Domain transfer gotcha

So I decided to move www.thirdprize.org from GoDaddy to NetCetera when my original hosting expired.  GoDaddy doen not support MVC4 and I fancied learning it.  They had it locked so the original attempt to transfer the domain failed.  I unlocked it, did the paperwork and tried again.  This time it seemed to work and my URL started to point at my newly created, newly hosted web site.  I used it quite happily for about a month, even rewriting my apps to use it to retrieve data.

So you can imagine my suprise when on the day of the original expiration, my URL started to point to a GoDaddy holding page.  It seems the original transfer did not go through and I had to initiate it all over again.  This meant my website and my apps were out of order for a good day or so.

As of time of writing, either the apps are working or the web site is working.  Not both at the same time.

So, moral of the story?  Always make sure your transfere went through successfully, even if it looks like it has.

WebcomiX to be rewritten

After a year or so on the market, it is about time WebcomiX got a rewrite.  Rather than the clunky collection of UiViewControllers it currently is, it is going to become a sleek new UiNavigationController based beast.  Tabs at the bottom for navigation and the usual table views for listing and accessing comics.

So far an afternoons work has produced a Storyboard based prototype that links all the screens together and shows how it will look and behave.  Using a navigation controller based setup means the title and toolbars are built in.  This means I just have to look after the previous/next buttons.  There will also be a tab dedicated to promoting this and my other apps.