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Truck Driver Crashes into Rackspace Datacenter

whf — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:10:43 +0000

Could this be a new hacker tool?

Do you remember the power mishap in July that brought down 365 Main, the San Francisco datacenter? A similar incident took place at Rackspace, a Dallas, Texas Web host which serves several local companies.

I doubt that I will ever get around to building my own datacenter, but if I do, it will not be close to a highway. Yep, the security implications that this event brings to the surface are disturbing.

Now what?

How about a new cPanel feature: Truck Redirect

Valleywag | Techcrunch | Digg

Set up a Web Server Cluster in 5 Easy Steps

whf — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:49:53 +0000

There is a lot of talk about server clustering these days. Not that I understand this or that it is actually easy for us all, but I thought this tutorial from the folks at IBM was interesting. It shows the thinking that goes into constructing an Apache Web server cluster that spans multiple physical or virtual Linux servers in 5 easy steps with Linux Virtual Server and Heartbeat v2.

read the full article at IBM or check discussion on Digg

Choosing A Web Hosting Company, What To Look At?

whf — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:00:45 +0000

Been here before, but here are a few important items to look for in a host from GreatResponder.com. Web hosting is a major part in the success of your online business. By choosing the right web hosting company for your web site, your success will be one step nearer.

After finishing the first stage of preparing your web site online which is designing the your website in a way that knock out all the competition, the second step in creating your online presence is to decide on the way of choosing the best web hosting company that will fit your needs.

This decision needs many different factors that can make your final decision a success. We will summarize here the most important factors that effect your decision and you must look for when choosing a web hosting company.

Hostigg – Digg for Web Hosting

whf — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:51:59 +0000

Now why didn’t I think of this? Maybe I did. There’s a Digg like site for every niche these days. Why not web hosting? I haven’t fully checked this out this Digg-like web host rating site, Hostigg, but it looks interesting. Like Digg – but hosting!

How Social Media Will Change the World

whf — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:16:39 +0000

I suppose most anyone would be able to notice the trend in the number of social media sites such as Digg coming online. Have you spent any time on these sites? And for the site builders out there, would you undertake building a social media site rather than a static site or blog based site?

With a very simple concept, Digg.com has changed the fundamental nature of the news media and how millions of people access information. Digg (and its fellow social media sites) democratized the media…Now, argue about whether this is good or bad, but it’s now a fact of life.

What would a Yahoo/Microsoft Merger Look Like

whf — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:41:16 +0000

According to a Forbes article, Microsoft supposedly wants to aquire Yahoo for a very large amount of money (more digits than my calculator can compute). This would be the largest aquisition in IT history, right?

Software maker Microsoft Corp. asked search engine operator Yahoo Inc. to re-enter formal negotiations for an acquisition that could be worth $50 billion, the New York Post reported on Friday.

What would the result look like? The first thing that comes to mind is the name? Would it be called YahooSoft or MicroHoo? And of course, would the new company then be able to beat Google in search?

5 Things You Don't Know About the Web Hosting Finds Guy Behind the Scenes

whf — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:25:39 +0000

Many months ago I was tagged by Mitch of the Web Hosting Show to reveal 5 things you don’t know about me. Who am I? I am still trying to figure that one out, but I’ll be glad to share what I know. However, I will still try and preserve the mystique around the true identity of the Web Hosting Finds Guy Behind the Scenes. Don’t worry, I’m not famous, but hey, let’s create some suspense!

First, my apologies Mitch, for taking so long. I have actually had this in my WordPress draft for many months. This year has been insane and I have finally gotten a handle on my work load (now we’ll find out if the boss actually reads these posts).

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mitch Keeler, I’ll give you a quick summary. Mitch is the guy who makes the potentially boring web hosting industry interesting, funny and entertaining. Nuff said.

Okay here goes…

I am an avid online pc gamer. I bought my first pc back in the 90’s for word processing when I was still hanging onto the hope of being a fiction writer. It wasn’t long before I discovered flight sims and first person shooters. I wrote pc game reviews for online gaming sites for a while, which was kind of cool but didn’t pay well. Anyway, I think I put in about an hour each night fragging away my competitors in Half-Life 2. It’s a major stress reliever and it’s kind of interesting to see gaming technology evolve and become more interesting over the years.

In case anyone has mistaken my enthusiasm for skill, I am by no means an expert on web hosting. I have just had a lot of bad web hosts along the way that forced me to ask questions and learn what is important in web hosting and what is not.

I love spicey food, especially the asian varieties: Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian, Indian, etc. I can usually take any degree of heat that is thrown at me. I met my match when I asked a Thai restaurant for 20 star curry. The cook actually came out to see if I was still alive.

I worked in the billing trouble support department for a disturbing number of years for a (now defunct) major telecommunications company. Why do I mention this? I want you to know that when I speak of boredom in the corporate world, I speak from experience and great, great authority.

I have fantasies about working in one of those windowless, air-conditioned datacenters. There are people in there and they are getting paid to do something right? I have a theory that maybe they are playing pc games.

If you guys below haven’t already done this and want to continue the 5 things meme, please do:

Brian at The Code Cave
Harvey at RagePank
Jeff at Phraction
Kokul at Kokul’s World
Dave at Earthling

If Ancient Rome had the Internet

whf — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:07:03 +0000

All networks lead to the Roman datacenter. This might be interesting to any of you who watched the HBO Rome series which ended last night. Hilarious list of parallels between ancient rome and the modern-day web.

Attila the Hun has his own MySpace page.

But at least Caesar’s “Et tu Brute?” comment is available as a free ringtone download.

Hannibal blogs his way across the Alps with posts like, “Whoops, lost another elephant today.”

New Website Lost By Hosting Company

whf — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:23:55 +0000

This bit of news might better be filed under horror stories or offbeat. According to one site owner, within two days of launching and announcing an ecommerce website featuring high-end products, the hosting company *lost* it due to an employee error.

According to my host, the server company overrode the C drive for the 60+ websites, then finalized the loss by deleting the backup secondary drive.

What’s the moral of this story? Backup, backup, backup!

Is Yahoo Selling Search Results?

whf — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:59:46 +0000

According to a thread in SEO Refugee SEO Forum and a post at SEO-Scoop, Yahoo appears to be including pay-per-click ads in organic search listings. To the casual observer, the ads are indistinguishable from regular listings leading some to question whether Yahoo! is selling rankings in their search engine result pages (SERPs) as well.

Looking at the actual search result from a search from a Yahoo Search for “ontario massage therapy” in the number 9 spot today, it does appear the title tag is different and there is no cache.

One digg.com user comments: “Wow…. is it the year 2000 again?”