Archive | May, 2006

Hosting Hoopla – Version 3?

I guess you could call this my third vision of the Hosting Hoopla layout. I got some complaints about the Web site being too narrow, so I added an extra column to space things out a ‘bit. I also made things a little better looking as well. To my eye, I think you’ll find it even more visually appealing.

I also rigged up the old Hosting Hoopla RSS feed to point to a category on my Mitchelaneous blog, so now I have a place for Hosting Hoopla system updates. Another feature many asked for was an “about” Web page which is now featured via the main Web site as well. So subscribe for updates, visit the Web site and keep up to date with the latest and greatest in the Web hosting industry.

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CSS Layout Resource

I found this Web site in my inbox this morning. Think somebody is trying to tell me something?

Welcome to CSSFILL.COM where you will find a selection of completely free CSS / XHTML based layouts and templates designed by Michael Strand, it is recomended that you read the important info section before using the CSSFILL templates.

I do have to say, they have some very awesome looking layouts there and the price tag is right!

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Welcome – Online Comic Series

Let us just call this my comic series that never happened. I drew this a few years ago after leaving my last Web hosting customer service job. I always meant to do more, but other things kind of got in the way. Feel free to click the image, see a little closer view of it and let me know what you think. Did I miss my calling?

Welcome Comic

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Web Hosting Radio – Tips, Tricks and RSS

What if I told you that you could keep up with what is going on in the entire Web hosting industry by visiting one single Web site? You would think I was a little crazy, right? Well that dream has been turned into a reality with Hosting Hoopla; and on today’s show I’m going to tell you all about it and where I want it to go. The Web Hosting Show, podcast 62 is now on the air.

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Hoopla Updates

I updated Hosting Hoopla a ‘bit today. I added a new forums section for syndicating some of the latest threads at the various Web hosting forums out there. I wanted to add more, but it seems a lot of Web hosting forums don’t spit out an RSS feed. Others do, but I doubt they even know they are.

I had to remove The WHIR for right now from the Web hosting industry section because their feed is broken. I sent them a note about it, but have yet to hear back. I also added a link to W3Reports for the outside hosting industry news section.

As always, feel free to drop me an E-mail and let me know what you think or leave a comment on the new additions!

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Socializer

I like the ability of letting folks bookmarks what I have written on any of the big social bookmarking or social news Web sites out there. I just don’t know if I like the idea of having thirty or more links on one page pointing to all of them. I have found a solution though.

Socializer is a free automatic social bookmarking submitter. All you need to do is place a little code in your Web page template and you can turn those thirty links into one. You can see it in action if you view any of my articles on Mitchelaneous or The Web Hosting Show and click the “share this” link.

For other Blogware users, here is the code you will need to get this to work for you:

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Classic Menu on WMP 11

I thought I would try out the new Windows Media Player 11 to see what it was like. I have to say, overall it looks very nice. The only thing that bugs me about this and all the other Vista applications is the “classic” menu. Are you guys just trying to make the interface look as ugly as possible with it turned on? I have a feeling in the post Vista days there will be hundreds of freeware applications coming into play to fix what Microsoft messed up here.

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For Sale By Blogger

Want to buy a blog? Although there isn’t much there yet, this will be one service to keep an eye on. I’ve known inside the Web hosting world for Web sites to go for $500 to even $1000 without much content. Some folks just make it a hobby to buy up Web sites.

ForSaleByBlogger.com

Not really sure who is ready to buy Final Words – a suicide victim’s last stop, but hey there is a market for everybody out there, right?

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More Blogware Problems

I e-mailed this to as many Tucows and Blogware folks I could find. Hopefully I can get somebody’s attention!

I just have a few little things to bring up this time. I mean, come on guy! I am now one of your most popular bloggers… give me a little! Top Blogware blogger used to be Chris, before he got tired of messing with it and moved to WordPress.

Problem #1: I Can’t Change My Profile Photo! Never have been able to, might not ever be able to.

Problem #2: Name one person who has ever used the templates for the music, book or movie reviews. Right now they are just taking up space in my administration panel.

Problem #3: Keywords! Why can’t I have a keyword that is more than one stinking word. If I wanted to use my name as a keyword, I’d have to put either Mitch or Keeler (because MitchKeeler looks strange). Why can’t I just put quotation marks around multiple word keywords like everyone else?

Problem #4: Let me rename the main category. Maybe I don’t like it being called “Main Page”? Maybe I want to call it Betty?

Problem #5: The layouts are WAY too table heavy. Bandwidth could probably be cut in half if more CSS was used for the styles. While we are on the topic of styles, we need more choices. Some of the choices we have look like somebody threw up on some HTML and said, “Hey… that looks nice!”

Problem #6: Why do I have to have some of my pages with a trailing /blog on them and some of them without it? This makes for bad search engine optimization. let’s ditch the /blog after my domain.

Problem #7: Let me edit my RSS feed a little more. Why do I need to? For that problem, see problem #6.

Problem #8: Don’t play content king with OUR content. (Need an example? See Chris’s problem getting the rest of his content off of Blogware’s servers.)

Problem #9: Give us some REAL updates. I have been using Blogware since 2004. When was the last new memorable feature added? There hasn’t. Give me a new tool to play with or a new feature to show off. When was the official Blogware blog updated last? January! Even you folks don’t seem too excited about using it.

Problem #10: I know why I don’t get too many comments on my articles and posts. It looks too damn confusing down there. I wouldn’t want to leave me a comment either.

Now Blogware this isn’t to make you feel bad or mad. I am just one user that wants a better experience with your system. Please let me know you are at least working on some of these and I’ll be happy.

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More HostingCon Fun!

Man, HostingCon 2006 sounds like it is going to be a blast this year. Really wish I was able to make it!

FastServers.Net announced today it will be hosting a full production game show called Trivia Challenge Plus at HostingCon 2006 in Las Vegas. The game show will allow 6 contestants at a time to go head to head answering both technical and trivia style questions. HostingCon 2006 which takes place July 17, 18, and 19th will feature 23 shows live on the conference floor.

Maybe I can get a few folks from HostingCon 2006 to show up and talk about it on the Web Hosting Show again this year. My interview with George Roberts (the guy running things there) is still one of my most highest downloaded episodes.

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