If you tried to hit Towering Intellect yesterday and were unable to get the site to show up, I apologize. I was performing my first successful blog brain transplant, and, well, there were a couple of complications.

Since Towering Intellect’s beginnings, way back in 2005, it has been generously hosted by my buddy Preston, the guy that first got me into blogging, Internet marketing, and 90% of the other cool stuff that I love today. Anyway, this week I decided to upgrade my version of WordPress to the most recent release (finally). However, when I tried to access my site, I found that the access password had been changed.

So here I stood at the crossroads with a decision to make. Do I call Preston and harass him about my blog (yet again), further imposing on his hospitality, or do I transfer my blog over to my own hosting account so Preston doesn’t have to worry about me any more? It seemed like a no-brainer (pun!).

Anyway, to make a long story short(er) and less technical, after a few bumps, bruises, and DNS issues, I got my blog moved over to my own host, and the backend is now running the latest version of WordPress. Sexy. So to all you readers who tried to check up on TI and were denied, I apologize, and I hope the improved performance and security of my upgraded blog will makeup for it.