From yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com Thu Mar 4 15:34:40 2021 From: yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com (Marcia Yudkin) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 15:34:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems References: <77582109.383329.1614872080235.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> Anyone else trying to get vaccine appointments online? The first week, the appointment website crashed. The second week, I applied the very moment they opened up the queue and got a number of 30,000. By the time I got to the front of the line, there were no more appointments. This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really frustrated. Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting through on the vaccine site? Did anyone actually get an appointment? Marcia Yudkin Goshen From denisefbatalha at gmail.com Thu Mar 4 16:19:31 2021 From: denisefbatalha at gmail.com (Denise Batalha) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:19:31 -0500 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems In-Reply-To: <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> References: <77582109.383329.1614872080235.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: My parents were able to finally get through, I believe, and made an appointment. I'm not getting one, so that's as much as I know. On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:16 AM Marcia Yudkin via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > Anyone else trying to get vaccine appointments online? > > The first week, the appointment website crashed. > > The second week, I applied the very moment they opened up the queue and > got a number of 30,000. By the time I got to the front of the line, there > were no more appointments. > > This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers > and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when > they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When > the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. > Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really > frustrated. > > Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting > through on the vaccine site? > > Did anyone actually get an appointment? > > Marcia Yudkin > Goshen > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at tnrglobal.com Thu Mar 4 16:23:34 2021 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:23:34 -0500 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems In-Reply-To: <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> References: <77582109.383329.1614872080235.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: this is has been a hot topic in many venues Since your question is how, not why, I'll hold the very techie why's. The simple why is the very high level of demand and too many 'medical' not 'Google/amazon' level solutions. If you are not Franklin county, FRCOG is not of use, for those up here, check out at frcog.org That's where we got appts for next week. Any help for Hampshire county - more local sites seem to be less likely to be overloaded. Stay well - Rich On 3/4/2021 10:34 AM, Marcia Yudkin via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Anyone else trying to get vaccine appointments online? > > The first week, the appointment website crashed. > > The second week, I applied the very moment they opened up the queue and got a number of 30,000. By the time I got to the front of the line, there were no more appointments. > > This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really frustrated. > > Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting through on the vaccine site? > > Did anyone actually get an appointment? > > Marcia Yudkin > Goshen > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com From fran at fransfineediting.com Thu Mar 4 16:38:33 2021 From: fran at fransfineediting.com (Frances Fahey) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 16:38:33 +0000 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems In-Reply-To: References: <77582109.383329.1614872080235.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com>, Message-ID: Check early every Thursday. I have used the state's site to find appointments, and last week, I signed in at about 10:30 and got an appt. at a CVS. This was after going into an online "waiting room" for about 5 minutes. When you go to the state site, check smaller individual sites that do not immediately offer the message "full" but just say "see details". For example, I checked at about 10:30 this morning, and although the general message on the state site was that nothing was available, I clicked "see details" next to the Holyoke CVS and found availability at the Greenfield CVS! You can also go straight to CVS's own website instead. I do recommend CVS (and probably Walgreen's), as you can wait inside instead of in a car, and they are very well organized on crowd control and process. The one I went to in Palmer had a private room set up for the vax itself, and chairs for people to wait before and after the vax. Best of luck. Next Thursday, they will be opening up to teachers, so hopefully they will work on more availability of sites before then--and the J&J brand will be available, so more supply than today. Fran Fahey, CPRW Fran's Fine Editing fran at fransfineediting.com fransfineediting.com 413-529-1189 ________________________________ From: Hidden-discuss on behalf of Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 11:23 AM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems this is has been a hot topic in many venues Since your question is how, not why, I'll hold the very techie why's. The simple why is the very high level of demand and too many 'medical' not 'Google/amazon' level solutions. If you are not Franklin county, FRCOG is not of use, for those up here, check out at frcog.org That's where we got appts for next week. Any help for Hampshire county - more local sites seem to be less likely to be overloaded. Stay well - Rich On 3/4/2021 10:34 AM, Marcia Yudkin via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Anyone else trying to get vaccine appointments online? > > The first week, the appointment website crashed. > > The second week, I applied the very moment they opened up the queue and got a number of 30,000. By the time I got to the front of the line, there were no more appointments. > > This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really frustrated. > > Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting through on the vaccine site? > > Did anyone actually get an appointment? > > Marcia Yudkin > Goshen > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackjrabbit at gmail.com Thu Mar 4 16:43:38 2021 From: jackjrabbit at gmail.com (Jack L.) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:43:38 -0500 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass Vax website problems In-Reply-To: References: <77582109.383329.1614872080235.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <77582109.383329.1614872080235@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Here's my story: successfully got an appointment, it told me i didn't get it initially then put me in a "virtual waiting room" (first an hour then 24 hrs it said) then i got the one i asked for all along. It's incredibly slapdash! the state was emailing an unauthenticated link to register second appointments and had to switch to reserving them at the locations! (as per local health director, people were "leaking" these non-unique urls on facebook) Jack On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 11:24 Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > this is has been a hot topic in many venues > Since your question is how, not why, I'll hold the very techie why's. > The simple why is the very high level of demand and too many 'medical' > not 'Google/amazon' level solutions. > > If you are not Franklin county, FRCOG is not of use, for those up here, > check out at frcog.org > That's where we got appts for next week. > > Any help for Hampshire county - more local sites seem to be less likely > to be overloaded. > > Stay well - Rich > > On 3/4/2021 10:34 AM, Marcia Yudkin via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Anyone else trying to get vaccine appointments online? > > > > The first week, the appointment website crashed. > > > > The second week, I applied the very moment they opened up the queue and > got a number of 30,000. By the time I got to the front of the line, there > were no more appointments. > > > > This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers > and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when > they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When > the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. > Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really > frustrated. > > > > Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting > through on the vaccine site? > > > > Did anyone actually get an appointment? > > > > Marcia Yudkin > > Goshen > > _______________________________________________ > > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com > Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com > Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com > And for Arts and relaxation: > http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck > http://www.welovemuseums.com > http://www.artonmytv.com/ > Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This week (today) I tried simultaneously with three different computers and different browsers, and on one, I got to the front of the line but when they transferred me to another website, I got a red error message. When the number on the other computers came up, the very same thing happened. Am I doing something wrong, or why is this happening? I am really frustrated. Is there anyone who is offering advice and troubleshooting for getting through on the vaccine site? Did anyone actually get an appointment? Marcia Yudkin Goshen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at rubberneck.net Sun Mar 7 15:10:44 2021 From: jeff at rubberneck.net (Jeff Mackler) Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 10:10:44 -0500 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Acquisition Lawyer / Accountant Message-ID: Hi All, Sorry for yet another lawyer request, but I'm looking for someone local who has experience with acquisitions. 