Web Hosting

October 20, 2008 by john · Comment
Filed under: technology 

So you’ve decided to purchase hosting for your next big dot com business, but times are bit lean so why pay so much? There are plenty of low-cost hosting providers, but here are a few I’ve had good experiences with.

I am currently using Media Temple to host several of my websites. Their service has been excellent – they have been very responsive when I’ve called and I’ve quickly found what I needed from the support site. I’ve had no real problems, just questions regarding certain applications I needed to configure. 
GoDaddy has been a great and economical way to purchase domain names. They too have provided excellent phone support when needed. I have been able to get an actual person on the line in about a minute each time I have called. Additionally, the support people know what they are doing and can get your issue resolved quickly.
I have a friend using Lunar Pages for hosting and he has been very happy with their pricing and performance. 

Tags: , ,

The 5 Best Free File Hosting Services To Store Your Files

August 29, 2008 by john · Comment
Filed under: technology 

People have a love and hate relationship with file hosting sites. Some file hosting sites are really handy and make sharing data even simpler than sending a file via email while other services spam you with countless pop ups and forced membership options to simply download a file.

read more | digg story

Tags: ,

Top 3 Hosting Picks

August 15, 2008 by john · 1 Comment
Filed under: technology 

1. MediaTemple

  • Starts at $20 per month (two months free with 1 year signup)
  • 24/7 phone support
  • php 4 and 5
  • mysql (mysql 5 coming soon)
  • 1000 imap / pop email accounts
  • 1 TB bandwidth
  • 100 GB storage
  • host up to 100 sites on one account (grid server)
  • Cool Feature: Redundant hosting (not shared)

2. LunarPages

  • Starts at $9.95 per month (as low as 4.95 if you utilize current 2 yr promotion)
  • 24/7 phone support
  • php 4 and 5
  • mysql 4 and 5
  • imap / pop email accounts
  • 15,000 GB bandwidth
  • 1,500 GB storage
  • host unlimited sites on one account
  • Cool Feature: Free Software valued at $775

3. Dreamhost

  • Starts at $10.95 per month (as low as 5.95 if you utilize current 10 yr promotion)
  • 24/7 Email support
  • php 4 and 5
  • mysql 4 and 5
  • imap / pop email accounts
  • 5,000 GB bandwidth
  • 500 GB storage
  • host unlimited sites on one account
  • Cool Feature:WebDav

4. And one more for you ColdFusion folks… HostMySite

Tags:

Switched to new hosting

August 6, 2008 by john · Comment
Filed under: technology 

Tonight I made the switch to Media Temple hosting. I have been working to move my blog from my old host server to the new one. I’ve also taken this opportunity to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. This latest version is great and seems to offer some very nice enhancements. In fact, I am scheduling this post to be published in the morning. We’ll see how this works.

Tags: