Everyone is talking about the cloud. There’s always the question of which one should you use and what are the advantages / disadvantages. This post (my first one in 7 years) will help to dispel which cloud is right for you. For the purpose of this article, we’re going to focus on 2 specifically. Amazon…
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Database Backed Web Applications Advice
Here’s the scenario. You’ve got a dedicated server running windows in a server farm (generic dedicated server provider). You have mysql + asp or php app running all on the same server. Raid 1 mirroring and 2 GB of ram. You have to have windows, because your application supports it. Sound Familiar? It’s a problem…
Backing Down from WordPress 3.4 to 3.3.2 [solution]
This post assumes you’re running CentOS. So modify the commands accordingly. I also assume you have your wordpress install in /var/www/something.com After a bit of a while I finally decided to take the leap again to WordPress 3.4 from 3.3.2 only to be disappointed again. There are still some issues they need to work out….
Free Tech Support from me…
OK. I really believe in my project for helping the unemployed, so here’s what I propose. If you donate to my project and of course, get others to donate to my project, I will provide you with free tech support (my skills and advice) for a period of time. Donate: $25.00 you get 1 hour…
Which Linux Distribution to Choose?
There are so many linux distributions out there and while they are all very similar, they are different in ways due to their target audiences. Some are targeted more towards the end-user like Ubuntu while others are clearly targeted towards the Enterprise. Ubuntu is a great distribution for a desktop replacement, but for me, I…
Well.. It turns out Kickstarter turned down my project for helping the unemployed.
Interestingly enough, Kickstarter turned down my project, citing the reason, “Self-Help” violates their terms and conditions for projects. I did, however get to startsomegood.com and got the project approved. I just didn’t think the folks at Kickstarter would view a book about helping people cope with unemployment in the current economy would be a bad…
The effective Blogger what it means to Blog (My Tips)
What does it mean to be an effective blogger? It means you have a great quality blog and are very good at generating a following. While I can speak of Blogging, I speak of it from the point of view how I do things and what Blogging means to me. Here are my tips on…
WordPress Users! Emergency Announcement!
I feel the need to get this out as soon as possible. If you’re running wordpress 3.3.2 I would highly suggest NOT upgrading to 3.4 yet. I did a test install of 3.4 last night and while it seemed to work, the biggest problem was it didn’t allow tagging of posts. THIS IS A BIG…
Making Windows feeling like it’s a new installation
After realizing all the people I meet that have extermely slow installations, I thought I’d write a post / article on how to make / fix your windows installation to make it work like it’s a new computer. There’s really only 3 steps to doing this. 1. Download or Buy Auslogics Boostspeed and run the…
OpenVPN clients for Mac and Windows
I’ve keep getting asked the same question over and over. So I thought this warranted a post. Where to get an OpenVPN client for for MacOSX and Windows. OpenVPN Client for windows: http://http://openvpn.se Tunnelblick for MacOSX: http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ Hopefully this helps people.