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David -- -- ============================================ David Korpiewski Senior Software Specialist CICS - UMASS Amherst 413-545-4319 ============================================ From tech at montaguewebworks.com Wed Mar 17 21:39:13 2021 From: tech at montaguewebworks.com (Michael Muller) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:39:13 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> Message-ID: <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> I think this was discussed in detail back in January of this year. If you keep old emails, check out the "Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" discussion around January 18. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 413-320-5336 https://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by RocketFusion! ---------------------------------------- From: David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss Sent: 3/16/21 9:45 AM To: email list Hidden-Tech Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Hi everyone, I've been a long time siteground customer for some of my web sites (which are very low volume), but their prices lately went several hundred fold up. 300 dollars to host a year with barely anything. I'm looking for alternatives. I was a happy customer with them when they were 6 to 7 dollars a month, but not where they are now. Are there any relatively cheap alternatives to Siteground? Thanks a lot. 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In-Reply-To: <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> Message-ID: <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> Thanks Mik, Actually there were 2 threads on the topic, discussing but not answering David's question: And I've been meaning to expand on this because I am still looking for an answer. Subjects: ??????????? Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" ??????????? [Hidden-tech] Siteground does serious screwup of web sites The discussion is at: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/ Under Jan or Feb (view by thread) The most common element is that hosting companies will all crater eventually as the market and technology change. The most comprehensive answer was aimed at more 'serious' commercial sites that can justify. ?????? Rob Laporte explained that in details, although I don't quite agreed with some of the layers a quote he provides describes. Also there were 2 lower end suggestions: ???????? hcoop.net - which is fascinating and might be a good answer if you have the technical skill and desire to mold it to your needs, ???????????????????? (I have the first and probably not the 2nd) ???????? Hostgator - suggest by Shel - on review their cost might be ok for a very few number of CMS sites (WP, Joomla, Drupal) Not for more complex needs. Personally, I am drifting to the solution being a VPS setup and look at: hostinger.com ? ? ? ? ?? ($12/mon for reasonably powerful vps but still researching - esp looking for experiences) Anyone else with Sites hosting or VPS suggestions ?? personally I want an option under $15/mon (for VPS). Stay well all Rich On 3/17/2021 5:39 PM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss wrote: > I think this was discussed in detail back in January of this year. If > you keep old emails, check out the "Hosting/Common logic after > SiteGround" discussion around January 18. > > Mik > > Mik Muller, president > Montague WebWorks > 413-320-5336 > https://MontagueWebWorks.com > Powered by RocketFusion! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From*: David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss > > *Sent*: 3/16/21 9:45 AM > *To*: email list Hidden-Tech > *Subject*: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? > > Hi everyone, > > ? I've been a long time siteground customer for some of my web sites > (which are very low volume), but their prices lately went several > hundred fold up. ?300 dollars to host a year with barely anything. ?I'm > looking for alternatives. ?I was a happy customer with them when they > were 6 to 7 dollars a month, but not where they are now. ?Are there any > relatively cheap alternatives to Siteground? > > Thanks a lot. > > David > > > -- > -- > > ============================================ > David Korpiewski > Senior Software Specialist > CICS - UMASS Amherst > 413-545-4319 > ============================================ > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Lots of online work, rizbang.com - ideas and history tnrglobal.com - Business greenfieldsfuture.org - local -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at rubberneck.net Thu Mar 18 02:02:58 2021 From: jeff at rubberneck.net (Jeff Mackler) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:02:58 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> Message-ID: For cheap stuff, we like Green Geeks . The renewable energy thing is cool, they've been pretty responsive, and they're good for small stuff. We have had nothing but headaches with Siteground and Hostgator. For larger stuff, we prefer Pantheon (Drupal only, don't like their WP), WPEngine, and Liquid Web. Media Temple and Cloudways are good if you want to figure stuff out on your own. Good luck. On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 9:28 PM Rich via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > Thanks Mik, > > Actually there were 2 threads on the topic, discussing but not answering > David's question: > And I've been meaning to expand on this because I am still looking for an > answer. > Subjects: > Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" > [Hidden-tech] Siteground does serious screwup of web sites > > The discussion is at: > http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/ > > Under Jan or Feb (view by thread) > > The most common element is that hosting companies will all crater > eventually as the market and technology change. > The most comprehensive answer was aimed at more 'serious' commercial sites > that can justify. > Rob Laporte explained that in details, although I don't quite > agreed with some of the layers a quote he provides describes. > > Also there were 2 lower end suggestions: > hcoop.net > > - which is fascinating and might be a good answer if you have the technical > skill and desire to mold it to your needs, > (I have the first and probably not the 2nd) > Hostgator - suggest by Shel - on review their cost might be ok > for a very few number of CMS sites (WP, Joomla, Drupal) Not for more > complex needs. > > Personally, I am drifting to the solution being a VPS setup and look at: > hostinger.com > > ($12/mon for reasonably powerful vps but still researching - > esp looking for experiences) > > Anyone else with Sites hosting or VPS suggestions ? personally I want an > option under $15/mon (for VPS). > > Stay well all > Rich > > On 3/17/2021 5:39 PM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > I think this was discussed in detail back in January of this year. If you > keep old emails, check out the "Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" > discussion around January 18. > > Mik > > Mik Muller, president > Montague WebWorks > 413-320-5336https://MontagueWebWorks.com > Powered by RocketFusion! > > > ------------------------------ > *From*: David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss > > > *Sent*: 3/16/21 9:45 AM > *To*: email list Hidden-Tech > > *Subject*: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? > > Hi everyone, > > I've been a long time siteground customer for some of my web sites > (which are very low volume), but their prices lately went several > hundred fold up. 300 dollars to host a year with barely anything. I'm > looking for alternatives. I was a happy customer with them when they > were 6 to 7 dollars a month, but not where they are now. Are there any > relatively cheap alternatives to Siteground? > > Thanks a lot. > > David > > > -- > -- > > ============================================ > David Korpiewski > Senior Software Specialist > CICS - UMASS Amherst > 413-545-4319 > ============================================ > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site.http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- > Lots of online work,rizbang.com - ideas and historytnrglobal.com - Businessgreenfieldsfuture.org - local > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at deltafactory.com Thu Mar 18 13:15:08 2021 From: jeff at deltafactory.com (Jeff Brand) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:15:08 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: David, Dreamhost is pretty good and great if you're comfortable at the commandline. They offer shared hosting and non-root VPS which means you have isolated resources but not so much control over the server as the more common VPS solutions. That may be preferred depending on your situation. Their admin panel makes transitioning between shared/VPS options seamless. If you're looking for a WordPress VPS they also offer DreamPress which is optimized for that including a Varnish cache, stage/live environments, auto-upgrades, and lots of other tuning. If you're willing/able to run your own Linux server, consider DigitalOcean. $5 for the smallest instance and a lot of granular add-ons like backup snapshots. It's like AWS or one of the other cloud offerings without being overwhelming. Jeff M, I'd love to talk to you about WordPress on Pantheon. Their services are *expensive* but they've been solid for a Drupal client. If they don't do well with WordPress, I'd like to know that for an upcoming project. From tech at montaguewebworks.com Thu Mar 18 13:44:10 2021 From: tech at montaguewebworks.com (Michael Muller) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:44:10 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> Message-ID: Montague WebWorks had been using a cPanel host from 1999 til about 2004 when we switched to a VPS, then around 2010 to a slice of a cloud server. About 2015 we moved to CloudMailStore.com, based out of Michigan, leasing a Google-grade host server (12 quad cores, 192GB RAM, 1.6TB RAID HD), with four Virtual Machines, each connected via internal virtual network. Cost is about $800/mo. I know the trend these days is to lease smaller, cheaper boxes, and there are plenty of colo hosts out there that do that, but I wanted the speed of the internal virtual network and the portability of backed-up VMs under my control. To wit, last July the host server was hit by ransomware, and with the nightly VM backups, we were up and running 14 hours later as if nothing had happened. Screw those bastards. We have two separate machines for transactional email (virtualized) and bulk email (practically a Pentium). Having a VM gives you maximum flexibility to do anything you want, wherever you want, including setting up a cPanel and offering hosting to others. And if the VM is backed up every night, you have no fear of ransomware or other major disasters. