Seems I am the devil because I didn’t put some code up that I said I would.  So here it is.  This is a patch to the 2.6.27 kernel that outputs all the files that have been modified, chmod, created, etc.  Basically, all the files that would need to be backed up WITHOUT having to [...]

Hosting is an interesting business.  It has come a long way from the free website days of Geocities and the like.  Speed, reliability, and features have grow far beyond what they were only a few short years ago.  What you can now buy for under $10 a month is 10x as powerful as what you [...]

I guess I just don’t have much self control.  It seems I can’t go six months without writing something negative about Microsoft.  I don’t think its my fault.  Microsoft just makes it so easy sometimes.  Lets examine a couple of quotes by Microsoft management and then you tell me if I’m wrong or not (Have [...]

I have written over and over that great things are born from trials and failure.  I have also written that very often when you need something done right you just do it yourself!  Although web hosting backups don’t count as one of life trials they have been a pretty big thorn in my side.
As most [...]

New York, New York – (The Hosting News) – October 1, 2009 – Web hosting providers, CirtexHosting and HostV, will join the fight against cancer by donating a portion of its sales in October to the Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer research and care at the Dana-Farber [...]

Manchester, United Kingdom – (The Hosting News) – October 1, 2009 – UK website hosting firm 34SP.com is celebrating its ninth anniversary, by giving away 9 great prizes designed specifically to mark the occasion. The company was founded by Manchester University colleagues Daniel Foster and Stuart Melling.
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London, United Kingdom – (The Hosting News) – September 30, 2009 – The Cloud Computing World Forum, scheduled to take place on October 22, will outline why Cloud Computing and Software-as-a-Service are ideal solutions for the small business sector, during its one day conference in [...]

Parksville, British Columbia – (The Hosting News) – September 30, 2009 – New reseller and dedicated web hosting packages for Canadian and U.S. clients have been launched by web hosting service provider, Hosting Nation.
Sean Enns, Director of Marketing and Communications at Hosting Nation explained, ”We already offer a lot of extra resources [...]

Phoenix, Arizona – (The Hosting News) – September 29, 2009 – A recent licensing agreement between Microsoft Corp. and SmarterTools Inc. extends Microsoft’s patented Exchange ActiveSync technology to more than 15 million end users through the latest version of the SmarterMail mail server.
The agreement provides a patent license to SmarterTools for [...]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – (The Hosting News) – September 29, 2009 – Dedicated hosting provider, LeaseWeb, has made significant upgrades for its Support Department over the past six months in response to signs that the customer support experience could be improved.
Rolph Haspers, Operations Director of LeaseWeb [...]