You get what you pay for! While that’s true, there are some pretty great things that we seem to get for free, especially here in America. For example, we have a magnificent freeway system that allows me to travel from one state to another, uninterrupted and at very high speeds. What a marvel! The best […]
Semiconductor Device Physics (or a little more about me)
I know this post is a bit off topic, but there are some folks that would like to know a little bit more about my background. As it turns out I’ve been programming computers since about 1997 (although some of my first programs date back to the late 1980’s). Engineering vs. Programming By the time […]
Web hosting comparison: The Cloud (or load balanced server cluster)
If you’ve travelled through the forest of shared hosting, passed the doorstep of VPS and even scaled the castle walls of dedicated servers but still haven’t defeated your hosting dragon, then maybe you need a load balanced server cluster system. The marketing speak way of referring to this is THE CLOUD. This article builds on […]
Web hosting comparison: Dedicated server hosting
In my ongoing analogy, a dedicated server would be a lot like a house or independent building. This article builds on my web hosting comparison. Getting a dedicated server is the first hosting option that doesn’t share a resource (strictly speaking, they all share resources, such as network bandwidth and electricity, but in the case […]
Web hosting comparison: VPS hosting
VPS hosting corresponds to renting or buying an apartment or condo. This articles builds on the web hosting comparison article. VPS hosting is still shared hosting, but there is more isolation and finer control over how you use the resources that are available to you. These plans generally range from $20 to$200, depending on how […]
Web hosting comparison: shared hosting
Shared web hosting corresponds to staying in a motel or hotel. This article builds on the web hosting comparison article. Shared hosting might have different names at different hosting companies, but a quick and easy way to know if your in this category is that the cost will generally range in price from FREE to […]
Web Hosting Comparison (or how to understand web hosting)
You don’t have to read this whole article As I write this article I expect that only a small percentage of people will have any reason to read beyond the third paragraph. I’ll probably offend someone with the reason I give for this, but I invite you to prove me wrong. Unfortunately the cards are […]
I hope all my clients read this
It’s hard to say that number of times that I’ve told my clients to choose strong passwords. No matter how many times I do, it’s just hard work to choose good passwords because they’re so hard to remember. Well, as a reminder to them I wanted to point out a great article I read about […]
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Build a membership website in 20 minutes [video]
The video below is a recording of a session I presented on the campus of Boise State University as a presenter at the 2010 Boise code camp. It covers the entire process for building a membership website, including how to make a plan that will maximize your conversion rate, even before you spend a minute […]
Boise code camp membership web site live session
A few weeks ago I posted a PDF and a write up about how to create a two level membership website. Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a live one hour session at Boise State University as part of this years Code Camp. The focus will be membership websites and will extend much of what I wrote […]
