Need a dedicated server? RackNine has dedicated servers that don't lose out in the support aspects
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
I know many of you bloggers out there have your blog hosted by a company specializing in blog hosting or run through a free service like Blogger. However, many people who have their own sites, such as I, like to have their sites hosted on a good server. For those who have larger sites where a simple hosting company won't do, having a dedicated server that's fully customizable is the only way to go. For those who know what I'm talking about or have sites that are larger enough to warrant a dedicated server should really look into RackNine Dedicated Servers. They've updated their dedicated support to be as good as shared support, without the slowdowns or reductions in speed that having a shared server costs. They have a full press release detailing all the changes so take a look. I've added it to this post below:
RackNine Inc. http://www.racknine.com Toll-free: 1-866 GO RACK9 sales@racknine.com RackNine Cuts I.T. Overhead for Customers New Offering from RackNine Equals Expert Support & Great Value Edmonton, Alberta (March 27. 2007) – RackNine a leading provider of shared and dedicated web hosting services, is expanding options for its dedicated server customers by adding an Assisted Service Plan–a professional solution without the traditional costs. RackNine’s technical support will address needed patches, backups, monitoring and vulnerability assessments. Customers can get the power of a dedicated server without having to perform all of the administrative tasks associated with an unmanaged account such as server startup, patching and anti-virus protection. Add-on services, with the purchase of a service contract, include security scans, backup and recovery, monitoring and escalation management, at no additional fee. Custom engineering options are also available, billed at a flat hourly rate. The plan can be added to qualified dedicated hosting accounts during the purchase process. While users are provided with a basic startup environment, RackNine can also assist customers who have special needs. As with all dedicated servers accounts, customers can choose from a wide range of options including operating systems, RAM, hard drives, processors and firewalls. In addition, as with all RackNine services, the plan is backed by RackNine’s round the clock customer support. For more information on RackNine dedicated server plans, visit http://dedicated.rk9.net. About RackNine RackNine Inc. is the evolution of its former company, Couple Guys Consulting. Originally founded in February of 1997, Couple Guys Consulting grew as a leader in automated website management, developing the popular and widely-used SiteTools content-creation system. Couple Guys Consulting entered the web hosting arena in 1999 after being unable to find a reliable method to outsource its hosting arrangements. A subsidiary (CGC Network) was formed to handle hosting needs of both Couple Guys Consulting's web presence as well as needs of a quickly growing userbase who were also unhappy with their current hosts. Hardware solutions were heavily researched, technical staff was hired and trained, and CGCNetwork's experience in high quality dedicated - and shared - hosting began. CGC Network has since evolved to provide inexpensive and incredibly reliable consumer hosting services. New servers and infrastructure have been laid, our aggressive package pricing is implemented, the newest and most advanced user management system ever created has been installed, and our always-present commitment to providing high quality service has turned CGC Network into one of the fastest and most user-friendly systems available. - RackNine - © 2007 RackNine Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I've only got a small time site but for anything that requires a dedicated server RackNine seems like a great option for you to look at. Benefits of a shared server without the penalties of one is great news so go check them out.
Enjoy,
-Steve
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Labels: Internet, Web Design
Free online programming / web development community - Dream.In.Code
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
I know programming may be a lonely profession but if you need help there's always some help involving programming at Dream.In.Code. They've got 20,000 members in their community of coders, from web languages such as Java, PHP, Perl down to the classics of C/C++, Visual Basic, and more. They offer their visitors free access to not only code snippets, tutorials but they offer visitors free programming magazines such as Dr.Dobbs and Queue. Check them out, they have an active forum where any member with 500 post gets a free t-shirt. Pretty sweet, and they got contests this month to celebrate their 6th anniversary, which is on Februrary 28th, where you can win prizes such as the 1gb Thumb Drive they give away each month.
If you're a coder, programmer, web design, etc, check Dream.In.Code out, it's a great ressource.
-Steve
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Labels: Internet, Programming, Tech, Web Design
Updates for my template coming
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Hey it's crappy weather here in montreal, freezing rain and it's unusually warm for this time of year, which makes for a green Christmas in Montreal. I can't run cuz it's too slippery and i'm stuck inside.
So I've found out that the great guys at Geckoandfly have finally (joking) updated the template I used for the newer version of blogger. They posted it HERE so I'm going to try to mix their code with my edits and see what comes out.
