I don’t have a picture of a VPS for you for this post, but here’s a nice goat. That’s nice, too, isn’t it? I run an nginx webserver, PHP-FPM, XCache, and MySQL for some WordPress and CakePHP websites. I run NSD DNS servers to manage DNS for my domains. I currently use 3 different VPSs [...]

I used CoreNetworks service for about 4 months (February – May, 2010). I started with their “Starter LE26″ plan for $24.95/month and upgraded after a month to the “Starter LE16″ plan for $29.95/month. To be honest, my needs are pretty modest, but I always thought it would be neat to have my own dedicated server, [...]

DreamHost screenshot circa 2007 from archive.org I got a DreamHost account back in June 2007. I had hosted some small static websites in the past (a long, long time ago) with pair Networks, but this time I wanted to run WordPress.

Here are my reviews of domain name registrars I’ve used. Hope you find it useful.

Trying to stay cool on a hot day and the power is out? I got this 12V battery pack and 12V fan more than 10 years ago, and I’m still happy to have it.

Do you need a UPS that can run your computer gear during all day power outages? I put together a homemade double conversion online UPS using off the shelf components, and now when the power goes out, my computer doesn’t skip a beat, even if the power is off for an hour or two… or [...]