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Time as a Resource and Getting Stuff Done

A few interesting links on time and working: 37 signals post on how time is the one truly limited resource, and how measuring the time you spend on tasks helps […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- June 1, 2007
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VPS Hosting

VPS Hunt I’ve been looking into VPS hosting a bit more and found a few well-recommended providers: ServInt LiquidWeb Zone.net PowerVPS Hostmaven MediaTemple’s Grid-Service and Dedicated Virtual services. RimuHosting ServInt especially […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 30, 2007
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High-Traffic Web Sites and Scalability Strategies

I was writing on a Startupping thread about scalability and figured I could reproduce some of what I wrote here. The topic was about planning and dealing with having to […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 20, 2007
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Portland Open Coffee Club

I’ve been trying to do more meeting and networking here in Portland, OR, and I also enjoy a good cup of joe. And I need to get more anyhow since […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- April 11, 2007
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GoDaddy VDS Wiki

FYI I started a GoDaddy VDS (Virtual Dedicated Server) wiki at http://godaddyvds.wikispaces.com/ My $0.02 on wikispaces: you can create a free, basic wiki there. It’s not bad, although slow. I’d […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- March 6, 2007
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Are Virtual Servers Right for Your Applications?

A question came up recently on a mailing list I’m on about virtual machines for production applications. I’ve used virtual servers for web & database apps before, but only for dev/qa […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 21, 2007
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Web Design Questions

When you embark on a web redesign project, it’s important to ask your client open-ended questions to get some ideas on what they want to accomplish with their new site. […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 14, 2007