Wish me luck!
-Steve
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Labels: Blogger, Internet, Web Design
Want to spruce up your program with some nice Icons?
Monday, November 13, 2006
Most people overlook the aesthetics of their programs when designing a program. That's a big mistake since as the saying goes it's the little things that count. From the layout, to the colors/fonts, and even little things like the icons used for the program can matter. That's why getting the right icons for your page, installer, or the main program itself can make the difference.
Icongalore has some great Professional XP Style Icons available for software developers and Web Designers alike. If you visit their site you can see some of their work and you're even encouraged to try a sample before you buy a complete package of icons. The icons are designed following Microsoft's XP Style Guidelines, they're availible in four sizes and formats and they're some of the cheapest priced icons around. You can check out the samples from their Sample Page or view a sample of their icons in the photo below.
Icongalore's website has many categories of icons for many types of popular software or web page designs. They have a set of Network Database Icons, Accounting Software Icons, Email Application Icons, Navigation Icons, Web Icons and etc. Their site has a more complete listing and they offer a customized Icon creation service for those who might be interested in getting that great custom look for their application.
Check out Icongalore.com to visit their site and download some samples of their icons at no cost, who knows, it could be that final touch that you're software was lacking to make it complete.
(Here's a sample of their icons with their logo, enjoy!)
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:23 PM 0 comments
Labels: Internet, Web Design
Had trouble finding a host?
Monday, November 06, 2006
I don't know about you but between all the offers of web hosting I haven't found too much differentiation. There's a couple of basic things that one should know.
1. How much bandwith do you need?
If it's a personal site you're not going to need 20gb or more transfer per month
2. How much space do you really need?
Are you a fileserver? Unless you're posting files, music, videos or uncompressed video you should be fine with under 500mb of space.
3. Costs vs Names?
You might be taking a risk by trusting a new host compared to a proven or large host, beware.
If you should need to find a Web Hosting Provider Now, you should follow these tips. But in case you're still clueless at this, there's some people who can help. Findahost.com has some more indepth articles and reviews that can help you. There are a LOT of hosts out there, so choosing the right one for your site or business is important. That's why doing your research and getting some help is important, and Findahost.com can definetly help you with that. Check them out.
Thanks,
-Steve
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Labels: Internet, Web Design
Ever wanted to start a hosting company?
Monday, October 30, 2006
I'm hosted for free on a site (see Personal Homepage link at the top) given to me by a fellow board member at Anandtech who I think is starting his own hosting company and gave us all a bunch of space to test it out. I think it's pretty cool what he's doing. I was looking around earlier and found a site that carters to those who are interested in starting their own hosting or "reselling" company. They're called Reseller Guide and they have a quality Reseller Hosting Guide, the main box in yellow is the place to start, and other articles on hosting, reselling, etc. It's a decent site with interviews, news, forums, etc. Nice layout as well. Check them out at http://www.resellerguide.com/
-Steven
Posted bySteve at 5:44 PM 1 comments
Labels: Internet, Web Design
MyEclipse - The best Eclipse plugin out there
Sunday, October 29, 2006
If you've worked with AJAX and Web 2.0 applications you'll have no doubt heard of Eclipse. Well the folks at MyEclipse have created one of the most fully-featured software environment for Eclipse. It includes Ajax, CSS, Javascript editors and pretty much anything else you need to work on that web 2.0 app. It is most likely the last Eclipse Plugin you'll ever need. With everything in one environment it saves time and increases efficiency while writing your programs. It's only 30$, which is cheap compared to the thousands that most companies spend on licenses for multiple products. Check it out at http://www.myeclipseide.com
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 9:17 PM 0 comments
Labels: Web 2.0, Web Design
On the topic of layouts...
Friday, October 27, 2006
Since I've been working on layouts and doing a lot of searching I'd thought I'd point out a site I use for some MySpace layouts and backgrounds. It's a pretty new site called www.everylayout.com and it's got a ever-growing collection of layouts. I haven't updated my MySpace layout in a while but I think since I changed this one I might work on MySpace next, since some people don't like my lightning bolt. The anime background there is pretty nice, check it out, might be the next one on my page, lol. Alright enough internet for tonight, time for gaming.
-Steven
Posted bySteve at 11:38 PM 0 comments
Labels: MySpace, Web Design