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 413-320-5336 https://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by RocketFusion! ---------------------------------------- From: Rich via Hidden-discuss Sent: 3/17/21 9:28 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net, David Korpiewski Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Thanks Mik, Actually there were 2 threads on the topic, discussing but not answering David's question: And I've been meaning to expand on this because I am still looking for an answer. Subjects: Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" [Hidden-tech] Siteground does serious screwup of web sites The discussion is at: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/ Under Jan or Feb (view by thread) The most common element is that hosting companies will all crater eventually as the market and technology change. The most comprehensive answer was aimed at more 'serious' commercial sites that can justify. Rob Laporte explained that in details, although I don't quite agreed with some of the layers a quote he provides describes. Also there were 2 lower end suggestions: hcoop.net - which is fascinating and might be a good answer if you have the technical skill and desire to mold it to your needs, (I have the first and probably not the 2nd) Hostgator - suggest by Shel - on review their cost might be ok for a very few number of CMS sites (WP, Joomla, Drupal) Not for more complex needs. Personally, I am drifting to the solution being a VPS setup and look at: hostinger.com ($12/mon for reasonably powerful vps but still researching - esp looking for experiences) Anyone else with Sites hosting or VPS suggestions ? personally I want an option under $15/mon (for VPS). Stay well all Rich On 3/17/2021 5:39 PM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss wrote: I think this was discussed in detail back in January of this year. If you keep old emails, check out the "Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" discussion around January 18. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 413-320-5336 https://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by RocketFusion! ---------------------------------------- From: David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss Sent: 3/16/21 9:45 AM To: email list Hidden-Tech Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Hi everyone, I've been a long time siteground customer for some of my web sites (which are very low volume), but their prices lately went several hundred fold up. 300 dollars to host a year with barely anything. I'm looking for alternatives. I was a happy customer with them when they were 6 to 7 dollars a month, but not where they are now. Are there any relatively cheap alternatives to Siteground? Thanks a lot. David -- -- ============================================ David Korpiewski Senior Software Specialist CICS - UMASS Amherst 413-545-4319 ============================================ _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. 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Christine *Senior Vice President, Information Technology* *A Job With a Mission: At Way Finders, we light pathways and open doors to homes and communities where people thrive.* The largest nonprofit housing provider in Western Massachusetts, Way Finders also specializes in housing counseling, financial and first-time homebuyer education, employment training, neighborhood revitalization, and a variety of other services throughout the region. The need for Way Finders? programs and services is great and continues to grow each year. Whether a person is experiencing a housing crisis, in need of rental assistance, or ready to purchase a first home, our Housing Centers provide a welcoming, accessible space for counseling, assistance, training and placement, and ongoing support. During our last fiscal year, Way Finders services impacted 52,000 men, women, and children in the region. Stable housing is the platform upon which we work with our clients to help them to meet their own goals and to thrive. As families thrive, so do the communities in which they live. Way Finders is a mission-oriented, nonprofit organization offering a fast-paced, professional work environment focused on achievement. We employ individuals with a strong commitment to excellence, a collaborative nature and the desire to make a difference. *Way Finders currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT leader. *The Senior Vice President of Information technology directs the organization?s information technology and workplace facilities activities including systems analysis, IT support systems, cyber security, space configuration, data analysis, and peripherals. The SVP manages the relationship between IT and other functional areas of the organization. The SVP will establish short and long-term plans for the acquisition and deployment of new equipment and technologies that will facilitate the achievement of organizational goals and objectives. The SVP leads a team of 4, and supports over 300 users throughout Hampden and Hampshire counties. *Responsibilities Include:* - Research equipment and software needs and negotiate contracts with consultants, technical personnel and vendors for products and services as appropriate. - Prepares, implement, and executes IT budget. - Responsible for the oversight of the Facilities Manager who is responsible for space planning for all Way Finders? offices. - Manage the integration and determine the highest use of all organization databases and software programs. - Direct the development and production of information technology and reporting. - Develop system performance standards to provide quality and timely service in support of the organizational mission. - Develop strategies to produce quality reporting and efficiency of all financial and administrative data. - Consult with and advise senior management in data analysis, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to determine the most effective data management systems for the organization. - Develop and execute IT production activities and reporting systems to produce quality information and ensure the security and integrity of all data. - Maintain inventory of computer equipment, software, and relevant licenses. - Oversee and manage office logistics in terms of systems and office space requirements. - Monitor system performance in support of established policies and procedures. - Supervise, direct and support IT department in the operation and maintenance of computer equipment and software applications. - Manage department control of network, backup, storage, and retrieval functions. - Assess department training needs and oversee IT training programs ensuring the appropriateness of training to end users. - Develop, monitor, and ensure the implementation of effective policies and processes including storage systems, back-up capability, data accuracy, and network security. - Maintain and ensure legal and regulatory compliance of IT systems. - Develop, maintain, implement, and monitor the application and effectiveness of disaster recovery system and plan. - Provide timely and accurate performance feedback to staff. Identify performances areas requiring development or improvement. Implement appropriate corrective action. *Requirements Include:* - Master?s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field (or the equivalent combination of education and experience). - Minimum 7 years? related professional experience including a minimum of 5 years within an IT leadership capacity. - Excellent verbal and written communication, and presentation skills. - Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Strong supervisory and leadership skills. - Thorough understanding of IT policies and procedures. - Thorough understanding of, or the ability to quickly master technology used in the organization. - Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software, including Microsoft 365. - Commitment to Way Finders' mission. Wage between $99,000 - $120,000 depending on qualifications, plus excellent benefits. Applications accepted until position is filled; interested candidates must submit cover letter and resume. Way Finders is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks a diverse staff in order to reflect our community and those we serve. Qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is available to all without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation or veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals. *Christine Dutton* *Dutton Consulting * *413-626-6377* *Find me on Facebook here! * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at 2disc.com Sun Mar 21 15:45:05 2021 From: rob at 2disc.com (Rob Laporte) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:45:05 +0000 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com>, Message-ID: I anticipated years ago what has proven true: dedicated Pros like Mik and https://nubbernaut.com/ (and I'm sure others on this list and in western MA), are required these days. Rarely do webmaster generalists have the deep tech background and dedicated time to keep up with web hosting risks these days. Take Care, Rob Laporte Chief Business Development Officer | Founder | Chairman DISC - Making Websites Make Money 413-584-6500 rob at 2disc.com | LinkedIn | 2DISC.com NOTE: Emails can be blocked by spam filters throughout the web. If you don?t get a reply within an expected span of time, please call. ________________________________ From: Hidden-discuss on behalf of Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:44 AM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Montague WebWorks had been using a cPanel host from 1999 til about 2004 when we switched to a VPS, then around 2010 to a slice of a cloud server. About 2015 we moved to CloudMailStore.com, based out of Michigan, leasing a Google-grade host server (12 quad cores, 192GB RAM, 1.6TB RAID HD), with four Virtual Machines, each connected via internal virtual network. Cost is about $800/mo. I know the trend these days is to lease smaller, cheaper boxes, and there are plenty of colo hosts out there that do that, but I wanted the speed of the internal virtual network and the portability of backed-up VMs under my control. To wit, last July the host server was hit by ransomware, and with the nightly VM backups, we were up and running 14 hours later as if nothing had happened. Screw those bastards. We have two separate machines for transactional email (virtualized) and bulk email (practically a Pentium). Having a VM gives you maximum flexibility to do anything you want, wherever you want, including setting up a cPanel and offering hosting to others. And if the VM is backed up every night, you have no fear of ransomware or other major disasters. