Welcome to the new blog site! I'm still unpacking, so rooms are a little bare at the moment. Also, a few spots need some spackle (the RSS feed an I have different meanings of "GMT").
I'll post soon about the site and what's coming, but right now I want to take a moment and recommend my host, discountasp.net. When I signed up, my card was declined. I checked my card though my bank and all was fine so I figured it was because my bank is not one of the major players - this has happened before. While looking for other hosts to try, I got a call from discountasp.net - the sales rep said they saw the problem and would like to still sign me up if I was interested. In less than 5 minutes after that call my account was setup and I was uploading. This was at 9pm! I then ordered an account upgrade for MS SQL 2005, which was also setup in a few minutes after filling out the online order form - I had fully expected to wait at least a day for SQL server.
Once I had uploaded my database (using SQL Server Management Studio Express), I pointed my domain. I keep a few extra A records in my domain, and while adding them I encountered an error in the control panel. I had an IP of x.x.255.x which the control panel thought was invalid. It was now 12am, so I sent in a trouble ticket with the problem and went to bed. I got an email at 12:37am that my ticket was sent to a system admin, and at 1pm the next day an email from the system admin the problem was fixed.
I've always said customer service is measured only when there is a problem. It's not that I have problems, there will always be problems, it's what you do when I have them. These guys have shown me they shoot for top notch customer service, and I highly recommend them if you need an ASP.NET host!
Posted By Mike On Thursday, May 18, 2006
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Comments (5)
Gabriel
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
8:28:08 PM
Your sysadmin is a freshman cs major.
Your host is a PIII 600MHz under his bed.
He has a special Body Pillow.
He snuggles with it.
His university-assigned suitemate thinks it's weird.
His university-assigned suitemate doesn't even know there's a hole in the pillow.
Mmmmmm... Hoooooole.
Gabriel
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Friday, May 19, 2006
5:54:51 PM
Yes, the first two lines are experience ^_^ my website was hosted on some cs major's pc. =)
Perry Nelson
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
8:53:08 PM
Hi, Mike.
I've finally made it over her, after returning home. Just want you to know that I've updated my bookmarks, so I'll be checking in, after I decompress from my travels.
Perry Nelson
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
8:53:52 PM
DOH! Although I have made it "over her" what I meant to say was "over here."
