A friend of mine wants me to put a website together for his Restaurant Management Recruiting business. I am more than happy to help him out as he's the president of HDTOAS (Hot Dog Truck Operator's Assistance Society). He wants some specific features, like a forum as he wants his potential customers to tell their tales of experiences with various restaurant chains etc.
What works for me and the Hot Dog Truck might not work for him. I have a Little League site that has other needs and is hosted in a different spot. Each website owner has many choices to make with where to register a domain, where to host, bandwidth needs and so on. A site called web hosting choice is a great resource. They list virtually every option available to the would be website owner so he can make a decision based on his own needs. They compare domain name registrars, web hosting companies and they even tip you off to web hosting scams.
I told my friend to do some searching around on web hosting choice to get a feel for what he wants to spend and what features he wants. Once he's got it narrowed down to a few companies, I'll help him make the final choices.
I'll certainly recommend he DOESN'T REGISTER HIS DOMAIN NAME WITH NETWORK SOLUTIONS. They are stealing domains from people! Don't register a name with Network Solutions!
Web Hosting Choices
Where to Host?
I, obviously, have a website. In fact I have several. I also administer a website for my local Little League. I host this site on Blogger because it's free and I'm a cheap bastard. I may have to host this site somewhere else someday though. When you have free hosting, you get what you pay for!
The thing about finding a new web host is sorting through the thousands of available options. How do you choose? That's where the folks at http://www.webhostingchoice.com come in. This site has a HUGE directory of web hosts for people who want a small, simple site to those who want a large e-commerce site (and everything in between). All you need to do is enter the parameters for what you want your host to do and they'll spit out suggestions. Of course you can just browse their list too.
The next time I need to set up a site, I'll be sure to check out http://www.webhostingchoice.com. You should too.
Upside Down or uʍop ǝpısdn
People, you can have some fun with this one! I Stumbled on a site that allows you to flip your text upside down. There is no redeeming social value to this site, but it sure is fun. I sent a couple of upside down emails today and got a couple of WTFs for a reply. Check it out HERE.
Here's what it looks like:
.ʎ1dǝɹ ɐ ɹoɟ sɟʇʍ ɟo ǝ1dnoɔ ɐ ʇob puɐ ʎɐpoʇ s1ıɐɯǝ uʍop ǝpısdn ɟo ǝ1dnoɔ ɐ ʇuǝs ı .unɟ sı ǝɹns ʇı ʇnq 'ǝʇıs sıɥʇ oʇ ǝn1ɐʌ 1ɐıɔos buıɯǝǝpǝɹ ou sı ǝɹǝɥʇ .uʍop ǝpısdn ʇxǝʇ ɹnoʎ dı1ɟ oʇ noʎ sʍo11ɐ ʇɐɥʇ ǝʇıs ɐ uo pǝ1qɯnʇs ı ¡ǝuo sıɥʇ ɥʇıʍ unɟ ǝɯos ǝʌɐɥ uɐɔ noʎ 'ǝ1doǝd
