At 4:22PM today (PST) our server went down due to high load. After some investigation our server technicians let me know that we were experiencing a "... a coordinated, distributed attack against multiple sites on the server..." Of course that sent me into dizzying interrogation mode to find out - who was the intended victim of this attack; which sites were attacked; and the big one: why? Our techs let me know: No one account was causing these issues, rather it was a coordinated, distributed attack against multiple sites on the server. Who was the target? Random sites on the … [Read more...]
Help Me Choose a New Logo?
April 18, 2012
So, this "despirately - disperately - desparately"seekingwp.com domain name has been a bit of trouble in the spelling department. And its ridiculously difficult to spell over the phone. As much as I love Heather - (in fact the domain name was why I started reading her blog - how can you not feel a kinship with someone desperately seeking sanity?) - I've purchased a new domain name to go with my tagline: your friendly geeks. Now, comes the difficult part - re-branding! Dianne and I put our heads together and have some options. But I want to know what y'all think. Which do you … [Read more...]
I’m using this platform for a political post
March 8, 2012
Do you still shine with youthful optimism? How do you feel about idealism? This morning, and I may regret this - I'm sharing some idealism that I just witnessed. It's youthful, it's optimistic, it may be overly simplistic as most idealism is. It's an idea. An idea that a few kids, ok, 20-somethings - can make a difference in the world. Let me back up a bit. When I was a teenager, my family moved to Zaire for three years. Along with the other diplomats' children and missionary kids I attended a boarding school. Among my roomies were were Swedish, Norwegian, Zairian and … [Read more...]
SOPA 101 – Should you Strike too?
January 17, 2012
Tomorrow is an important day if you are anti-SOPA. And I'd like to give you the brief overview of both sides, and what you can do, if you're so motivated. Here's my quick summary courtesy of Mashable and TechCrunch. Anti-SOPA crowd says: this will allow legislation that will allow censorship. We would all agree that there are some sites that simply shouldn't be online - I'm thinking of my kids and freaks out there who like to exploit them, as one example. However, the end-game means that website owners would become responsible for the content on the site, which in turn means no … [Read more...]
NEW – Make $$ with our Referral Program
January 4, 2012
We are poised. We truly are. We are ready to handle the influx. We have our new software in place. We have our shop in place. We have our staff in place. We're ready! I'm so excited to begin this new year! I know, its a little disgusting how excited I get. But there's a lot of website owners out there who need help, and we can do it! Not only that - we're NICE about it! :) Also, in a ridiculously well-timed coincidence I just received a check for $62 from an affiliate of mine yesterday. And what did I do to promote them? Nothing except that sidebar ad you see in the … [Read more...]
A video collage of client sites & Harry Connick Jr
December 22, 2011
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12 Days of Christmas – need your input
November 28, 2011
Gimme Gimme Each year around this time, my kids and I get together and plan a 12 Days of Giving celebration. The main point is to shift the focus from 'Gimme, gimme' towards something a little more attractive. My kids adore this, and surprisingly so do I! The first year we made dog blankets for the local dog shelter, rolled our coins for a homeless shelter, made Christmas ornaments and left them on our neighbour's door handles, made and delivered a hot meal to a new mom, and more that I can't recall at the moment. In all it was 12 random acts of service, only one or two that really … [Read more...]
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