[clue-tech] Two things

[Brian Gibson]

I've used both GoDaddy and Namecheap.  I definitely prefer Namecheap since they don't try to upsell you at every corner.

As for hosting, I use Joyent (formerly TextDrive).  I got in on their lifetime deals way back when they were starting up.  They're service has been nearly problem free for the three years I've been with them.  They're a premium service though.  As for other hosts that I've dealt with, GoDaddy isn't bad performance-wise but their support leaves much to be desired.  MediaTemple is a good choice tho they're not on the cheap side.  Their support is very good.  Plans start from $20/mo.



----- Original Message ----
From: foo7775 <foo7775 at comcast.net>
To: clue-tech at cluedenver.org
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 9:40:02 AM
Subject: [clue-tech] Two things

  Hi all, I'm hoping that I can "pick the collective/community brain" for just a second...

First, I'm looking to set up a web site, & I'd like to request solutions for a good domain name registrar & a good hosting service.  (Obviously I'd prefer a Linux environment.)  As far as the registrar goes, I have reasons that I'd prefer not to use GoDaddy and Dotster, but AFAIK any other U.S.-based group should be OK...

Second, the 'Free hardware' thread got me to thinking - I have an idea for a pretty basic system I'd like to build, but I need a hard drive. If I wasn't looking for work at the moment, I'd just pick one up from Micro Center (or where-ever), but I'm trying to keep costs to a minimum.  If anyone has an IDE hard drive around 60 Gb or so that they could let go fairly inexpensively, please contact me off-list.

Thanks all, I appreciate any help you can give.

T.
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