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 413-320-5336 https://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by RocketFusion! ________________________________ From: Rich via Hidden-discuss Sent: 3/17/21 9:28 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net, David Korpiewski Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Thanks Mik, Actually there were 2 threads on the topic, discussing but not answering David's question: And I've been meaning to expand on this because I am still looking for an answer. Subjects: Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" [Hidden-tech] Siteground does serious screwup of web sites The discussion is at: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/ Under Jan or Feb (view by thread) The most common element is that hosting companies will all crater eventually as the market and technology change. The most comprehensive answer was aimed at more 'serious' commercial sites that can justify. Rob Laporte explained that in details, although I don't quite agreed with some of the layers a quote he provides describes. Also there were 2 lower end suggestions: hcoop.net - which is fascinating and might be a good answer if you have the technical skill and desire to mold it to your needs, (I have the first and probably not the 2nd) Hostgator - suggest by Shel - on review their cost might be ok for a very few number of CMS sites (WP, Joomla, Drupal) Not for more complex needs. Personally, I am drifting to the solution being a VPS setup and look at: hostinger.com ($12/mon for reasonably powerful vps but still researching - esp looking for experiences) Anyone else with Sites hosting or VPS suggestions ? personally I want an option under $15/mon (for VPS). Stay well all Rich On 3/17/2021 5:39 PM, Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss wrote: I think this was discussed in detail back in January of this year. If you keep old emails, check out the "Hosting/Common logic after SiteGround" discussion around January 18. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 413-320-5336 https://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by RocketFusion! ________________________________ From: David Korpiewski via Hidden-discuss Sent: 3/16/21 9:45 AM To: email list Hidden-Tech Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? Hi everyone, I've been a long time siteground customer for some of my web sites (which are very low volume), but their prices lately went several hundred fold up. 300 dollars to host a year with barely anything. I'm looking for alternatives. I was a happy customer with them when they were 6 to 7 dollars a month, but not where they are now. Are there any relatively cheap alternatives to Siteground? Thanks a lot. David -- -- ============================================ David Korpiewski Senior Software Specialist CICS - UMASS Amherst 413-545-4319 ============================================ _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Lots of online work, rizbang.com - ideas and history tnrglobal.com - Business greenfieldsfuture.org - local -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at tnrglobal.com Sun Mar 21 19:49:04 2021 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:49:04 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> Message-ID: <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> For some yes, for others no: I divide the web sites into 3 major categories, I am not including? high end commercial online businesses: ??? ??? ??? the likes of google and amazon, these are beyond any discussion here. 1)? commercial sites with a major commitment to providing content online or generating business. ????? These clearly need what Rob is describing, and are well advised to have such pros on their teams. ????? We worked with such a site for over 10 years, moving from dedicated multiple load-balanced web servers, database and Elasticsearch search engine, ?????? moving to AWS as cloud services developed -- there were teams from 3 companies in this project: https://www.thomasnet.com/ 2) semi-commercial, and smaller non-profit sites: these support organizations with long term goals, and where commercial, ???????????? they don't expect the bulk of their business from the web or are not revenue driven. ???? I would expect them to rely on managed hosting with security features and call in consultants for setup, for maintenance and to work on security. ???? When this doesn't happen, they often lose their site for various reasons.? These need to hear what Rob is saying and don't drop the ball. ??? The better hosting companies can be a good choice them. ???? For years, I've been providing a number of local organizations probono domain registration because when they do not commit the resources ???? to maintaining their web presence, esp, when the organization goes through changes, they can lose their domain because they miss the renewal, 3) The low end, or hobby, sites.? These are fits for the cheap end hosting and will definitely get hit by the technology and company shifts that Rob predicts. It takes a experienced web developer to address these changes OR one becomes one fairly quickly. It is wise to expect such changes and keep reasonable offline (or alternate cloud) backups.? Personally I have a set of local local linux boxes and a drobo raid-like backup system.? But then I am spinning down from decades of very hi-tech work so I'm not a good one to compare to. One idea occurred to me, In looking at the hcoop group and looking at how I want to address the issues with Siteground, would be an mutual support coop web service. The hcoop is far too different from what I found I'd like to use. I am drifting toward getting a vps to run the 50 or so web? sites I have and am still looking. My deadline is to make a choice by may/june so I can move off the SG system by Dec with more control going forward included. Note: i am running HT lists on a AWS nano instance as well as using Elasticsearch on aws for a number of sites include Shakerpedia. What this all means is that my budget is a bit higher than most. Any other suggestions or alternate ideas welcome. Stay well all - Rich On 3/21/2021 11:45 AM, Rob Laporte via Hidden-discuss wrote: > I anticipated years ago what has proven true: dedicated Pros like Mik > and https://nubbernaut.com/?(and I'm sure others on this list and in > western MA), are required these days. Rarely do webmaster generalists > have the deep tech background and dedicated time to keep up with web > hosting risks these days. > > Take Care, > > > Rob Laporte > > Chief Business Development Officer | Founder | Chairman > > DISC - Making Websites Make Money > > 413-584-6500 > > rob at 2disc.com ?| LinkedIn > | 2DISC.com > > > *NOTE:*?Emails can be blocked by spam filters throughout the web. If > you don?t get a reply within an expected span of time, please call. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Hidden-discuss > on behalf of Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:44 AM > *To:* hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > *Subject:* Re: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? > Montague WebWorks had been using a cPanel host from 1999 til about > 2004 when we switched to a VPS, then around 2010 to a slice of a cloud > server. About 2015 we moved to CloudMailStore.com, based out of > Michigan, leasing a Google-grade host server (12 quad cores, 192GB > RAM, 1.6TB RAID HD), with four Virtual Machines, each connected via > internal virtual network. Cost is about $800/mo. I know the trend > these days is to lease smaller, cheaper boxes, and there are plenty of > colo hosts out there that do that, but I wanted the speed of the > internal virtual network and the portability of backed-up VMs under my > control. To wit, last July the host server was hit by ransomware, and > with the nightly VM backups, we were up and running 14 hours later as > if nothing had happened. Screw those bastards. > > We have two separate machines for transactional email (virtualized) > and bulk email (practically a Pentium). > > Having a VM gives you maximum flexibility to do anything you want, > wherever you want, including setting up a cPanel and offering hosting > to others. 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Gary Powsner From kh at queenlake.com Mon Mar 22 22:24:23 2021 From: kh at queenlake.com (Karl Hakkarainen) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:24:23 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Seeking used Mac running at least Catalina In-Reply-To: <010001785b93f9cd-5fc8a6d7-8aa1-457e-9736-9b79bcf90ade-000000@email.amazonses.com> References: <010001785b93f9cd-5fc8a6d7-8aa1-457e-9736-9b79bcf90ade-000000@email.amazonses.com> Message-ID: Gary - I have a 2012 21? iMac that should meet the requirements. Reply off-list: kh at queenlake.com Karl On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 4:15 PM bluemoon--- via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > Wondering if anyone has upgraded their Mac and is wondering what to do > with their old one. As you may know, refurbished machines are pretty > much unavailable at the moment. I have a client, a newly forming > non-profit, that would like me to do some work with them and that work > requires a Mac that will run at least Catalina. 