Nevermind on switching

After playing with a paid version Hostmonster, it didn’t meet my expectations. While using the demo I got an idea of the features and services they provide, it still lacked what I was looking for/expected. SSH, though available, you cannot connect from your computer. You still had to log into cPanel and use its SSH…

Switching host again

I’ve been using Godaddy as my host for a couple of months now and for the price, they’re not that bad. For $3.95/month, you can host numerous domains on 1 account. But there are a couple of things I wish it had: iMAP support for email a better online file manager (they have been working…

Using mod_rewrite and permalinks on WordPress

I’ve always wondered how people made their links something like http://mydomain.com/this/is/my/page/and-this-is-the-title URL format. Well it’s the permalink option on WordPress. You will need mod_rewrite module for Apache as well. I don’t think it’s a module that preinstalled in Apache. So I got a hold of tech support for my host provider. They told me that…

Browser Sync

If I would’ve know about this utility, I would never have gotten a .Mac account. Browser Sync is a free utility fromGoogle (of course) that allows you to synchronize your Firefox on one computer to another. This includes passwords and bookmarks. You will need a Gmail account. If you need one, let me know and…