A few weeks ago I had one of those strange and instant ideas that make me want to race for my laptop and search for an open source solution. The idea spawned, apparently, from having to use project management and ticket support systems of several different design shops that I work with.
The thought hit me…I […]

Lately I’ve been having a time with out dated software. Several servers I’ve had to do work on were running MySQL 3.23 or 4.0. In most cases I didn’t have shell access to rectify this and in a couple cases I actually had to rewrite queries to get the job done and out of my […]

I can remember a few years back I had discovered the wonders of IRC chat. I would spend hours laughing and chatting back and forth with friends. Simultaneously, I would fire up three different instant messaging services and some times even voice chat. All this on a 56kb modem that had me paying above $20 […]

Awhile back I started a total recode of the Hosting Fanatic base code. I made many strange choices with it that I often wonder about. One of these days maybe I’ll find a way to benchmark the load HF causes on the server in comparison to other sites.
One of the strange things I did was […]

A couple months back we actually drove the 900 miles from where I live to southern California. More specifically, we checked into a motel right across from Disney Land theme park in Anaheim. For that week I basically forgot everything. I didn’t even check email. Most other internet professionals would understand how truly impossible that […]

Here’s something that isn’t a big secret at all. Wordpress absolutely rules. Feature rich, slick interface, awesome expandability and adaptability that makes me want to smile. Seriously, it’s a web geek’s dream come true as far as blogging, content management and about everything else go. Everything I hoped open source would come to.
This little rant […]