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As the Senior Full-Stack Software Developer, you will be expected to lead engagements and manage teams of junior developers. Mentorship and managerial delegation skills will be critical to this team member?s success. The candidate should have a strong understanding of software architecture database structures, and capability to estimate the level of effort and give timelines, on client requests. *Requirements* ? Experience writing technical specification documents based on provided functional specifications ? Candidate will work and manage their team remotely. ? 6 Years of experience is preferred. ? Senior Full-stack software developer with experience in mobile applications. ? At least 5 + years of proficiency with Full Stack programming in PHP ? At least 5 years of practical work experience ? Full Knowledge of HTML5, Javascript, CSS3 and SASS/SCSS. ? Experience with React. ? Knowledgeable in implementing Responsive Web Design using Foundation or Bootstrap. ? At least 5 years of proficiency with object-oriented, server-side programming in PHP, (Python is a strong bonus.) ? Solid understanding of building RESTful services. ? At least 5 years of experience with either MySQL or similar ? Solid experience with source control systems such as Git ? Clear, professional communication skills including the ability to express technical and non-technical concepts to internal and external stakeholders. ? Excellent time management skills for yourself and others. ? The ability and knowledge to deescalate a situation by jumping in and helping a junior member of your team in a skill that is essential. ? Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are a must. ? Project leadership with the ability to support junior team members through guidance and teaching. ? Understanding of Agile methodologies is a strong bonus. *? Experience with and working knowledge of Blockchain and NFT technology is a HUGE bonus* *Benefits*? Competitive Salary ? Flexible Hours ? Remote work (Work in your jammies) ? Company Health, Dental and Vision Insurance plans ? 401k Plan ? Great team-oriented work environment ? Fun people ? Fun projects ? Opportunities for growth in the company Salary range: $95-120k depending on experience. Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to admin at wizardpig.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tech at montaguewebworks.com Wed Mar 24 15:39:47 2021 From: tech at montaguewebworks.com (Michael Muller) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:39:47 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> Message-ID: <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely never wind up on AWS. Amazon's reach into the household with their live mics on the smart speaker freaks me out (I mean, hasn't ANYONE read 1984?). One hundred percent it's mining your conversations for marketing info. I just don't trust him or his products. If I had a lot of sites and needed to consolidate, I would find an inexpensive colo company who, if they sell out, will be sold to another colo company who probably will not interfere with the server you're leasing. Once you have your own box out there, you are free to do whatever you want with it. And if it's big enough you can build a semi-cloud inside via virtual networks and shared drives, if need be. My associate who helps me with higher-end server issues uses https://www.colocrossing.com/ and swears by them. They have eight server farms located around the country. Choose the colocation closest to your audience; rack space size (single unit, half-rack, full rack); and server size. For instance, choosing NY location, single machine space and a "bronze" level machine gets you some fairly powerful resources for about $120/mo, especially if you're on Linux etc. A machine like that could definitely run a few dozen thin websites. If you were to host client sites, even at $10/each, you'd still be making some profit... enough to possibly make it worth your while as a side gig. * https://www.colocrossing.com/colocation/new-york-city-colocation/ * https://www.colocrossing.com/server/dedicated-servers/ Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 239-R Main Street, Greenfield, MA 413-320-5336 http://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by ROCKETFUSION On 3/21/2021 3:49 PM, Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > For some yes, for others no: > > > I divide the web sites into 3 major categories, I am not including? > high end commercial online businesses: > ??? ??? ??? the likes of google and amazon, these are beyond any > discussion here. > > 1)? commercial sites with a major commitment to providing content > online or generating business. > ????? These clearly need what Rob is describing, and are well advised > to have such pros on their teams. > ????? We worked with such a site for over 10 years, moving from > dedicated multiple load-balanced web servers, database and > Elasticsearch search engine, > ?????? moving to AWS as cloud services developed -- there were teams > from 3 companies in this project: https://www.thomasnet.com/ > > 2) semi-commercial, and smaller non-profit sites: these support > organizations with long term goals, and where commercial, > ???????????? they don't expect the bulk of their business from the web > or are not revenue driven. > ???? I would expect them to rely on managed hosting with security > features and call in consultants for setup, for maintenance and to > work on security. > ???? When this doesn't happen, they often lose their site for various > reasons.? These need to hear what Rob is saying and don't drop the ball. > ??? The better hosting companies can be a good choice them. > > ???? For years, I've been providing a number of local organizations > probono domain registration because when they do not commit the resources > ???? to maintaining their web presence, esp, when the organization > goes through changes, they can lose their domain because they miss the > renewal, > > > 3) The low end, or hobby, sites.? These are fits for the cheap end > hosting and will definitely get hit by the technology and company > shifts that Rob predicts. > It takes a experienced web developer to address these changes OR one > becomes one fairly quickly. > It is wise to expect such changes and keep reasonable offline (or > alternate cloud) backups.? Personally I have a set of local local > linux boxes and a drobo raid-like backup system.? But then I am > spinning down from decades of very hi-tech work so I'm not a good one > to compare to. > > One idea occurred to me, In looking at the hcoop group and looking at > how I want to address the issues with Siteground, would be an mutual > support coop web service. > The hcoop is far too different from what I found I'd like to use.? I > am drifting toward getting a vps to run the 50 or so web? sites I have > and am still looking. > My deadline is to make a choice by may/june so I can move off the SG > system by Dec with more control going forward included. > Note: i am running HT lists on a AWS nano instance as well as using > Elasticsearch on aws for a number of sites include Shakerpedia. > What this all means is that my budget is a bit higher than most. > Any other suggestions or alternate ideas welcome. > > > Stay well all - Rich > > > > > On 3/21/2021 11:45 AM, Rob Laporte via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> I anticipated years ago what has proven true: dedicated Pros like Mik >> and https://nubbernaut.com/ ?(and I'm sure >> others on this list and in western MA), are required these days. >> Rarely do webmaster generalists have the deep tech background and >> dedicated time to keep up with web hosting risks these days. >> >> Take Care, >> >> >> Rob Laporte >> >> Chief Business Development Officer | Founder | Chairman >> >> DISC - Making Websites Make Money >> >> 413-584-6500 >> >> rob at 2disc.com ?| LinkedIn >> | 2DISC.com >> >> >> *NOTE:*?Emails can be blocked by spam filters throughout the web. If >> you don?t get a reply within an expected span of time, please call. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Hidden-discuss >> on behalf of Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:44 AM >> *To:* hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? >> Montague WebWorks had been using a cPanel host from 1999 til about >> 2004 when we switched to a VPS, then around 2010 to a slice of a >> cloud server. About 2015 we moved to CloudMailStore.com, based out of >> Michigan, leasing a Google-grade host server (12 quad cores, 192GB >> RAM, 1.6TB RAID HD), with four Virtual Machines, each connected via >> internal virtual network. Cost is about $800/mo. I know the trend >> these days is to lease smaller, cheaper boxes, and there are plenty >> of colo hosts out there that do that, but I wanted the speed of the >> internal virtual network and the portability of backed-up VMs under >> my control. To wit, last July the host server was hit by ransomware, >> and with the nightly VM backups, we were up and running 14 hours >> later as if nothing had happened. Screw those bastards. >> >> We have two separate machines for transactional email (virtualized) >> and bulk email (practically a Pentium). >> >> Having a VM gives you maximum flexibility to do anything you want, >> wherever you want, including setting up a cPanel and offering hosting >> to others. And if the VM is backed up every night, you have no fear >> of ransomware or other major disasters. >> >> Mik >> >> Mik Muller, president >> Montague WebWorks >> 413-320-5336 >> https://MontagueWebWorks.com >> Powered by RocketFusion! >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > -- > Rich Roth > CEO TnR Global > > Bio and personal blog:http://rizbang.com > Building the really big sites:http://www.tnrglobal.com > Small/Soho business in the PV:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Places to meet for business:http://www.meetmewhere.com > And for Arts and relaxation: > http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck > http://www.welovemuseums.com > http://www.artonmytv.com/ > Helping move