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It seems among computer people, aviation is a common side interest. That is certainly the case with me, and I was shocked to hear of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Still am, TBH. It is amazing to me that a modern, well-equipped plane could disappear, but now that hijacking is...

On Friday, @Nick_A posted this on WHT, seeking developers for a new VPS panel to replace SolusVM. It look like a good project, and it seems like besides the core functionality that SolusVM offers, there will be lots of nice new stuff. You can read the thread yourself (pay particular attention to...

A while ago, I applied for a PayPal debit card, but was turned down because PayPal couldn't confirm my address. Since then, I've had a case open with them wanting me to confirm my ID, SSN, and (of course) address. I got them to recognize my ID and SSN, but for the address they want a scan of a...

I don't really know many of the members here well enough to know if this is worth anything, but if any of you have a .edu e-mail address from your school (even if you haven't attended for a while and still have access to the address), you can use Microsoft's Dreamspark program to get free (and...

A few companies in the VPS space use a WHMCS plugin that, when the customer marks a ticket as closed, sends them an e-mail requesting that they review how the ticket was handled. This review includes rating of each of the staff involved in the ticket, overall handling of the ticket, etc. Most...

A lot of the new TLDs that have been in the pipeline for several months are starting to drop now, and I'm wondering what y'all here think of them. What will it mean for the future of the web? Will there be problems with sites that don't recognize anything longer than .museum (for instance...

OK, this might be a terrible idea due to how much work would be involved, but that's for others to decide. And, since I don't have the money or know-how to make this happen, it's for others to implement too if it's a good idea. With that out of the way, here's the idea: an anycasted VPS...

As I've learned about networks and peering and such, I can't help but notice that some companies will have one ASN that they use for everything, while others will have several - sometimes in excess of half a dozen. For example, Hurricane Electric is AS6939. That's it. (Yeah, they also have...

I've talked to several providers in the past few days looking to get a /64 on a KVM VPS. All of them have said they are unable to provide such a feature. I'm curious: to you providers out there, what makes it so hard? Note that I'm not saying this in a derogatory "why can't you do a simple thing...

The latest DailyServerDeals offer looked kinda nice so I picked up a 256MB VPS from WSWD. Before I did, I noticed that the IPv4 test IP was with Incero, which as we all know doesn't have IPv6. I checked the website, and apparently the v6 addresses mentioned in the offer are tunnelled. No problem...

OK, first of all, I know this is very specific, but I still would love it if I could get this exact setup. I need a small (128MB or less) OpenVZ VPS in Dallas (NOT ColoCrossing or Incero, since IPv6 is required) with yearly billing, preferably $20/year or less, with an IP address that is not in...

Hey all! I claim to be a programmer, but I really don't know my SQL. Now I'm in the middle of a project where I need to put together some more complex queries with joins. I could use some pointers and recommendations in terms of setting up tables and querying them properly. I am willing to pay...

So as some may recall, I had trouble with the connection at my college blocking everything but ports 80 and 443. So I got a FreedomPop stick, and it's great. Full access and all that, but limited bandwidth and speed. My college's network is limited in terms of ports, but it's fast and, for my...

So I've just moved to college, and apparently the network here blocks all ports except 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). Right now I'm having someone not in this network try to set up an SSH server on port 443, but I'm concerned the firewall will be too "smart", and recognize that, hey, this ain't...

I'm looking for a low end VPS in L.A. (256MB or less), on a yearly contract. Native IPv6 is absolutely required. I'm with Iniz right now, but I need a second L.A. VPS with a different provider. As some of you may know I like BudgetVM, and since they do have all of the requirements I mentioned I...

Apache 2.4 has ruined two of my servers and undone hours of setup that I put in to them, and I have no idea how to fix it. The first server doesn't have working vhosts any more. I try a2ensite [filename of vhost conf in /etc/apache2/sites-available], and am told the site doesn't exist. The other...

This isn't a plan request, I'm looking for a preexisting plan for $10/year that is from a reliable provider, is almost always in stock, but is fairly low end and doesn't have an over complicated setup process. I need this for a tutorial I'm writing, which is why I need consistent availability.

So I've got a VPS in Dallas, TX with Versatile IT. Brendan's upstream there is Virtbiz Internet Services, AS40395. They peer heavily with Above.net, and tonight there seems to be something fishy with those routes. A traceroute out to a VPS with BudgetVM in Chicago (also a big Above.net peer over...

Disclaimer: I do not pretend to be an expert on this subject, but this is how I do it. Feel free to add or critique anything I say here. Not all VPSes are created equal. There are many ways two VPSes with identical specs can differ, making one better than the other. Overselling, a provider's...

Just noticed @MannDude's signature has changed. Which Google says is some company selling security cameras and stuff. Unless it refers to x10hosting, a free cPanel host. Or someone else entirely? Care to comment Curtis?