New Water Blaster / Water Gun” article, but due to various reasons including a rather busy work schedule, hectic life, and various other distractions, I’ve fell a touch behind this year. Fear not; though the choice for this year may be obvious to some, the official article is coming soon.
I also have some fun other developments planned for 2015. Hopefully, they turn out well, but only time will tell.
It’s been awhile, but the time seems right again for a call to be made.
Test post with new re-direct in place. Seems to be working, but time will tell.
Just did some back-end updating to iSoaker.com. I’m still not content that I need to use a sub-optimal redirect from http://www.isoaker.net to actually get to this part of the website. Hopefully, I can figure out a better solution soon. Otherwise, backend updating aside, I am debating how I foresee what I want to build looking ahead another 5 years. Considering iSoaker.com will be 15 years old in June, we’ve come a long way. There is, of course, so much that can be done with websites these days, but UI features aside, content creation remains the most important to me.
With beautiful Spring-like temperatures, sunny skies, and being a weekend to-boot, it was the perfect day to get outside and get some range testing done on various new 2015 water blaster models. Continue reading Range Testing (2015)
Recently updated the Water Warriors brand Evolution Tree on iSoaker.com. Looking at how iSoaker.com was built, there are many support pages that need to be manually updated each year as new water guns are added to a particular series. I’ve experimented with some content management systems, but haven’t been satisfied with any (not to mention most end up with so many updates and steep server requirements, it gets costly (time and money) to keep them running.
I need to figure out a better way, though, to manage the information on my site.
As some have already seen, the review of the Water Warriors Waterlord is now posted on iSoaker.com. The Waterlord is the first rubber diaphragm-based water blaster to be produced by Buzz Bee Toys Inc. since the injunction imposed on them back in 2010. For various reasons, the Waterlord appears as if it will be only available at Walmart Canada in 2015, but with luck, it will appear on shelves in the US for 2016. Continue reading Return of “Hydro Power”