Oh man, I am asked all the time how to pick a hosting company. And although I do all my hosting in just two places now, the evolution has been interesting, and I don’t have an answer that I completely … [Read more...]
Nginx may not improve your performance compared to Apache
The predominant “web server software” used for WordPress sites are Apache and nginx. [1. tech discussion: Apache launches a new thread (a “program”) in server memory for every incoming page and object … [Read more...]
End of an Era – back in the clouds again
This morning at 12:30am I shut down my last Apple X-Serve — intentionally.In the early days of the public Internet, I exclusively used cloud servers. Cloud servers in the sense that they were virtual … [Read more...]
Top sysadmin tools for iPad
Digital nomads, you can finally and really be the system administrator for your cloud (and other) servers from your iPad. Since December, each time I’ve left town, I have intentionally left my MacBook … [Read more...]
How will I manage? (the cloud)
I had a meeting with Alex Polvi (a founder) and Bob Hrdinsky of Cloudkick today. Over a Thai lunch. And then we followed up with a short discussion-demo at their office at the foot of Potrero Hill … [Read more...]