Houston Clubs web design and life

The Real Value of a Dedicated Server

Aug 10, 2009 by Paul White

Recently I moved my client to their own dedicated Server.  I can't say enough good things about this.  If you have ever wondered why a dedicated server is good, read this blog.

Reign Lounge in Houston getting mixed reviews

Aug 8, 2009 by Paul White

One of my clients will be doing a promotion at Reign Lounge here in Houston.  Normally I wouldn't give this much thought, but as I was googling for content online, I came across some rather negative reviews of the place.  Granted there were some positive reviews as well, but they didn't have the same impact as the negative ones.

Constant Contact used by spammers, blacklisted by many

Aug 6, 2009 by Paul White

For Years Constant Contact has been an easy way for buisinesses to do their bulk emailing without any advanced programmer and server admin skills.  Well I think Constant Contact may be in some trouble, as spammers have been using their servers do send spam.  Read more for the details.

Block Foreign IPs to cut your server load.

Aug 3, 2009 by Paul White

Even though there are companies that have clients on an international level, most in the USA, are not interested with selling their goods and services to people outside the USA.  If you are one of these companies, that only cares about USA customers, then this blog might help you cut your server load, and Mail Server Load.

Why Blogging is important for your business

Aug 3, 2009 by Paul White

Many people discount a blogs's value to your business goals.  They think its a waste of time.  But my recent experiences tell me that  blogging is a very important if you want to succeed.

Godaddy Dedicated Server review and experiances

Jul 29, 2009 by Paul White

So one my clients has recently out grown their HostMySite VPS box.  It was time to migrate them to a larger box.  The choice we went with was a Windows Dedicated Server with Godaddy.  In this blog posting I explain the server we got.  Why we picked certain features, and how the setup is going.  This is a must read for anyone who is thinking about Hosting with Godaddy.

How to get godaddy to work with custom 404 on multiple asp.net websites

Jul 27, 2009 by Paul White

If you have found this blog post, the chances are you have already searched the web for hours trying to figure this out.  Running a single website on godaddy is not a problem.  but once you start running multiple asp.net websites on your godaddy hosting account, and they all use custom 404 handling as part of URL rewriting you will run into problems. Here is how I made it work.

Sony Xperia X1i gets H and not 3G on ATT

Jul 23, 2009 by Paul White

So I got my AT&T sim card today via FedEx.  Getting my Sony Xperia X1i online was not a smooth process. Today was a very dramatic day between failed activation and talking with multiple customer service reps.  To Say the least I released my aggression out on the last couple reps, only to find I have HSDPA which is better than 3G.  Feel kind of bad for the reps. but then again I don't

Sony Xperia X1i hand polished chrome battery cover

Jul 22, 2009 by Paul White

I like to personalize my gadgets.  One of the nice things about the Sony Xperia X1 is the battery cover is not a cheap piece of plastic.  Its a made of metal, then brushed to give it texture, and painted ( silver or black ). But the paint is not the most scratch resistant stuff.  After a while your Battery cover will look beat up.  So I got out some sand paper, and some metal polish creme, to take my battery cover from dull black, to a near perfect mirrored chrome finish.  I have included before and after shots along with instructions for those who might want to try this on their phone.

Moving from T-Mobile to ATT Wireless

Jul 20, 2009 by Paul White

After spending more time than I should have googling for information on how to get my Sony Xperia X1i to work on T-Mobiles G3 network. I have finally accepted that it will never work, and I have now initiated a move to ATT wireless where G3 is supposed to be awesome.  If you just bought some new cool unlocked phone on ebay, hoping to take advantage of tmobile's cheap unlimited data connections,  I suggest you read this blog for more info and be prepared to make the same move I did.