the world:http://www.earththrives.com > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam at itabix.com Wed Mar 24 16:56:29 2021 From: sam at itabix.com (Sam McClellan) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:56:29 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround? In-Reply-To: <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> Message-ID: <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> > I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely never > wind up on AWS. That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in my experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that are affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned by the same big companies that are trying to get our information and that I don't want to support. I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. Sam *Sam McClellan* ** *Itabix, Inc* ** *one place for all things **web*** ** *sam at itabix.com* ** *https://itabix.com* ** *Main - 413.587.4600* ** *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you that too. You can buy Linode time by the day. -Bram On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely never >> wind up on AWS. > That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better > than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, > principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in my > experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that are > affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned by > the same big companies that are trying to get our information and that > I don't want to support. > > I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable > over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted in > relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet > backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for > bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or > Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. > > Sam > > > > *Sam McClellan* > > ** > > *Itabix, Inc* > > ** > > *one place for all things **web*** > > ** > > *sam at itabix.com* > > ** > > *https://itabix.com* > > ** > > *Main - 413.587.4600* > > ** > > *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator Springfield Lyceum College Prep Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 School Website: online.slprep.org /"A camino largo paso corto."/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Bram, Yes, we actually use Digital Ocean for prototyping more complex systems we're developing before moving them to a dedicated server. The main problem I have with Digital Ocean, and based on reviews it's the same for all those instant VPS systems, is that we have no access to their infrastructure and so are completely dependent on their level of support. We've had instances where we've gone several hours without a response, which is untenable. With a server, we have very quick access to the infrastructure. Also, the storage space is expensive compared to SSD's on a server. Sam *Sam McClellan* ** *Itabix, Inc* ** *one place for all things **web*** ** *sam at itabix.com* ** *https://itabix.com* ** *Main - 413.587.4600* ** *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * On 3/24/2021 1:57 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Recommendation: > > Use Linode instead of AWS.? It isn't managed, but they provide great > service: https://www.linode.com/ > > It's similar to Digital Ocean in that you can duplicate and engineer > different server configurations. > > If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you > that too. > > You can buy Linode time by the day. > > -Bram > > On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >>> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely >>> never wind up on AWS. >> That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better >> than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, >> principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in my >> experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that are >> affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned by >> the same big companies that are trying to get our information and >> that I don't want to support. >> >> I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable >> over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted >> in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet >> backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for >> bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or >> Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. >> >> Sam >> >> >> >> *Sam McClellan* >> >> ** >> >> *Itabix, Inc* >> >> ** >> >> *one place for all things **web*** >> >> ** >> >> *sam at itabix.com* >> >> ** >> >> *https://itabix.com* >> >> ** >> >> *Main - 413.587.4600* >> >> ** >> >> *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- > > > Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator > Springfield Lyceum College Prep > Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 > School Website: online.slprep.org > /"A camino largo paso corto."/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5d46c80e-c693-fd96-6e30-cedc05a1b345@gmail.com> Good point, Sam. I haven't used Digital Ocean (except during a weekend Hackathon) but I have used Linode.? They do give me access to do a manual restart through their interface, AND they let me do a rebuild from a backup.? So neither of those actions are support-dependent. But if I want anything fancier, then yes I do need to get them on chat. -Bram On 3/24/2021 2:29 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Hi Bram, > > Yes, we actually use Digital Ocean for prototyping more complex > systems we're developing before moving them to a dedicated server. The > main problem I have with Digital Ocean, and based on reviews it's the > same for all those instant VPS systems, is that we have no access to > their infrastructure and so are completely dependent on their level of > support. We've had instances where we've gone several hours without a > response, which is untenable. With a server, we have very quick access > to the infrastructure. Also, the storage space is expensive compared > to SSD's on a server. > > Sam > > > > *Sam McClellan* > > ** > > *Itabix, Inc* > > ** > > *one place for all things **web*** > > ** > > *sam at itabix.com* > > ** > > *https://itabix.com* > > ** > > *Main - 413.587.4600* > > ** > > *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * > > > On 3/24/2021 1:57 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> >> Recommendation: >> >> Use Linode instead of AWS.? It isn't managed, but they provide great >> service: https://www.linode.com/ >> >> It's similar to Digital Ocean in that you can duplicate and engineer >> different server configurations. >> >> If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you >> that too. >> >> You can buy Linode time by the day. >> >> -Bram >> >> On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >>>> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely >>>> never wind up on AWS. >>> That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better >>> than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, >>> principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in >>> my experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that >>> are affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned >>> by the same big companies that are trying to get our information and >>> that I don't want to support. >>> >>> I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable >>> over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted >>> in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet >>> backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for >>> bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or >>> Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> >>> *Sam McClellan* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Itabix, Inc* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *one place for all things **web*** >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *sam at itabix.com* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *https://itabix.com* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Main - 413.587.4600* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>> >>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> -- >> >> >> Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator >> Springfield Lyceum College Prep >> Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 >> School Website: online.slprep.org >> /"A camino largo paso corto."/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -- Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator Springfield Lyceum College Prep Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 School Website: online.slprep.org /"A camino largo paso corto."