Archive for August, 2008
· August 29, 2008 at 5:22 am · Hot Web Topics
Some people out there watch disaster movies, just to see the panic, destruction and frankly, watching stuff blow up. I have a feeling that MSNBC fans are of the same ilk.
Here is some of their Democratic National Convention coverage:
· August 28, 2008 at 4:36 am · Odds & Ends
Typing this as, well, I type I can tell you I am a Kubuntu user. Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to get it just the way I want it. Was I successful? Well as somebody who has used just Windows all his life, it wasn’t easy – but it is now [...]
· August 27, 2008 at 5:18 am · Free Hosting
I have checked out my fair share of free image hosts out there, but nobody’s name has caught my eye more than iimmgg.com. I’m just glad I’m not plugging this one on the podcast, due to the fact I am not even sure how to say that.
One funny thing I noticed was they [...]
· August 26, 2008 at 4:53 am · Web Development, Web Hosting
With both paid and free versions, Site24×7.com looks to be a great web site monitoring package. They do monitoring of uptime and performance of your web sites, online services and servers. They also promise to deliver instant alerts the moment something goes wrong.
You can set the monitoring tools to check the web site in [...]
· August 25, 2008 at 5:18 am · Online Tools
URLXL shortens your URLs using slugs instead of numbers, so they are easier to remember. After you have submitted your information in, you are given a web page much like this one:
http://www.urlxl.net/review/web-hosting/
You then have the options to share on Twitter or Pownce. This new service is also powered by the Google App Engine, which [...]
· August 22, 2008 at 5:09 am · Personal, Web Hosting
I have been looking for a new theme to use for my podcast, the Web Hosting Show. I have been using the same awesome theme (which I still have much love for) but after so many years, I am getting the itch to try something new. Really want something with a little less techno [...]
· August 21, 2008 at 6:21 am · Online Tools
FeedMyInbox is a new service that recently caught my eye, due to the fact they make things very simple. They are offering you blogs, feeds and news delivered magically to your e-mail inbox. All you have to do is visit the web site and enter a web site RSS feed and your e-mail address. [...]
· August 20, 2008 at 5:06 am · Desktop, Wallpaper
There is something kind of comforting about having space based wallpaper. Maybe I spend too much time staring off into my empty desktop thinking about the meaning of life? Perhaps I have some deep seeded love for Star Wars that I am not ready to admit? Here are the best of the space related wallpapers [...]
· August 19, 2008 at 5:12 am · Personal, Web Hosting
Hey for those of you who wondered what it is do for a day job, here’s your chance. Was looking back this morning at an interview I did for the Lunarpages monthly newsletter. Here is how things start out…
Hey Mitch! Thanks for taking some time out from writing our Newsletter articles to handle a quick [...]
· August 18, 2008 at 5:48 am · Web Hosting
The Web Hosting Show was great this week. I got a one on one interview with Paul Hirsch of the AIHSP (the Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers) explaining this new web hosting group, what they hope to do and how you too can join up. Check out the podcast for the entire [...]