This is the running log of every major change to the site since it first went live back in 2001 — the renovations, the rebuilds, and the occasional fire I've had to put out. If you're curious how this thing has evolved over the years, here it is, newest first.
06/23/2026 — Rebuilt the entire site from the ground up after it got hacked. Some people really are zeros — but we're back, and locked down tighter than ever.
09/02/2023 — Finished the latest round of adjustments; general operation and pagination are all sorted. Should be solid for a while… until the next update. Enjoy.
09/01/2023 — Rolled the site onto the latest template version. Plenty of corrections still to make — bear with me, it'll take some time.
05/16/2023 — Major renovation underway. Joomla pushed some big core updates that knocked several site-wide extensions out of step. Working to get everything operational ASAP.
02/02/2019 — Tracked down the video bug and squashed it; everything should play correctly now. Spot something off? Email me. Thanks!
02/02/2019 — Found a problem with video playback — looks like a jQuery conflict. Digging into it; I'll update once it's fixed.
01/27/2019 — Moved the change log to its own dedicated page (this one) to clean up the landing page.
01/19/2019 — Several updates to the site's story and background. Added images to the Tour 2004 page.
01/18/2019 — Experimenting with a new image gallery to make photos easier to view on both mobile and desktop.
01/10/2019 — Installed a new template and image gallery; still a work in progress.
10/17/2018 — Minor layout tweaks.
10/29/2016 — New video gallery installed and the video engine updated.
08/12/2016 — Updated the video modules; visitors can now like/dislike and leave guest comments.
02/14/2016 — Added an image gallery engine and filled the new sections with photos.
07/07/2015 — Full site relaunch.
2015 — Converted the site from hand-built tools over to the Joomla engine, with proper components and modules.
2001–2015 — Various updates and steady growth over the years — some iterations better than others, I'll admit!
07/08/2004 — Added the K.I.T.T. interior tour.
02/07/2001 — Domain registered and the very first version of the site went live. Where it all started.