Published February 3rd, 2009 in Galleries, Hosting
Over the past year and a half, I have published four collections of inspirational websites with a minimalist approach to the design. Since more great websites of this style keep appearing, and since readers continue to show an interest in this style, here is the fifth edition. You can see the first four parts here:
Netlings
Published September 10th, 2008 in Hosting
A few months ago I was looking into a variety of hosting options before launching DesignM.ag and Amazon S3 stood out as an attractive option for hosting the images used on the site. If you’re not familiar with Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3), it “is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.”A growing number of websites and blogs are using S3 to host media files and for server backups, and ultimately I felt that it was a great way to reduce the burden on the server of the host by storing images on a separate server. S3 is an attractive option because it is low cost (particularly in comparison to hosting overage charges) and very flexible. Once you open an account you can upload as little or as much as you want, and you only pay for what you use.
Published June 3rd, 2007 in Hosting, Reviews
Every business that maintains a website is faced with the challenge of finding reliable website hosting at an affordable price. There are so many competitors in the hosting industry and so many different options that sorting it all out can be overwhelming. Sometimes the most helpful information is to find out how a host’s customers [...]
Published March 4th, 2007 in Hosting
There are a number of important factors to consider when deciding on a web hosting company.
1 – Price – Web hosting services come in all different prices, including free. While free hosting may sound tempting, it’s not a good idea for any business that takes its website seriously. Using a free hosting service will typically [...]
