Why your Browser's Bookmark* or Favorite* Function WON'T WORK. |
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* Bookmark <==> Favorite - Two words browsers use for the same function |
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If you use your
Browser's Bookmark function, you will create a bookmark for ONE of two
web hosts. If that particular web host is down when you try to use it,
the link WILL FAIL. If I change web hosts, because it is unreliable (I
just did this see History, below), the link
WILL FAIL. When you use the Bookmark suggested at the bottom of these
web pages, you will be taken AUTOMATICALLY to the working web
host.
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To save cost, I am
sharing the SSL certificate of each web host. I could buy my own SSL
certificate, but that is not cheap. It would likely double the cost,
AGAIN, to run my web site. I don't actually make any money from this
web site, and I already just doubled it to make it more reliable.
to bookmark this
page: RIGHT click |
NOTE: your
Browser's: |
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Bookmark <==> Favorite - Two words browsers use for the same function |
2007-Jun: Many of you are aware that in December 2006 and January 2007, my web pages were down for a few days. But, even worse, my email was down for over ONE WEEK in December and nearly one week in January. I don't know about you, but that SUCKED for me! Having two web hosts about doubled the cost of running my web sites, but I think it's worth it!
Update 2008-Oct: In September, several of my users reported that my site was down. I checked and discovered that one of my current web hosts, Host Monster has failed to meet their uptime guarantee for 16 of the last 18 months! I deactivated them and activated Downtownhost, which had been and is currently working just fine. I am currently searching for a new web host to replace them.
Update 2009-Mar: While still trying to get my new host, ICDSoft configured and tested, Downtownhost, which had been very good, went completely out to lunch. Their support went from Awesome to Atrocious! I put in a support ticket Feb 25 to fix their expired shared SSL certificate. It is now Mar 19, and it is still broken! They did not respond ONCE to that ticket. Their computer system automatically closes tickets after no response for 48 hours. I kept reopening it, and asking them to fix the problem. I wrote several other tickets, relating to this one. I called their support phone number three times, no action. They did respond to one of the tickets, he apologized and said he was out of town for over a week and would get to it the next day. A week later and still nothing! I get bored sending tickets to a black hole!
Update 2009-Jun: I now have two different web hosts than I had when this year started. The new web hosts are ICDSoft and Host Gator. I hope they are more reliable than the last two. I also now have my own SSL certificates for these domains: "secure.uschold.us" and "secured.uschold.us". The SSL certificates allowed me to remove most of the dreaded "Malformed URL" error messages from my web site. Also, your browser's "Favorite" or "Bookmark" function works the way you expect for all but a few of my web pages.
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