While I was away over the last few days in London that does not mean that I was either out of "the loop" or that emails didn't stop arriving!This weekend's Computers in Business supplement with the Sunday Business Post contains three mentions of us:My monthly columnThe annual hosting reportThe wiki infamy thing was picked up by them and is on the inside back page, even if they … [Read more...] about Sunday Business Post Coverage
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(In)Famous (?) At Last?
Steve Jobs has Fake Steve Jobs. Shel Israel has a puppet. Paul Walsh has Walsh Watch. It seems I've now got the next best thing - my own "wikipedia" page courtesy of Mr Eoin Costello. (He was in the news earlier this week when his hosting company was swallowed up) I must say I am impressed. I didn't realise that Eoin was such a talented wit and not a bad graphic artist … [Read more...] about (In)Famous (?) At Last?
The Waiting is Over – VPS Plans Are Go
We finally launched our VPS hosting plans about 20 minutes ago.You can now choose between Centos or Windows Server 2003 powered VPS with optional Plesk!Paul and I had been working on ironing out the last few bugs and annoying issues on the site for most of this evening, which is why I still haven't eaten anything (not that I can't go without food for a few days - I have plenty … [Read more...] about The Waiting is Over – VPS Plans Are Go
Ebay Is Evil
I am not happy.Over the last two months I have spent a disproportionate amount of money on Ebay. I should be ashamed, but since that isn't likely to happen I shall condemn eBay.Ebay - you are evil!Why do you tempt me with cool and fun ways to spend money?Why do you let me buy high quality goods at a fraction of their high street value?According to my eBay control panel I've … [Read more...] about Ebay Is Evil
How To Upset Your Clients
I run a hosting company so I know all about outages and unexpected issues.They can and will happen.No matter what happens you will never please all of your clients. You can try, but you won't succeed. It's not that your best efforts won't be good enough, but simply that there will always be an "expectation gap". The best you can hope for is pleasing most of them most of the … [Read more...] about How To Upset Your Clients