Technology

May 18, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Self Hosting Your Website

The Pros and Cons of Self Hosting Your Website

The hosting of a website refers to where it is stored and how it can be accessed by visitors. There are two main types of website hosting: self-hosting and web-hosting. Each has their own pros and cons. Self-hosting (or on-premises software) refers to a process in which the software that operates your website is installed on computer hardware owned by your company or organization. It’s often costlier, but there are some benefits that may outweigh the costs. Here...

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May 17, 2022

Phone Slow? A Beginner’s Guide to Uninstalling Carrier/OEM Bloatware Without Root Access

When you buy a new phone, it usually comes with a bunch of pre-installed apps that are either useful or not so useful. In most cases, these apps are referred to as bloatware and they’re often installed by the manufacturers. These pre-installed apps can be anything from games, marketplaces, dictionaries, tutorials or anything else that the OEM deems necessary for its users to have on their device from day one. While some of these apps can be quite...

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November 10, 2021

I Just Watched “Hidden camera investigation: Best Buy electronics (Marketplace)” on YouTube

This is a Canadian show titled “Marketplace” where they act as a consumer advocate for people who have issues with companies. I didn’t realize Best Buy had a marketplace with 3rd party sellers… I’ve seen that they offered refurbished units, but like the all of the people interviewed, it wasn’t clear it wasn’t actually sold by Best Buy. Sears has a marketplace for 3rd party sellers as well… Anyway, very interesting.

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April 8, 2020

Retrieving a WordPress Post from an Expired Domain

Can’t Find a blog post because you no longer have the domain? Don’t Fret, it’s still there. What You Need to Access the Post on the Expired Domain: 1. The IP Address of Your Domain 2. Access to Cpanel (if you use Linux Hosting) Step One: Enter the IP of Your Expired Domain followed by Cpanel. E.g. 1.1.1.232.11/cpanel Step Two Enter Your Username and Password Step Three Navigate to PHPMyAdmin and Find Your WordPress Database Files. Will Usually...

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December 10, 2019

The Era of Yahoo Groups is Ending

The Era of Yahoo Groups is Ending Comments: Remember Yahoo groups? Verizon is blocking users who are trying to archive the site One of them said it’s equivalent to tearing down a historical building. A lot of communities were built around this platform, now they will disappear at the press of a button. This serves as a reminder how we blindly put big companies in control of the data we feed it… We must make provisions to preserve...

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March 19, 2017

GoSherpa Interview: From a $27 Expired GoDaddy Auction to $10,000 Sale – With Marty Pelletier

Click here to view original web page at www.domainsherpa.com But FIRST my annotations… Marty Pelletier, like many people, has  been taking advantage of the Cannibus Market…. but not in opening up pot shops or investing in marijuana penny stocks.  Instead, he’s investing in Cannibis domains,  specifically ones that have expired.  Personally,  I’ve never had that kind of profit on a 27 dollar domain,… at least not from flipping it right after it was purchased.  I HAVE  made that...

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