I agree. The only thing I would consider changing is to use rdiff-backup instead of rsync in order to make tracking, and restoring revisions more straightforward. Both utilities would do the job though.
I can see how automated billing would be easy, but the thing with PayPal is, the charges are automatic as well. If there's a way to script that with Google Checkout, I'd love to be pointed in the right direction.
Hopefully Amazon takes a lesson from Google. One of the problems with Google Checkout is that they don't allow subscriptions to be created. Google's transaction fees are lower than PayPal's, or my merchant account's, so I'd love to use them more heavily, but that's a major roadblock. I'm sure a lot of other small businesses are in the same situation.
In 2000, I walked into a Best Buy, and bought a copy of "The Complete FreeBSD" (great book, btw), bundled with around 10 FreeBSD installation and package CDs. I also remember seeing an offering from RedHat on that trip.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
FWIW, EastCoastSurfer is probably referring to this segment of one of Obama's speeches. I'm not particularly thrilled with the prospect of McCain or Obama in office.
Don't do web hosting alone if you expect to make a profit. The market is oversaturated, and chances are, you'll only turn a profit if you aren't honest about how much your time is worth.
I've been running a web hosting business for 6 years, and it's only profitable if I assign a low value to my time. That said, I have no intentions of shutting down that side of the
business, because:
As a web developer, it means a lot to have complete control over my environment.
I'm able to tell my customers that I'm their single point of contact. If there's a problem with their website, they don't need to think about who to call, or worry about finger
pointing. That translates into more web development and SEO business.
It serves as a form of advertising for my other services. Dollar for dollar, I estimate that a third of my non-web hosting business comes from people who either found out
about me because they're a web hosting customer, or somewhere along the lines were referred to me by a web hosting customer.
We're turning into a terrible combination of Herbert Hoover's laissez-faire America and Pope Paul III's Inquisitional Catholic Church.
I wouldn't call Herbert Hoover's actions laissez-faire. Constricting the money supply is not laissez-faire. Expanding the use of subsidies is not laissez-faire.
Check what your cell phone provider offers. T-Mobile's $5/month T-Zones service (GPRS) use to provide unlimited Internet connectivity without blocking any ports. They're blocking most ports now, but 25, 110, and 143 are still open, so I can still use it to check email.
If you can find an anonymous proxy using one of those ports, that's one way to get web browsing going. That, or if you have access to a server with a permanent Internet connection, just setup an SSH or Squid server on one of the above ports, and tunnel your traffic through it. I use the SSH technique to tunnel into a Squid server when I'm on the road.
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I agree. The only thing I would consider changing is to use rdiff-backup instead of rsync in order to make tracking, and restoring revisions more straightforward. Both utilities would do the job though.
Once you're signed into Gmail: Settings -> Always use https -> Save changes
I can see how automated billing would be easy, but the thing with PayPal is, the charges are automatic as well. If there's a way to script that with Google Checkout, I'd love to be pointed in the right direction.
Hopefully Amazon takes a lesson from Google. One of the problems with Google Checkout is that they don't allow subscriptions to be created. Google's transaction fees are lower than PayPal's, or my merchant account's, so I'd love to use them more heavily, but that's a major roadblock. I'm sure a lot of other small businesses are in the same situation.
In 2000, I walked into a Best Buy, and bought a copy of "The Complete FreeBSD" (great book, btw), bundled with around 10 FreeBSD installation and package CDs. I also remember seeing an offering from RedHat on that trip.
IMO, yes, but the great-grandparent post seemed to be referring to competition from other OSS only.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Do you have a dishwasher?
FWIW, EastCoastSurfer is probably referring to this segment of one of Obama's speeches. I'm not particularly thrilled with the prospect of McCain or Obama in office.
Don't do web hosting alone if you expect to make a profit. The market is oversaturated, and chances are, you'll only turn a profit if you aren't honest about how much your time is worth. I've been running a web hosting business for 6 years, and it's only profitable if I assign a low value to my time. That said, I have no intentions of shutting down that side of the business, because:
The state creates one set of rules for itself, and another for everyone else. How is this a good thing?
We're turning into a terrible combination of Herbert Hoover's laissez-faire America and Pope Paul III's Inquisitional Catholic Church. I wouldn't call Herbert Hoover's actions laissez-faire. Constricting the money supply is not laissez-faire. Expanding the use of subsidies is not laissez-faire.
Check what your cell phone provider offers. T-Mobile's $5/month T-Zones service (GPRS) use to provide unlimited Internet connectivity without blocking any ports. They're blocking most ports now, but 25, 110, and 143 are still open, so I can still use it to check email.
If you can find an anonymous proxy using one of those ports, that's one way to get web browsing going. That, or if you have access to a server with a permanent Internet connection, just setup an SSH or Squid server on one of the above ports, and tunnel your traffic through it. I use the SSH technique to tunnel into a Squid server when I'm on the road.