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:
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 done.
Firefox is installed, Pidgin is up and running, so I now know I can at least do my day-to-day work done on here.
What is the Most Frustrating Thing About Kubuntu?
Well for me, my cries are pretty anal. I don’t like that windows do not remember their locations when you close and reopen them. Instead they just rotate corners they launch from. I guess this will take some getting used to.
What do I like the most about Kubuntu?
The biggest positive is hard to put my finger on. I like the basic look and feel of it, even more so than I liked Ubuntu. Ubuntu just never felt right to me when using it, but Kubuntu does the trick. Guess that makes me a fan of KDE over Gnome? Hope that is right, getting the “lingo” down is another challenge for another post.
Feel like trying a new OS? So if you have looked the other way with Linux distros in the past, give Kubuntu a shot.
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 have a notice on the upload page saying, “You must be at least 21 years of age.” Of course they have no way of telling, so don’t worry too much.
That offer visitor stats, gallery management, editing (via picnik), easy embedding and more. Looks like all the basic “what should a free hosting service have” boxes have been checked. After playing with it a ‘bit, iimmgg.com might have a bad name but I think it is yet another good free hosting solution for your images.
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 question you wish to monitor in intervals ranging from 5 to 60 minutes or above.
If the worst might happen, and you need to be told, here are the various ways they can alert you to trouble:
For those of you just wanting to beta test the service; when you first sign up, you are given a fully functional, 15-day trial account. At the end of 15 days, your account will be downgraded to free unless you upgrade to either Standard or Premium account.
Check out the screenshots, then give them a shot at Site24×7.com.
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 means you can use your Google login info to gain access to it. It should be really interesting to watch urlxl.net to see where it goes in development in the future.
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 beat and something more “rock” related. Think I have narrowed it down to these two choices:
Which one do you like more? Found them both at PremiumBeat.com, which I am really looking forward to seeing how well working with them will be. Thus far, for the budget podcaster - they seem to have the cheapest deals for royalty free music.
