Comments on: Web host, etc http://nathan.sapwell.net/2009/08/08/web-host-etc/ Consciousness -> Internets Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: hatapon http://nathan.sapwell.net/2009/08/08/web-host-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-8 hatapon Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:08:01 +0000 http://nathan.sapwell.net/?p=62#comment-8 when they say unlimited, it's usually legit. it's called shared hosting. you don't have your own space so to speak. it's everyone on the same hardware. and they keep adding servers as they fill up. you'll find in the fine print that there are stricter rules though. like, you aren't allowed to store files that aren't need for your site. and you aren't allowed to run high traffic sites. but shared servers are way cheaper for the user. when they say unlimited, it’s usually legit. it’s called shared hosting. you don’t have your own space so to speak. it’s everyone on the same hardware. and they keep adding servers as they fill up. you’ll find in the fine print that there are stricter rules though. like, you aren’t allowed to store files that aren’t need for your site. and you aren’t allowed to run high traffic sites. but shared servers are way cheaper for the user.

]]> By: Nathan http://nathan.sapwell.net/2009/08/08/web-host-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Nathan Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:18 +0000 http://nathan.sapwell.net/?p=62#comment-5 Yeah I was a bit sketchy at first with this whole dreamland hosting blah blah, praying though that it will work out okay (I hope) can't really go back after this far. I was thinking that since they are powered by wind energy it should keep their costs down. Total speculation though. Yeah I was a bit sketchy at first with this whole dreamland hosting blah blah, praying though that it will work out okay (I hope) can’t really go back after this far. I was thinking that since they are powered by wind energy it should keep their costs down. Total speculation though.

]]> By: phani http://nathan.sapwell.net/2009/08/08/web-host-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-4 phani Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:24:01 +0000 http://nathan.sapwell.net/?p=62#comment-4 btw, i like your new blog theme; looks nice. what happened to your swirling links? btw, i like your new blog theme; looks nice. what happened to your swirling links?

]]> By: phani http://nathan.sapwell.net/2009/08/08/web-host-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3 phani Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:21:43 +0000 http://nathan.sapwell.net/?p=62#comment-3 i _never_ trust offers of unlimited this or that. you can be pretty sure they're over-selling their available resources. disk space and bandwidth do cost money, after all. i prefer a webhost who spells out the limits and doesn't over-sell. that costs a bit more, to be sure, but it works. phani i _never_ trust offers of unlimited this or that. you can be pretty sure they’re over-selling their available resources. disk space and bandwidth do cost money, after all. i prefer a webhost who spells out the limits and doesn’t over-sell. that costs a bit more, to be sure, but it works.

phani

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