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 Mobile - Web - Media  Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 9:35:26 AM
HostMySite.com Limits ColdFusion, Does Not Tell Customers
Are you considering HostMySite.com as a Web host for your ColdFusion site? If you are, please read the following, because you won't find this information out on the the HostMySite.com Website - in particular, this post refers to their "Builder" package. Two months ago, a new client of mine wanted their site hosted with a 'more established' ISP as opposed to hosting with my current ISP - who is great, very responsive, honest, etc. - but they are small, have less resources, etc. While they aren't 'big,' my host is at a great facility and we have a lot of bandwidth available. I definitely recommend them. HostMySite.com on the other hand... is a company you may want to avoid. The issues I'm going to cover here came up because I ran into a problem when trying to upload a 1.2mb zip file using a very simple file upload script. The upload failed, so I checked my code - no problems there - then I run though some tests and find that smaller files 'do' upload. I found the largest file that would upload was 550k - anything larger, and the server would not respond. No error message... just no response at all. After wasting 30 minutes trying to find the problem, I contacted their support team over chat. My description of the problem was not enough - the staff at HostMySite would not do anything unless I would give him the URL so he could see the issue happen for himself. My question to him was, "How many sites are you placing on each server?" Over the period of 30min that we were on chat, I asked the same question 5 times - finally, asking, "Why will you not tell me how many sites are on that server?" then backing up my request with the following, "This is key information for me as a customer - I need to know how overloaded this server is that you have us on." He replied that it's not their policy - in other words, they do not feel it is important to let their customers know what they are paying for. Here is a direct quote from Julius F., the second support person who responded by email: We are not allowed to disclose how many sites are assigned to each server however I can say we do allocate a set number of sites based on the specifications of the server and each configuration has been time/stress tested before it is deployed as a production server.Interesting wording... they are not "allowed." What are they afraid of? Another thing to point out here... this stress test they do... doesn't mean much when you place the same number of applications and users on a box who are amateur developers. Although, they do have a 'safety measure' in place, which brings us to the second issue with HostMySite.com that you should know about. "All ColdFusion processes must complete in under 50 seconds. If a process takes 50 seconds or longer, the process gets cancelled."
HostMySite.com Support:I wrote back, and explained that what they were doing was enforcing a limitation on my hosting package that I was never told existed. If I would have known this before I signed my client up, I would most likely have selected a different host. While you may not agree with me, I tend to feel that HostMySite.com is misleading customers. I also told them that this is a "feature" of the hosting package, and that they need to list it on the package page: http://www.hostmysite.com/hosting/builder/ - as you can imagine... they probably don't put it there because it will not help with sales. What do you think? Is not telling a customer about a limitation of a service the same thing as lying about what you've sold a customer? Would you be happy if you bought a car, and then find that it could only go 60mph for 50 seconds before the engine would turn off? HostMySite.com - I thought you were going to be a great host, instead, I'm quite disappointed at your lack of openness with customers about the number of sites per server, and the lack of informing customers what you've really sold them. I will not set another client up on your service and will continue to tell others to look elsewhere until your policy changes. What am I going to do? Well, we are past the 30 day money back guarantee and the client already paid for the first year - so it looks like I have to create a hybrid solution for them that uses ASPupload for all the file uploads. Hopefully I can integrate it without having to spend much time in ASP rewriting portions of my application. Thanks HostMySite - I was almost done with this project - now you've added more work AND wasted an afternoon spent discovering your 'features.' How about you? Do you host a site there? Did you know of these issues? Are you experiencing any other problems with HostMySite.com? 
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Sonic Wallpaper News Tuesday, Aug 14, 2007 8:49:44 AM
New Song: Chocolate Rain - Sonic Remix 
Possibly you've run into this video in the last few weeks, it's by "Tay Zonday" and it's simply him singing a song he wrote called "Chocolate Rain." www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwp
The video has received a lot of responses, replies, parodies, and remixes of both the video and the song. Tay was kind and smart enough to release the vocal track of the song and allow others to create their own remixes. Once you hear his low and distinct sounding voice, you'll get an idea as to why it's getting attention.
Being one who enjoys the art of remixing, I downloaded the vocals, and recorded a thick and gooey funk version of the song. You can visit my music site and hear the song at the top of the page: Chocolate Rain - Sonic Remix / Sonic Wallpaper Or stream/download the mp3 from these links: Download - Stream Enjoy!
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Mobile - Web - Media Friday, Aug 03, 2007 8:49:17 AM
If You Use Open Source, Leave the License and Credit
What percentage of Web developers and site owners are cool? Have you ever stopped to wonder? We're talking about a population that designs and builds the foundation of our digital existence. The people who provide the sites, the services, and the means for everyone to explore and experience this "World Wide Web."
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ArtistServer Tuesday, Jul 31, 2007 9:23:58 AM
Add Links to Profiles on MySpace, Facebook, and More Add Links to Profiles on MySpace, Facebook, and MoreArtistServer has integrated the services of http://SocialNetwork.in, a profile aggregator, to display links to all your profiles in the side bar of your site. Just visit and join SocialNetwork.in (for free), then add links to your profiles at each social network and site you use, then return to ArtistServer, and add your SocialNetwork.in profile name to your profile in the My Account area. Once you are done, you will see all your profile links on your site.  To the right, is a screenshot of the "Profile Widget" from my site: http://www.artistserver.com/sonicwallpaper And here is a link to my profile at SocialNetwork.in: http://socialnetwork.in/index.cfm/member/gideonmarken - my SocialNetwork.in profile name is: gideonmarken Who or What is SocialNetwork.in? It's a site I launched in January of this year to serve as a "profile aggregator" - which means, it's a site which helps you pull together your many profiles on the Web. Currently, the site supports over 100 social networks, community sites, and other Web sites which provide a profile. If you'd like a site added to SocialNetwork.in, make sure it meets the basic criteria:
You do have the option of adding profiles and links to other people's profiles as "private" links, although these links will only be available to you on the SocialNetwork.in site. Oh... BTW... ArtistServer and IndieMobile now have 250 free Mp3/Realtone Ringtones available for download. All ringtones are provided by the artists at ArtistServer.com
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Mobile - Web - Media Monday, Jul 23, 2007 3:18:36 PM
SocialNetwork.in API Promotes Cross Site Networking SocialNetwork.in, a profile aggregator, uses standards to help connect people's profiles and friends. This new API will function as a powerful tool in the hands of developers, allowing them to identify what services they should support through integration. Utilizing the API helps promote cross network connectivity and empowers people. Promote SocialNetwork.in to your members, and start extending your site as a platform.The SocialNetwork.in API provides RSS2 feeds containing links and profile names of our members. Members of our site can aggregate their many website profile links and links to their friends profiles with our easy to use interface. We support more than 100 popular social networks, social bookmarking sites, and other services which support member profiles. Create Profile Widgets and MoreAs a developer, you can extend your site and services with our API by connecting your members to their SocialNetwork.in profiles. Once you've made this connection, you now have the means to display a 'profile widget,' or go further and connect to other profiles for each member, and connect to other sites and APIs to display their content. The screenshot to the right shows an example of a profile widget as used on ArtistServer.com. Mashup Connectivity SocialNetwork.in is great for mashups. With a single member profile, you can tap into any of the 100's of sites we provide profile linking to. If your site's members are not using SocialNetwork.in yet, ask them to join and start extending your site and adding value for your members. Additional SocialNetwork.in Site Updates
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