Happy Wednesday Everyone...

[susandennis]

I started using LJ's new beta last night and I like it, I really like it. Of course my friends' pages (where I spend most of my time) look the same but when I hit comment, I get the nice, new clean, sleek, beta format. It makes me smile.

http://www.livejournal.com/betatest.bml

Now if only they would fix it so I could search my own journal and figure out some kind of decent, full, easy archiving, that would really make me smile. (Oh and a client with spellcheck that works, plz.)



I have a boatload of shit to do today here at work. My manager is working three days a week these days. That gives me three day so pedal to the metal. One day for recovery and one day to get ready. It works pretty well. This week she's doing Monday, Tueday, Wednesday so today will be getting to the finish line. Doable.



I'm still looking for nosey neighbor surveillance equipment. There is just too much to know. I found one really nice looking website where it appears they have everything and know it all. I sent them an email telling them what I wanted and why and I got no response. I resent it again last night. If nothing today, then onward.



I am still not happy with one of my web hosting companies. So I'm nosing around looking for maybe a new one. And I gotta tell you, the competition had driven these puppies into the ground. I have very specific requirements for this one - ASP, ODBC, Frontpage, SMTP and at least 100 MB of storage for, preferably under $6.50 a month. And I need a two week trial to make sure it works and works well.

I got several offers but each left a question so I replied asking the various questions. I only heard back from one of those emails and that guy didn't give me complete information! Do they just donate all brain cells to someone else when they open up a webhosting company?

And, yeah, I know... you get what you pay for. Please don't interupt me when I'm whining.



But, seriously folks, Happy Wednesday! Especially to the newly recovered-and-now-enjoying-her-day-off joyofmacs!

Comments

[suifu.livejournal.com]

You raise an interesting point here, and I will admit it is one of my Pet Peeves ©. If people post an email address on a website, why in God's name would they not respond promptly, and with the information that you have requested. This seems to be a no-brainer, but I am continually amazed by business people who don't respond to email (perhaps I should have said unsuccessful business people - yeah!!!).

[susandennis]

And I have also worked with small business owners to get them set up with email and websites and one of the hardest things to convince them is that they must respond to all email promptly and completely. I remember one guy - a small bookshop - after I discovered that he was ignoring his email... I said - so if the shop is open and there are no customers in the shop and the phone rings, you just going to let it ring? He never did 'get it'.

And that is why I no longer do side work for small businesses if I can possible avoid it. Grrrrr

[joyofmacs.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the welcome back!

About to do my 'roots and then a fun filled day ahead. Mostly lounging but that is my idea of fun.

[susandennis]

I'm expecting to see the new roots on the web cam...

[judith.livejournal.com]

So what web hosting companies are you considering? I am in that hunt, too, and it's awful. I don't ask much. I want cgi bins, pop3 mail (lots of it), maybe 50 mgs storage, control panel, stuff like that, for some small sites - my own personal site plus a couple of small motels, and the nonprofit site on my father's architecture, which gets a fair amount of traffic but nowhere near a retail site's. It's been hellish sorting through review sites and finding those that are legitimate.

I am going to try that beta version, too. Thanks for the link. I do'nt seem to be subscribed to the places that tell of these things. where did you get this information?

[susandennis]

The place to get LJ news is ... news!

I don't think you want the hosting companies I've been looking at... But your requirements seems simple enough. You might take a look at WebHosting Talk forum.

I have stuff at three different hosting companies and so I'm looking for a very very cheap one - to replace the third of three.

[judith.livejournal.com]

Weird. I had lj newsletter, which I thought was it. Now I have added news, too. Thanks.

I did find that forum some time last week, and asked questions about my current host, which I will be dumping just as soon as I can. (The benefit of this search is that I have found more than one thing that will be useful in the future.) Maybe I can just ask them there if any of them have experience with the host I am considering.

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

I think the beta is great ..so sexy and smooth ..less twinkie-ish?

;)

[tinman.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'm digging the beta. VERY nice!