A simple blog, like this one, isn’t going to experience significant performance gains from a CDN. Sure, the images are replicated on a few geographically advantageous locations but it doesn’t have that many images to begin with. I’m also taking advantage of CDN-supported html optimization and compression, which makes me feel better but the few […]
Choosing Forum Software
I’ve operated discussion forums as a hobby for many years. My first was a discussion group for a turn-based enviroment where players owned spaceships, planets, and fleets; called Tradewars. I didn’t own or operate the necessary software, just moderated a loosely-knit group of worldwide participants. Back then dial-up bulletin board systems syncronized posts nightly, so […]
Node and Ghost, How I did it
Since I never touched Node.js before, and wasn’t comfortable with any kind of installation that coexisted with my preferred mix of PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Nginx, XCache, ModPageSpeed, and Apache; a separate cloud instance seemed the best way to go. I found about about Ghost while doing some research on design/layouts. At the time Ghost wasn’t […]
Black Friday – Embracing The Horror
What started as a favor to my wife turned into an event I look forward to. We generally are good about doing Thanksgiving Dinner a bit early and getting a few hours sleep beforehand hasn’t been a problem. The Proper Way to Approach Black Friday For many reasons, the average customer doesn’t represent the same […]
My Previous Motorcycles
The mid-90’s were a wonderful time, not just for technology reasons, but it was when my fascination with Motorcycles was picking up. Back then my top pick was a Moto Guzzi California. A friend advised to set aside the desire for a while and consider a sportscar instead; which ended up being a very cool […]