[GRLUG] globbing

[Dan Pilcheck]

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> Re hosting business, yes.  Like many things,
> there are just two states: everything works
> satisfactorily, or "support" desk hell.
>
> As for tech savvy, I just checked godaddy.com.
> In part it appears to think that supporting a racecar
> and having Danica Patrick imply she's going to
> strip is good promotion for its webhosting
> business.  Like most places, it confuses
> "bandwidth" with the number of bytes you can
> transfer a month.  It does have a byte storage
> limit, but it's 150GB. Of course it also has a
> lot of customers, so I suppose it does something
> right.
>
> One always hopes - assumes - there is someone
> really technically competent running the basics,
> but one can only assume that until they get into
> trouble.
>
> But then, I'm only will to spend $75 a year or
> so to be able to access a remote hard drive, so
> perhaps these services are as good as it gets.
> I suspect that 95% or more of hobbyist users
> don't pester them with any questions anyway....
>
>    -- Bob
>
> P.S., any tips for getting past tier 1?
> Something like "can I speak to your manager."
>
>

Bob,

Have you considered using a cheap VPS?

I use several - you get ssh and full control.
ChicagoVPS.net has been good & they are close.
Check http://LowEndBox.com/ for deals.

I'm not familiar with your requirements but
it might be worth considering.

-Dan