/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> Message-ID: <7298c7be-bb29-a5a2-17ae-c033eb3e9a15@net-vantage.com> Try fastcomet.com Not the cheapest around, but I've had very good experience with them with a highly-themed and plugged-in WordPress site. -Roy -- Roy A Cohen CEO 413-223-9007 opt 1 Cloud Services Office 365 Disaster Recovery Cloud Desktops | Servers Cloud Infrastructure - Migrations Traditional Services Security & Compliance Risk Assessment On / Off-Site Backups Standby Off-Site Servers Virtualization Solutions Remote Monitoring & Maintenance Net-Voice Phone Services System Upgrades Dramatic Cost Savings Unlimited Calling Advanced Feature Set Business Continuity On 3/24/21 2:29 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Hi Bram, > > Yes, we actually use Digital Ocean for prototyping more complex > systems we're developing before moving them to a dedicated server. The > main problem I have with Digital Ocean, and based on reviews it's the > same for all those instant VPS systems, is that we have no access to > their infrastructure and so are completely dependent on their level of > support. We've had instances where we've gone several hours without a > response, which is untenable. With a server, we have very quick access > to the infrastructure. Also, the storage space is expensive compared > to SSD's on a server. > > Sam > > > > *Sam McClellan* > > ** > > *Itabix, Inc* > > ** > > *one place for all things **web*** > > ** > > *sam at itabix.com* > > ** > > *https://itabix.com* > > ** > > *Main - 413.587.4600* > > ** > > *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * > > > On 3/24/2021 1:57 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> >> Recommendation: >> >> Use Linode instead of AWS.? It isn't managed, but they provide great >> service: https://www.linode.com/ >> >> It's similar to Digital Ocean in that you can duplicate and engineer >> different server configurations. >> >> If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you >> that too. >> >> You can buy Linode time by the day. >> >> -Bram >> >> On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >>>> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely >>>> never wind up on AWS. >>> That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better >>> than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, >>> principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in >>> my experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that >>> are affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned >>> by the same big companies that are trying to get our information and >>> that I don't want to support. >>> >>> I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable >>> over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted >>> in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet >>> backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for >>> bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or >>> Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> >>> *Sam McClellan* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Itabix, Inc* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *one place for all things **web*** >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *sam at itabix.com* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *https://itabix.com* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Main - 413.587.4600* >>> >>> ** >>> >>> *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>> >>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> -- >> >> >> Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator >> Springfield Lyceum College Prep >> Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 >> School Website: online.slprep.org >> /"A camino largo paso corto."/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <5d46c80e-c693-fd96-6e30-cedc05a1b345@gmail.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> <5d46c80e-c693-fd96-6e30-cedc05a1b345@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yes, that's exactly the issue :( Anything beyond what you can do with SSH access, pulling a backup, and restarting you need access to support. Which is pretty much true of a dedicated server too, of course (with the addition of IPMI / direct access), but we've had very good experience with our colos. Sam *Sam McClellan* ** *Itabix, Inc* ** *one place for all things **web*** ** *sam at itabix.com* ** *https://itabix.com* ** *Main - 413.587.4600* ** *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * On 3/24/2021 3:53 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Good point, Sam. > > I haven't used Digital Ocean (except during a weekend Hackathon) but I > have used Linode.? They do give me access to do a manual restart > through their interface, AND they let me do a rebuild from a backup.? > So neither of those actions are support-dependent. > > But if I want anything fancier, then yes I do need to get them on chat. > > -Bram > > On 3/24/2021 2:29 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> Hi Bram, >> >> Yes, we actually use Digital Ocean for prototyping more complex >> systems we're developing before moving them to a dedicated server. >> The main problem I have with Digital Ocean, and based on reviews it's >> the same for all those instant VPS systems, is that we have no access >> to their infrastructure and so are completely dependent on their >> level of support. We've had instances where we've gone several hours >> without a response, which is untenable. With a server, we have very >> quick access to the infrastructure. Also, the storage space is >> expensive compared to SSD's on a server. >> >> Sam >> >> >> >> *Sam McClellan* >> >> ** >> >> *Itabix, Inc* >> >> ** >> >> *one place for all things **web*** >> >> ** >> >> *sam at itabix.com* >> >> ** >> >> *https://itabix.com* >> >> ** >> >> *Main - 413.587.4600* >> >> ** >> >> *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * >> >> >> On 3/24/2021 1:57 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote: >>> >>> Recommendation: >>> >>> Use Linode instead of AWS.? It isn't managed, but they provide great >>> service: https://www.linode.com/ >>> >>> It's similar to Digital Ocean in that you can duplicate and engineer >>> different server configurations. >>> >>> If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you >>> that too. >>> >>> You can buy Linode time by the day. >>> >>> -Bram >>> >>> On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote: >>>>> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely >>>>> never wind up on AWS. >>>> That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better >>>> than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, >>>> principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in >>>> my experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that >>>> are affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are >>>> owned by the same big companies that are trying to get our >>>> information and that I don't want to support. >>>> >>>> I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable >>>> over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted >>>> in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet >>>> backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for >>>> bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, >>>> or Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri. >>>> >>>> Sam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Sam McClellan* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *Itabix, Inc* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *one place for all things **web*** >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *sam at itabix.com* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *https://itabix.com* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *Main - 413.587.4600* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >>>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>>> >>>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >>>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator >>> Springfield Lyceum College Prep >>> Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 >>> School Website: online.slprep.org >>> /"A camino largo paso corto."/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >>> >>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- > > > Bram Moreinis, Technology Coordinator > Springfield Lyceum College Prep > Tech Support Phone: (413) 367-7340 > School Website: online.slprep.org > /"A camino largo paso corto."/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <7298c7be-bb29-a5a2-17ae-c033eb3e9a15@net-vantage.com> References: <4d41856f-1a13-1499-7259-d6fd50c02433@cs.umass.edu> <9b1ffa02b17b45bca89b7ecbc3b08446@montaguewebworks.com> <2783fa2c-721e-218f-5abb-eba91b002030@on-the-net.com> <3cef2028-bcf5-28bd-625f-572272c0f092@tnrglobal.com> <80af5e10-f57c-cf3c-bc7e-542161eacebf@montaguewebworks.com> <5a8981ca-b754-799d-862b-230d39b03559@itabix.com> <9a8d837e-2cd4-6909-fe4f-b08406ebf337@gmail.com> <7298c7be-bb29-a5a2-17ae-c033eb3e9a15@net-vantage.com> Message-ID: <796a597c-26f4-6e03-d3bd-ba40a1b93cca@itabix.com> One thing that's not being discussed specifically so far is managed WordPress hosting. WordPress is a complex script running a lot of complex scripts (plugins) and is susceptible to malware so it needs needs to be updated at least every few months and it needs fast, secure hosting which is set up specifically for WordPress to perform well and be secure. This can include: * A faster webserver than regular Apache, such as LiteSpeed or nginx, that is "tuned" for best WordPress performance. * Fast SSD drives rather than regular hard drives. * Server-level caching and the ability to easily add your site to a content delivery network (CDN) for increased speed and to lower your server load. * DDoS protection which keeps a network attack from bringing down your site. * Daily offsite backups. * Regular malware scans. * Free SSL certificates. There are two tiers of managed WordPress hosting. One is regular shared hosting that is optimized for WordPress, of which SiteGround, FastComet, Bluehost, GoDaddy and others are examples. Usually they are normal web hosting companies that offer specific plans for WordPress. Then there are so called VIP companies that are more in the range of an IT team for your site and, of course, cost more than normal hosting. These include WP Engine, Kinsta, Flywheel, and us (Itabix) that go above just hosting and essentially partner with you to make sure your website is live and optimized. They typically include a staging site, assist in site setup and security hardening, and will usually migrate your site from another hosting provider at no charge, and generally take over the tasks of managing a WordPress website to a lesser or greater degree. One way to tell the difference is if you run into problems. The regular hosts will offer advice and fix issues with their service and may or may not pull a backup if you get into trouble, but they won't step in and work on your WordPress site if it has issues - you are responsible for it. If you get hacked, they will typically give you a deadline to get it fixed or they will shut you off. If it breaks, beyond restoring a backup you are on your own. A VIP hosting company should step in and help you get your site up and running again. They will handle updates to your site, and fix it if something goes wrong. They are WordPress experts that you can call on if you have a problem or a question. As far as updating your site, our experience is that WordPress updates fail about 1 in every 40 times - obviously more complex sites with lots of plugins fail more often. They are also more likely to fail if it's been a long time since the last