http://www.fastservers.net/blog/ FastServers.Net BLOG en-us Aaron Phillips 2008-03-31T12:48:56-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/events/possible_pentagon_problems/ Hello FastServers.net Community, We have just received notice that our billing software provider will be performing maintenance and updates on one of their servers tomorrow morning. This will not affect the servers/services you lease through FastServers, however it could potentially... Events geoff 2008-03-31T12:48:56-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/rants-and-opinions/good_or_bad_press_what_to_do_w/ So what do you do with a passing listing or comment in the public domain? Good or Bad. In my opinion..leave well enough alone. Rants and Opinions mark 2008-02-25T10:19:36-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/software/back_in_the_day_when/ Back in the day when Elvis could enter the building without turning sideways, coating himself with WD40 and wriggling in, there was a saying, “500,000,000 Elvis fans can’t be wrong” (based on disputable record sales). Totally valid or not, it’s... Software steven 2008-02-22T14:58:37-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/fun-topics/gumbo_new_orleans_fat_tuesday_1/ Everyone here at FastServers.Net knows that I have an affinity of New Orleans…the music, the food, the atmosphere, and of course, the Abita beer. So it’s pretty obvious that I’d do a little somethin’ somethin’ (or should I say lagniappe)... Fun Topics steven 2008-02-19T17:08:44-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/rants-and-opinions/mlb_season_approaches/ As winter is in full effect there is one sure sign that spring is just around the corner… Pitchers and catchers report in less than one week! Not only does this mean that there is an end in sight to... Rants and Opinions carl 2008-02-09T16:36:08-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/from-the-ceo/rss-google-useless/ One of my good friends works for a major marketing firm specializing in SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Well “works for” sounds like he grabs people who know what they are doing coffee. No, this guy more or less runs the... From the CEO ian 2008-01-08T12:58:33-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/fs-related/walkins_welcome_1/ I almost made it through the day without a holiday post. With a great post already handled by our CEO, I didn't see the need to provide everyone with a duplicate message. That was until a unique event took place... FS Related Melody 2007-12-24T11:28:35-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/from-the-ceo/holiday-greetings/ Many people look at the Holidays as quite simply the most joyous time of the year. Who can blame 'em? Bright flashy lights, free candy, parties, family.the list goes on and on. And there is the other half, the ones... From the CEO ian 2007-12-24T08:10:33-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/we_have_holiday_debutants/ FastServers knows people that know people. On television. But before we get to that, which might be the best video since the creation of New Zealand, you'll have to endure a handful of required seasonal elements from yours truly. Because... travis 2007-12-16T22:15:08-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/geek-tidbits/get_ready_get_setstart_shoppin/ Only 3 weeks to one of the biggest holidays of the year. If you’re like me, you probably haven’t started shopping for friends and relatives yet. So what to get those techy people? Here are some things that I came... Geek Tidbits mark 2007-12-04T15:10:18-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/web-hosting/software_as_a_services_prowork/ Almost 1 year to date I did an interview with Julian Stone of Proworkflow to discuss his business model and software as a service. During this interview he discussed the future of his organization and I wanted to follow up... Web Hosting Melody 2007-11-30T16:37:07-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/fun-topics/thanksgiving/ Well the holiday season is officially upon us, or as someone commented at a pre-holiday Sunday brunch last week, “It is now officially the season of eating.”... Fun Topics steven 2007-11-21T15:31:36-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/free_rice_powered_dedicated_se/ Over the past 6-8 weeks both our Sales Team and Technical Support teams have been deploying servers for a new viral website that is gaining international media attention and driving massive amounts of traffic to their load balanced web hosting... Melody 2007-11-16T19:23:24-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/new_pricing_for_our_antispam_a/ Hello and greetings from FastServers, As of November 1 2007 we have restructured and changed the pricing for both our Barracuda Anti-Spam service and our Urchin service.... geoff 2007-11-07T09:23:52-06:00 http://www.fastservers.net/blog/fs-related/im_hacked_what_now/ It's a question in the back of every sysadmin's mind. What am I going to do if/when I get hacked? Well, in all actuality there isn't much of a choice. Once you've been compromised, the only option is to wipe... FS Related Messiah 2007-09-14T20:17:24-06:00