Well a quick note about the cool software upgrade, it failed for this weekend. For some reason I can’t seem to create independent blogs. Posting something on one blog seems to apply that post to all the blogs, so yet again I have rolled back the changes.
I found this interesting post from ProBlogger.net. If you blog anywhere near as unplanned as I do then you need to read the article, it’s very interesting and might just be a time saver.
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JMRPub.com Network
As mentioned yesterday I am busy converting the software of my blog to Wordpress MU which will allow people to sign up for their own blogs on the JMRPub.com Network. You may notice some funny things happening with the site over this weekend so please bare with me during this transitional time.
Intelligent Poachers
I found this article which tells the tale of some poachers from Vietnam entered Malaysian waters to try and catch fish which they were not entitled to. They would have gotten away with it as well because they were clever enough to fly the Malaysian flag on their ship. Unfortunately the authorities were tipped off by local fisherman when they were alerted to something fishy about the poachers due to the flag being flown upside down.
Giant Lego Man
Or how about this item about a giant lego man being rescued in a dutch resort. Apparently he was spotted bobbing lifelessly in the ocean coming from the general area of Britain.
Love at first sight
I also found an interesting article here regarding love at first sight. They ask the question whether love at first sight really exists. Have a look at the article and let me know what you think. Pretty helpfull stuff if you ask me 
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Well if you visited my site earlier you may have noticed some strange looking blog you didn’t recognise. I had my domain pointed to another folder where I am doing software upgrades for the JMRPub.com network. I have not completed the upgrades so have pointed my site back to the original blog. You may notice it going back in a couple of days but I should be a lot closer to having it completed when I point it back.
Well the day is pretty much over on this side of the world so I am going to hit bed and see everyone in the morning
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So you want to start an internet business, or get a website for your offline business, or even just get a personal blog or webpage? Well one of the most important things you need is hosting, and when you are looking for a professional web hosting service, you want to look for certain features and services. There are a few hosts who give more or less depending on the price you are willing to pay, but these small internet providers are more likly to be fly by nighters. So here are a few questions which might help you get your web business on the road.
1. Reliability and Speed
Look for a hosting service that owns their own equipment, with high-speed connections to multiple Internet backbones, backup power generators and backup systems in place. The hosting company will generally brag about their high-speed connections and will usually guarantee 99% or better availability of your web site.
Many hosting services are operated by resellers. This can be a good thing if they bring better and more knowledgeable support to their resold services. Unfortunately, many resellers do not really have the resources or knowledge to adequately support you.
Years in business are something you should take a look at. Three years or more is a pretty good yardstick of reliability.
If they offer a trial period, take advantage of it and actually try the service out.
2. Operating Systems
Do they use a standard operating system configuration that they keep updated on a routine basis? If they do not, you may have trouble getting newer scripts to work. On Linux servers, look for Red Hat, Mandrake, Debian, SuSE, Slackware and CentOS. You can visit www.kernel.org to find out what the latest stable version of Linux is. On Windows servers, look for recent Windows operating systems with all patches kept current. If they do not publish this information, email or phone them to find out.
3. Language and Database Support
They should support the key programming languages and databases that are used by newer scripts and should keep these up to date as well. On Linux you should look for PHP and Perl at the least. For a database, look for MySQL. You should be allowed at least one database. You should have your own CGI Bin. On Windows systems, look for MS Access at the least and MS SQL Server for power and speed. If you want to use the Microsoft .NET framework, your hosting will need to support that.
4. Support
Check their support. The minimum support is email support. The better hosting services provide 24/7 email, ticket system and live telephone support. Actually try their support and see if they respond quickly enough for your needs and if their support staff is helpful and knowledgeable.
5. FTP Access
Many inexpensive hosting services do not provide FTP access. You will need FTP access if you plan to add much material to your website or if you need to install scripts on your website. Also check that you can change permissions on your files via FTP or through SSH.
6. Email
How many email accounts do they provide? Are they POP email accounts? Can you add forwarders and email aliases? Look for web mail access as well. The better the service, the more options they will provide for email.
7. User Control Panel
Look for a comprehensive user control panel that allows you to manage your hosting account. The better control panels also provide automatic script installers like Fantastico or Elefante. Cpanel, Ensim and HSphere and Plesk are all well known and well supported. There are many more control panels than these and they are good too, but you should probably check them more thoroughly and take a look at their demo system if they have one.
8. Domain Names
You should be able to host at least one domain name. The better hosting companies will generally allow you five or more domain names. There should be no restrictions on sub-domains.
9. Statistics
Does your hosting service include a statistics program so you can monitor your website traffic?
10. Disk Space
The absolute minimum is 50 MB, but you should be paying very low prices for that little disk space.
11. Bandwidth
The main difference between the basic and expensive plans of any hosting service is the amount of bandwidth allowed per month.
To figure how much bandwidth you need, multiply your visits per day X page views per visit X average page size X 30 days.
Example: 100 visits per day, 5 page views per visit, with a page size of 45 kb: 100 X 5 X 45 KB X 30 = 675,000 KB = 675 MB.
Try to get as much bandwidth for your dollar as possible, but beware of web hosting services that offer unlimited bandwidth. Read the fine print and their terms of use carefully. There is usually some kind of restriction that you will need to be aware of.
Make sure you read up on how they charge you if you exceed your monthly bandwidth and what upgrades they have available.
12. eCommerce
If you plan to run a shopping cart or secure payments or data transfers on your website, you need to make sure that the hosting service supports SSL.
Some Closing Thoughts:
Typical prices for professional level hosting range between $6.99 and $45.00 per month for a reasonable level of disk space and bandwidth on shared hosting. Below that you are asking for trouble because they probably do not make enough money to adequately support their equipment, systems or you.
Windows servers are usually more expensive than Linux servers because the Windows operating systems are not open source. The hosting company has to pay for using them.
When you are comparing plans, keep in mind that you are getting a better deal at $25 per month for eight domain names than $10 per month for one.
When you are looking for hosting don’t be afraid to ask questions. Good hosting services have no problem directing you to helpful information or answering your questions in a way that you can understand.
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Well it happened, I got into a situation where I don’t have anything to write about. Then I remembered thaat I had marked a couple of posts for comment in Google Reader.
So today I am going to talk about one of the sites I frequently read called The Bespeckled SEO
One of the latest posts actually requested a review and the owner would give $2. However I decided to do a quick review without requesting the $2 (although I would certainly not say no to it if you still have any spots open David )
Basically the posts coming through the above blog talk about various topics but spend alot of time talking Search Engine optimisation. I recommend reading a few posts and see if you like it. The site shows some really interesting topics and I really think it’s great.
I recommend signing up at Google Reader so that you can subscribe to any blogs you like and get notified immedialtly when new posts are available.
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I decided to do a little redecorating around here. Don’t you just love Wordpress, to change your look you upload a new theme, choose that theme for your site. Make some changes to the sidebar (good comments in the code help alot here ), then Viola your site looks brand spanking new.
The theme I am using now is Unthemed by Unthemed.com
Take a visit if you want to see some cool themes.
Do you want your own blog but couldn’t be bothered to worry about the technical details? Stay tuned for some exciting JMRPub.com news.
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