New Age of Intelligence by Randy Lee

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Random thoughts on Innovation:

Back in the 90's intelligence was measured through IQ tests and critical analyzations.  It used to be about how much you know and how fast you can learn it.  Now fast forward 20 years and you'll see that our IQ is concentrated on one question:  How fast can you google?  Yes in the advent of technology, Google is replacing every textbook out there.

We have saved millions of trees only to cut them down anyways and build more houses than we really need (Partially due to cheap supply and the abundant amount of space not needed for tree harvesting).

No longer are we relying on the US Postal Service as much as we used to.  (Thus forcing the Govt. to reevaluate the structure of the business model).  


Media is slowly breaking down into our own independent channels.
A new study showed that 65% of Americans rely on the internet for their news.  Flashback 10 years ago when having AOL News was merely an alternative to the ever-so reliable newspaper.  Where are they now?  Overshadowed and washed up- that's where.   The Tribune Company has dwindled while Time-Warner AOL plummeted to an all-time low, forcing their historical merger to cut ties and head in different directions.  


We really need to be smart about our approach.  Innovation is indeed a fine asset but what's the point of taking 3 steps forward if it's only going to set you 5 steps back?  



Is this fast pace of technology hurting us rather than improving?  Well that's a debate we can have 10 years from now.

Awake In Reno - King of Wishful Thinking

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Shot a live performance of Awake In Reno.
Check em out:
http://www.myspace.com/awakeinreno  (stream music)
http://www.awakeinreno.com                 (download music)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A HOSTING ACCOUNT by Mark Fail

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A HOSTING ACCOUNT
My recommendations for picking a hosting company.

1. 24 Hour Customer Support

Trust me, if you visit a hosting companies website and they DO NOT OFFER 24 hours support, FORGET IT!
They might offer you the biggest, cheapest prices you could ever dream of, if they don’t offer support when you need it, your wasting your time and money.



2. Business Phone Number and Valid Mailing Address

Hosting companies are not always what they seem, a lot of hosting companies are really affiliates. They offer hosting packages from other companies and add their own mark-up on top.
What this means is that you could be buying your hosting services from the 16 year old next door!
Ring them, make sure its a real company, ask obvious questions, can you visit their office if needs be? Do they have a valid mailing address, can you send them checks rather than paying online?


3. Automatic Daily Backup’s


This is a must, don’t fool yourself in thinking your hosting account is never going to break. IT WILL and when it does you need to be prepared.
If your hosting company DOESNT OFFER daily backups, ditch them and quickly!
A good hosting company will also offer you help in retrieving lost data, make sure you ask them if they will help you with this JUST INCASE you need it.

4. Unlimited Everything!

Most of the big, professional hosting companies can offered to offer their customers more that’s why you should always look for unlimited everything!
This is what i look for;
  • Unlimited Web Storage Unlimited Data Transfer
    Host Unlimited Domains on 1 Account
    Unlimited E-mail Accounts
    Unlimited MySQL Databases

5 . Email Restrictions

This has to be number 3 for its also very import. MOST hosting company limit your email activity without you knowing. What this means if you send 50 or more emails in 1 hour the rest WILL NOT get delivered.
They get instantly deleted and you might never have known!
CHECK with your hosting provider BEFORE you buy what their hourly email restrictions are! Any less than 200 for a small website isn’t worth buying.

6. Admin Control Options – CPANEL not PLESK or anything else!

Make Sure you get an admin control panel with your hosting account, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
I wouldn’t recommended anything BUT cpanel. Why?
IT costs the hosting company money for you to use, its very well supported, has built in website analytics and allows instant setup of popular services such as wordpress, joomla, phpbb etc.

7. Linux Hosting NOT Windows

Unless your familiar with website hosting and/or your an ASP programmer, DONT go for windows hosting.
Its a night mere for anyone getting started, most software applications you will work with online are PHP based software which work BEST on linux. Examples, wordpress, Joomla, phpBB, Vbu;iten etc etc.. ALL PHP Applications.

8. Money Back Guarantee

ALL GOOD hosting companies OFFER a money back guarantee.
If your thinking of trying a hosting company that doesn’t, STOP before you get ripped off. They should at least offer a 30 day refund policy incase what they say they offer isn’t actually what you get.

9. SSL certificates

Make sure that the hosting company CAN provide an SSL certificate for your hosting INCASE you need it. It doesn’t mean your going to need it right away but the more you work online some things like SSL can be useful.

10. Free Site Migration

what this basically means is the hosting company will help people who are having problems with this existing hosting company MOVE.
This is a very positive sign that the company is geared towards HELPING YOU with your website rather than just taking your money!

Where can you find a quality website hosting company?
Randy's Recommendation: BLUEHOST