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Daily MySQL Database Backup

Posted onJanuary 15, 2008December 18, 20132 Comments

I host and manage about 50 different websites.   The vast majority are static sites for friends and family that don’t require any backup processes above the daily backup provided by my webhost.   In the 8 years that I’ve been running websites I’ve been with about 12 hosting companies and even though my current server has had Read More …

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New PC Backup Process

Posted onDecember 28, 2007August 13, 2012Leave a comment

I’ve mentioned that I’m pretty anal about computer backups.  I recently purchased a new computer from the Dell Outlet, a Dimension E521 with Windows Vista.  I’ve heard nothing but bad reviews for Vista and am quite happy with my XP setup so my plan was as follows: 

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Nifty-Stuff Blog

Posted onNovember 12, 2007August 13, 20122 Comments

I’ve been struggling with this question for about… let’s see… 4 years! Do I convert my hobby site www.nifty-stuff.com over to a CMS platform? Here’s how it plays out about every 6 months: 

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Move From Tivo to Dish Network DVR

Posted onFebruary 15, 2006August 21, 201228 Comments

Background: We’ve had the Series 2 Tivo made by Toshiba, the SDH-400 (the one with free basic service) for the past year. We’ve been very happy with it. Tivo has converted us to the world of DVR and we realize now we’ll never go back to non-recorded TV. The only problems were: (1) We needed Read More …

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Web Hosting Reviews & Thoughts

Posted onJune 7, 2005September 11, 20122 Comments

Web Hosting Thoughts I’ve had a bit of experience with a plethora of web hosting companies over the years and thought I’d post some of my thoughts and experiences over the years. Speaking of “a plethora of web hosting companies” here are the ones I’ve dealt with over the years (that I can remember) in Read More …

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Nifty Spam Reduction/Elimination – Process

Posted onJune 7, 2005September 11, 2012Leave a comment

Can you believe that approximately 85% of all email is SPAM? Well, if you’ve come to this page, then you probably already know that. There are a ton of ways to reduce / eliminate spam, but this is what has worked best for me and is something that is pretty easy to do.

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Nifty Computer Backup Procedures

Posted onJune 7, 2005September 15, 2012Leave a comment

When it comes to backup I’m pretty anal. I’m not one of those people who learned the “hard way” how important it is to backup data and systems, but learned through others’ mistakes and frustrations. I’m by no means an expert at this, but I’ve found a system that has worked PERFECTLY for me, and Read More …

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