Wow! After launching last thursday, a lot has already happened to the site. As visitors old and new came in (I keep trying to picture their faces as they come in and discover the new look) and search spiders crawled to index the new pages, the long and tedious (and very technical) process of optimalization set in.

I won't bore you with all the technicalities, but launching a site redesign like we did with the Pinside is a huge challenge. And after the launch you inevitably discover stuff that isn't supposed to happen. On a test system, where it's just you on the site, these bugs won't always surface, but as soon as the crowds come in, you'll notice bad performing pages all over the place! Databases squeeking, webservers grinding... Aaargh!

Anyways, this little update is a bit of a 'bear with us please', while we still work on some parts of the site. You could have some slight interrupts while surfing (which typically won't last more than a couple of seconds). and there's also some weird problem with logging in/out sometimes.

All in all we're doing our best to get this over with a.s.a.p., after which we can concentrate on more fun things... like playing pinball!