[GRLUG] globbing

[Bob Kline]

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Dan Pilcheck <pilcheck at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
I'll check this out.  Thanks.

My requirements are simply lots
of storage, and transfer amounts
adequate for my needs.  I only
have hobby websites, but there's a
lot of stuff on them.  Hit rates are
totally modest, so adequate transfer
amounts per month are not large.
Nothing I do would blow any real
service out of the water, but I still
want the basics to be solid - uptime,
storage amounts, ease of transfer
and management.

   -- Bob
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