Purchasing a new domain name or switching web hosts can be frustrating. Typically, domain owners wait up to 48 hours for a domain’s name servers to propagate across the internet. During this time the domain is either inaccessible or resolving to the old web host. To make matters more frustrating, website visitors may receive the [...]
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Lowering My GPU Usage on Media Temple’s Grid-Server
Lately, I’ve been having some trouble staying under my monthly GPU allotment. This week Media Temple gave me a call and agreed to help me lower my GPU usage. After spending the week optimizing my site, I’ve lowered my usage by roughly 50%. Instead of keeping the secret to myself, I thought I’d share my [...]
Edit Firefox’s Spelling Dictionary
If you have used Firefox’s built in dictionary, you will know there is a limitation to it. Firefox allows you to easily add words to dictionary, but lacks a user interface for removing words. This can be a problem since the “Add to dictionary” button is directly under the corrected words, providing easy access for [...]
Prevent Your Mac Portable From Freezing on Sleep
Does your Mac portable never fall asleep? Have you ever found your MacBook steaming hot with the fans running full blast? On wake do you experience a blue screen which never goes away? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your Mac has a sleep issue. The next question you want to ask [...]
Choosing the Right Host
Finding the right host can be a difficult task. There’s a good host for every need and budget, but there are also several crappy hosts. While I can’t tell you which one is right for you, I can give you several pointers for finding the right host.