MTS Round Table Show 152

Paul

Topic Was “Web Hosting 101“


Links for the show:

  1. ColoStore
  2. GoDaddy
  3. Brinkster
  4. CentOS
  5. Blogger
  6. eth0.us
  7. cPanel
  8. H-Sphere
  9. Plesk
  10. ensim
  11. Mosso
  12. LibSyn
  13. Name Server
  14. MX Record
  15. ICANN-Accredited Registrars
  16. phpMyAdmin
  17. The Planet
  18. Google Apps

Web Site Monitoring –

  1. UpPanel
  2. SiteUpTime
  3. pingdom
  4. Active Server Watcxher
  5. Bello Network Monitoring WinGUI
  6. PCheck Server Monitor
  7. Karens Net Monitor
  8. URL Monitoring Tool
  9. Web Check 24×7

Webhosting Resources / Forums –

We also talked about addressability of websites, and storage space. This was an awesome round table discussion if you would like to participate in the round table discussion with questions please either:

Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown

Paul

There’s no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we’re not even going to be able to stop the epic fanboy arguments about break out over this one, so we just ask that you try to keep it fair. Leopard vs. Vista: it’s on.

NOTE: This chart is only for out of box features, and does not take into account 3rd party software. We realize that with a few choice apps this chart would look completely different — but that’s not what we’re after here.

  • Green indicates a category with more and/or better features, and generally a better user experience.
  • Red indicates that a category not quite up to snuff. Either it doesn’t yet exist in the OS or it just sucks more than the alternative.
  • † (dagger) indicates a category we think are too subjective or not similar enough to judge. These do not have any clear winner.
  • ‡ (double dagger) indicates a category that is in many ways subjective, but that we feel one category is still ahead. Your own tastes may vary.
  • Notes help out with a little background, where appropriate.

A great article on the differences and Similarity of Vista and Leopard!!

3Skypephone launching November 2nd?

Paul

We aren’t etching this in stone just yet, but we’ve seen numerous reports claiming that the recent partnership between 3 and Skype will soon lead to an actual piece of hardware. Reportedly, the 3Skypephone will be available on October 29th “for a pre-launch,” and will be officially official on November 2nd. Specs wise, it should feature free calls to other Skype users / 3Skypephone owners, a two-megapixel camera, video capturing and an MP3 player. Interested consumers can supposedly choose from three different colors, and it should be available on the “£12 ($25) Mix and Match 100 tariff which offers 100 minutes or texts or any mix of the two.” Ah well, at least we’ve but a few days left to find out for sure, eh?

Does this mean there is a google addon to the Phone?

Add Custom Right-Click Options With Nautilus-actions

Paul

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Linux only: Automate frequent tasks and avoid unnecessary program hunting with Nautilus-actions, a free extension that adds file-specific options to the right-click menu. Those with a little script know-how can easily hack together their own automators, but some of the freely available actions include resizing and emailing pictures, file conversion and renaming and even a helpful “shredder”—the kind that erases and overwrites a file 10 times to make it unrecoverable.

We’ve previously offered similar extensions, but Nautilus-actions allows you to pick and choose extensions, some with helpful interfaces, that mesh with your other right-click hacks. Nautilus-actions is a free download (available in many standard repositories, including Ubuntu and Red Hat) and requires Gnome and Nautilus. Some plug-ins may require additional scripting packages.

Nautilus-actions [via Linux.com]

I’ll have to try this one!!

Turn Thunderbird into the Ultimate Gmail IMAP Client

Paul

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Gmail’s IMAP support roll-out this week had nerds all atwitter about the possibility of synchronized email access across devices, computers, and clients. IMAP is far superior to regular old POP for fetching your messages and maintaining your folder list whether you’re on your iPhone, office or home computer. If IMAP’s got you curious but you’re not sure what desktop application to use with Gmail, consider the extensible, fast, cross-platform and free Mozilla Thunderbird, our beloved Firefox’s little sibling. Here’s how to get the full Gmail experience in Thunderbird with IMAP.

A good article on the Google Imap support for Thunderbird!! There is much more to the article. It’s basically a HOW-TO but it is a good one!!