update. A VIP hosting company takes measures to avoid that - either the ability to quickly pull a backup if it fails and/or by testing updates on a staging site first. We recommend staging site updates to anyone managing their own WP installation. You make a copy of the site and update there first, then if it tests well you update the main site. If you're hosted by a company using cPanel, it includes the ability to clone your site to a staging site, otherwise there are plugins like Duplicator that will make it relatively easy to make a copy of your site. Typically you install it in a subdirectory like www.yoursite.com/wp-staging, we prefer to create a subdomain that points to a directory outside of the main site's directory so that it's completely separate and isn't vulnerable to hacking if the main site is hacked. I'd welcome any additions or other opinions. Sam *Sam McClellan* ** *Itabix, Inc* ** *one place for all things **web*** ** *sam at itabix.com* ** *https://itabix.com* ** *Main - 413.587.4600* ** *Toll-free - 877-7ITABIX (877.748.2249) * On 3/24/2021 4:00 PM, RA Cohen via Hidden-discuss wrote: > > Try fastcomet.com > > Not the cheapest around, but I've had very good experience with them > with a highly-themed and plugged-in WordPress site. > > -Roy > > -- > Roy A Cohen CEO > 413-223-9007 opt 1 > > Cloud Services > > Office 365 > Disaster Recovery > Cloud Desktops | Servers > Cloud Infrastructure - Migrations > > Traditional Services > > Security & Compliance > Risk Assessment > On / Off-Site Backups > Standby Off-Site Servers > Virtualization Solutions > Remote Monitoring & Maintenance > > Net-Voice Phone Services > > System Upgrades > Dramatic Cost Savings > Unlimited Calling > Advanced Feature Set > Business Continuity -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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She's looking for help with her SquareSpace site. She was quoted $3,000 which I think is too high for the small website she needs designed and created. Anyone familiar with SquareSpace and looking for work? Feel free to email me off list. Jeff Jeff Rutherford 413 475-0087 Currently Reading: Oathbringer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wheat.doug at gmail.com Tue Mar 30 02:18:57 2021 From: wheat.doug at gmail.com (Doug Wheat) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:18:57 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Epson Fastfoto scanner Message-ID: Hi All, I am looking scan a large number of family photos. Having a service scan them is prohibitively expensive plus also difficult for organizing. The Epson FastFoto scanner seems built for the job but is also pricey for what I would imagine is a couple of month project. Does anyone have a FastFoto scanner that they would be willing to sell used, rent, or lend? Many thanks. Doug Wheat Florence 413-433-3332 Sent from my iPhone From tech at montaguewebworks.com Tue Mar 30 15:04:35 2021 From: tech at montaguewebworks.com (Michael Muller) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:04:35 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Epson Fastfoto scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1b25094a-a40d-5160-b34a-3de6d581321a@montaguewebworks.com> Hey Doug, Why not buy the lowest price one you can find on eBay (this one's only $500) then sell it back on eBay once you're done? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Epson-Fastfoto-FF-680W-Wireless-Photo-and-Document-Scanning-System/333940129367?hash=item4dc061fe57:g:mzwAAOSwDWFgYzNq I'm currently digitizing about 100 VHS tapes and bought a ClearClick2 for $150 (not as bad as $500, for sure). When I'm done I may sell it, or hang onto it in case I run across more tapes. Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 239-R Main Street, Greenfield, MA 413-320-5336 http://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by ROCKETFUSION On 3/29/2021 10:18 PM, Doug Wheat via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Hi All, > > I am looking scan a large number of family photos. Having a service scan them is prohibitively expensive plus also difficult for organizing. The Epson FastFoto scanner seems built for the job but is also pricey for what I would imagine is a couple of month project. Does anyone have a FastFoto scanner that they would be willing to sell used, rent, or lend? > > Many thanks. > > Doug Wheat > Florence > 413-433-3332 > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at tnrglobal.com Tue Mar 30 15:39:05 2021 From: rich at tnrglobal.com (Rich@tnr) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:39:05 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Epson Fastfoto scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have a GT-s50 I used for paper scanning - never tried for photos Works great for what I've done I can try a bunch of photos Compare the difference -- if it works, email me off line Rich On 3/29/2021 10:18 PM, Doug Wheat via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Epson FastFoto scanner -- Rich Roth CEO TnR Global Bio and personal blog: http://rizbang.com Building the really big sites: http://www.tnrglobal.com Small/Soho business in the PV: http://www.hidden-tech.net Places to meet for business: http://www.meetmewhere.com And for Arts and relaxation: http://TarotMuertos.com - Artistic Tarot Deck http://www.welovemuseums.com http://www.artonmytv.com/ Helping move the world: http://www.earththrives.com From shel at principledprofit.com Tue Mar 30 20:49:25 2021 From: shel at principledprofit.com (Shel Horowitz) Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:49:25 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Epson Fastfoto scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You might check on the Buy Nothing Northampton Facebook group. On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:18 PM Doug Wheat via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am looking scan a large number of family photos. Having a service scan > them is prohibitively expensive plus also difficult for organizing. The > Epson FastFoto scanner seems built for the job but is also pricey for what > I would imagine is a couple of month project. Does anyone have a FastFoto > scanner that they would be willing to sell used, rent, or lend? > > Many thanks. > > Doug Wheat > Florence > 413-433-3332 > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur" ________________________________________________ Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame * Certified speaker: International Platform Association http://goingbeyondsustainability.com mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com 413-586-2388 Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. Latest: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson) Watch my TEDx Talk, "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World" http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809 (move your mouse to "event videos") _________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elyssa.serrilli at gmail.com Wed Mar 31 16:31:29 2021 From: elyssa.serrilli at gmail.com (Elyssa Serrilli) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:31:29 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] How to easily collect endorsement video snippets? Message-ID: Hey hey, hidden tech family, Got a question... Out here, up here on the Patch, the little island just below the Great Falls of the Connecticut River, we're working to start a Patch Neighborhood Farm, education center and mutual aid hub. We're looking at two different lots on the Patch... one ~1 acre, one ~ 2.25 acres... both sites will require some remediation, and the business plan is pretty leading edge... so we're looking to show the community support in a tangible way. Our current strategy is to collect short videos from folks who *love* the idea, and share them on our facebook page and instagram feed. *What's a good way to collect short (1-5 minute) videos from folks, * *that we can then easily share to fb and ig?* in Service to *Elyssa Marie Serrilli * pronouns: fae, faer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wheat.doug at gmail.com Wed Mar 31 17:05:32 2021 From: wheat.doug at gmail.com (Doug Wheat) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:05:32 -0400 Subject: [Hidden-tech] Epson Fastfoto scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for these ideas. I will try Buy Nothing but otherwise look to do the buy and then sell on eBay. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2021, at 4:49 PM, Shel Horowitz wrote: > > ? > You might check on the Buy Nothing Northampton Facebook group. > >> On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 10:18 PM Doug Wheat via Hidden-discuss wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I am looking scan a large number of family photos. Having a service scan them is prohibitively expensive plus also difficult for organizing. The Epson FastFoto scanner seems built for the job but is also pricey for what I would imagine is a couple of month project. Does anyone have a FastFoto scanner that they would be willing to sell used, rent, or lend? >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Doug Wheat >> Florence >> 413-433-3332 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > -- > Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur" > ________________________________________________ > Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger, > poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change > * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified > * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame > * Certified speaker: International Platform Association > http://goingbeyondsustainability.com > mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com 413-586-2388 > Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. > Latest: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World > (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson) > > Watch my TEDx Talk, > "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World" > http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809 > (move your mouse to "event videos") > _________________________________________________ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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