Houston Clubs web design and life

Must haves for running your Colocated Server

Oct 31, 2009 by Paul White

Getting your own server is not easy, nor is it cheap.  For anyone thinking about it.  Here are some things you will need to make it functional as part of a revenue generator by hosting your client's websites.

How to Start a Web Design Business

Oct 29, 2009 by Paul White

Recently a guy was asking me about how to get a web design business off the ground.  Well since I have been doing this for a while I am going to share this with all the noobies out there.  So if you are new the web design, and want to know a good plan for getting your business established read this.

ATT wireless IP ranges used on data connections

Oct 28, 2009 by Paul White

I recently had to call in to AT&T to get some information from them.  I was trying to get a static IP for my cell phone's data connection.  They were not able to do this, but they did give me a list of IP ranges their Wireless DATA uses.

Why you should buy a server and Colocate

Oct 26, 2009 by Paul White

For years I setup my clients with shared hosting account with either HostMySite ( Hosting.com ) or Godaddy.  I stayed clear of colocating for several reasons, cost, and what if it breaks.  Well I finally got the confidence to colocate my own rack server, and I will say its one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Best server colocation in Houston

Oct 24, 2009 by Paul White

Today was proud day for me.  I colocated my first rack server in a datacenter.  The guys at the datacenter were very helpful. If anyone is needing to colocate a server in Houston I highly recommend Acronoc. 

The real cause for the Chicago Cubs bankuptcy

Oct 21, 2009 by Paul White

Recently on MSN, there was an article about how the Chicago Cubs have gone bankrupt in order to pay back depts by the Tribune.  It was interesting to see the reasons the author listed as the cause.  However I think there is  lot more to this than most people want to believe.

Hacking more storage into your rack server

Oct 17, 2009 by Paul White

Even though I will be running remote backups, I wanted to make sure I had a little more redundancy than just RAID 10 and remote backups.  So I took it upon myself to figure out how to cram an extra hard drive into an already crowded Server.  This 1U rack server already has 4 x 3.5" hard drives. Now lets see if we can cram a small laptop hard drive into this for a in the box backup storage medium.

Rocketraid 4310 Benchmarks RAID 10

Oct 16, 2009 by Paul White

I finally got my server setup properly and running the way 4 15K SAS drives should in RAID 10.  Thus far I am very happy with the HighPoint RocketRaid 4310.  The benchmarks tell all

Tax Time again for 3rd Quarter

Oct 15, 2009 by Paul White

Its tax time again.  At least it is for those of us with our own corporation.  If you have been doing things freelance, or under the table.  Here is an inside look at running your business and how it affects you tax wise.

RocketRAID 4310 PCI e x8 problems with SuperMirco Server

Oct 14, 2009 by Paul White

I got my RocketRAid 4310 PCI-e x8 Card today.   This was supposed to give me some excellent speed on my 4 15K SAS drives, allowing me to get this system quickly setup and colocated.  Instead the server doesn't seem to like the card.  Read more for the lastest on my Server Build.