Archive for December, 2004
· December 29, 2004 at 8:21 pm · Odds & Ends
I have just received my very first digital camera in the mail. What took me so long to join the digital revolution? I am a geek, right? Well I have been taking pictures for years now and there is something about holding an older quality camera in your hands that you can not beat. Man does this ever come close though!
The camera in question is a Nikon Coolpix 3200 3.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom. It has everything you could ever need in a digital camera and more! I might not be the best judge since this is my first digital camera. However though, I did do a lot of shopping around before I picked this one. The big factor that made up my mind though was looking at pictures people had submitted that they had took with the camera. You can put all the neat features you want on it, but don’t forget it is a camera. I want it to take pictures, and take pictures well. It does that just fine.
Here’s a photo of my desk that I have downsized a lot to make it easier to view and download on the Web. Now you can see where I do all my writing from. Pretty neat hu? I’m still giddy over my new toy, going to go play with it some more right now. Let the photo revolution begin!
· December 28, 2004 at 10:01 pm · Odds & Ends
This is definitely something worth getting excited about!
The Chris Pirillo Show
It has been a long time since I’ve been excited about TV or radio with a technology twist. I am just one of the many who miss the old TechTV/ZDTV. I will save you my rant about how much I hate g4techTV and all that jazz though. It is nice to see I’ll have something forward to listen to, heck… might even have to break down and buy an MP3 player!
· December 28, 2004 at 6:38 pm · Odds & Ends
There is no doubt that this year was a good year for the wild and wacky world of Web hosting. Due the popularity of blogs and many other factors, it would seem that everybody and their grandmother has a Web hosting account these days. From paid to free, you just are not cool till you have some hosting space! With this year behind us now, what does the Web hosting world have to look forward to in 2005? More of the same? Will business be picking up more or less?
One thing is sure, Web hosting prices have gotten cheaper in the past year. With the dropping cost of disk space and bandwidth, the consumer has been king. Now you can get a Web hosting account for as low as five dollars a month. It used to be the same account a few years ago would cost you around fifty a month to keep.
Many Web hosting companies these days are barely making a profit on one hosting account sold. The hope is that they will sell enough account in bulk to get more customers and to turn a larger profit. Where you used to make a ten dollar profit on one guy’s account you can now make a profit of fifteen dollars on ten guys accounts. Another thing to look out for in the new year is Web hosts making it easier for folks to upgrade their account. That way if the average consumer is getting a little paranoid about running out of space or bandwidth, they will have a one click solution to get a little more. That is if they are willing to pay a little more as well.
I would not look for the price of Web hosting to lower any though. Instead Web hosts will be adding more space and bandwidth to their already existing Web hosting plans. As I mentioned before, few companies are really making that much of a profit on one Web hosting account. Therefore they can’t afford to lower the price. However with the lowering cost of bandwidth and disk space for the Web hosts, that will become an easier poker chip to bargain with.
Customer support will take an upswing as well in the new year. Just look at the progress that has been made this year. Many Web hosts once only had a few E-mail addresses listed for support. Now we have the choice of live support chat, instant messenger support, help desks, help Web sites and so much more!
In the next year I believe there will be a growing upswing to create more Web hosting help Web sites for consumers. Tackling many of the average problems there will help visitors and clients find the answers to their questions quicker. It will also allow the Web host to cut down on some hours of customer support work. Yet again, another example of how the future looks bright for you as well as your Web host.
In this day and age having a Web site is becoming more of a need than a want. There are a million and one reasons to create your own Web site. It is up to you to find the right one for yourself. There is no need to fear the world of Web hosting though, because 2005 is looking to knock 2004 right out of the water.
· December 27, 2004 at 8:55 pm · Odds & Ends
That is right, I said it. Just finished another chapter in my Web hosting book today, and started on another. Due to some pre-organization, chapter eight has been cut. It shall be now known as the lost chapter to be released in the year 2056. By then I will be an award winning author with piles of money, babes and glory.
Well, can’t a guy dream a little at least? Chapter eight will actually be moved into another chapter yet to be written. It shouldn’t cut down on any content though, since I plan on splitting the first chapter into three. The plans now are to first finish up the rough draft chapters. There are four more to come. After that, I’ll go through and make spelling and grammar checks. Then I will divide it all up again into new chapters and segments. Once that is done I’ll be going through and doing a check to make sure everything is in the place it needs to be. Then I’ll be handing it over to my Mother (whom is this house’s other writer) who will be playing the role as my first editor.
Then I’ll get it formatted by chapter, as a whole document and finally as a PDF file. I also plan on doing some of my own illustrations and graphic examples. I’d say right now I am nearly at the half way mark, at least as far as the hard work is concerned. Thanks for all the E-mail, comments and input thus far, keep ‘em coming!
· December 26, 2004 at 6:21 pm · Odds & Ends
I just finished chapter four of my Web hosting book. In it I was covering the trials and tribulations you may run into when it comes to Web hosting support. Should be a good one for sure. That only leaves six more chapters for me to finish before I start editing what I have written to get it ready for public viewing.
Earlier this week I noticed that my first two chapters were a little longer than the others, so I might end up cutting them into smaller chapters once the editing begins. Still not sure yet though, I’ll see how the other chapters go first. If all goes well I should be able to get a few more chapters done this week along with all my other article writing activities.
For the first time, this is really starting to look like a real book! I’m proud of it already. I just hope others feel the same way after reading the finished product.
· December 26, 2004 at 5:38 pm · Odds & Ends
Here are a few free Gmail invites because I have no use for them. This is all I have so please don’t send me a dozen E-mails or comments asking for just one more! Thanks, and enjoy!
All Gone!
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