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I'm hoping you guys can help me with some confusion I've got.
Currently, I've got some webhosting with Dreamhost, as well as a couple of domains registered through them. I don't need the web space anymore as the forum I've been running on there is basically defunct, and am going to close my Dreamhost account. I want to keep one of the domains, though, and just attach various subdomains of it to different Google sites (e.g. tutoring.grizzy.org currently is connected to a Google site about my tutoring services, not hosted on Dreamhost).
I THINK what I need to do is transfer my domain to an independent domain registrar who doesn't connect the domain services to web hosting. I should then be able to do Google hosting with the domain without paying for web hosting I don't need. Is that correct?
If so, any recommended registrars?
Second question. I'm closing down a web forum that has created, over the years, 607377 posts in 3726 topics, with well over 1000 active members (and over 30000 inactive ones).
I don't want the archives to disappear forever - at the least, I'd like interested members to have access - but am at a loss of how to provide the archived information in a way they can actually use. Most of them are not going to be familiar with SQL, so providing them with the actual databases won't be particularly helpful.
I guess what I'd love is to be able to create an equivalent to our threadsucks, only automatically, and organized into folders by topic. Any chance that's actually possible?
OK, that TurboScan app, is freaking COOL! Just used it to send a document to the HOA. Figured I'd give it a try instead of the work scanner. It seems to color adjust the light for you. You can adjust the edges. Looks crisp and clean. Not bad for $2!
Gris,
I can help you with one of those. I love me some Hover as a domain registrar. They actually did customer service for me over the fucking phone!
And it was effective and I haven't had to speak to them again in 2 years.
OK, this made me laugh, and I *have* to share. Background. Here at my job, we currently use Oracle calendaring for personal and room scheduling. Its old. Outdated. Nobody really likes it. And apparently costing too much. So OIT (office of information technology) is switching us over to an Exchange server system. I was playing around with it yesterday, and cursing at it, because it feels old and outdated compared to iCal. Today we get a group email informing us about the change, and it starts out with:
This summer OIT will be phasing out the current Oracle Calendar system in favor of a modern Exchange 2010 calendar system.
And I snort, because the word "modern" just 2 words before "2010" kinda made me laugh.
OK, to be fair, I will update. I have exchange calendar working in my iCal and on my iOS devices. So, in that, it's LEAGUES ahead of the Oracle system. Even if it is a "modern" 2010 thing.
Thanks le nubian. I'll look into Hover.
ETA: I'll probably stick with my lifehacker-inspired choice of 1&1, just because I can transfer for $3.99 instead of $15. If I dislike them for some reason I'll move to Hover. Good to know they have good support.
So my new toy, Idris the iPad 2, wants a word processor. And there are people waiting for me to finish writing the fic I started before my laptop hard drive took the big dirt nap. any recommendations? Is Pages worth $10?
I've used Pages for iPad and it'a good Word Processor. There are some issues with what will cleanly move between Pages for OS X and Pages for iOS, but nothing major.
