This is a bit off the usual WordPress topic, but I discovered a handy tool to get automatic notifications sent to your email (or IM, or Twitter or whatever you want) if your site is down or broken. This can be particularly helpful if you are a designer or webmaster or if you just maintain… (read more)
Tag: server
Seriously?
Seriously?
everything’s better in the cloud
since google’s big chromeOS unveiling last week, i’ve been left thinking a lot about cloud computing and chrome as an operating system in particular. while i failed to be enamored about chromeOS, i do think the concept of cloud computing is an exciting developing technology. chromeOS felt half-assed and not-fully-developed (the latter of which, at least, was true). and… Continue reading everything’s better in the cloud
Finding a web host that doesn’t suck…for dummies
I wrote this up originally for the Arcane Palette site, but for fun I’m reposting it here, too, because I think it’s fairly useful information. Enjoy! * * * We’ve all been there at some point. You’re on the phone with some bored dude behind a computer anywhere between 200 and 9,000 miles… Continue reading Finding a web host that doesn’t suck…for dummies
Finding a web host that doesn’t suck…for dummies
class=”aligncenter” We’ve all been there at some point. You’re on the phone with some bored dude behind a computer anywhere between 200 and 9,000 miles away who may or may not speak English like a native but whose name is invariably something as innocuous as John. He sounds like he might know what he’s talking… Continue reading Finding a web host that doesn’t suck…for dummies
server intestinal implosion
so the server is having issues. i’m getting a lot of slow loading pages and error 500s on the wordpress sites i’m running. when i contacted 1and1 to report the issue, i got this fantabulous response: me: > Hi– > > I have multiple sites running on my shared hosting > package, and I noticed… Continue reading server intestinal implosion
Looking for a Green Dedicated Server
class=”aligncenter” hey folks. i’m in the market for a dedicated server. in order to provide our customres with an unparalleled level of support, i want to be sure that we can also offer hosting solutions in addition to our web design services. currently this site, as well as the jazzsequence.com sites are hosted on a server… Continue reading Looking for a Green Dedicated Server