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Virtual Private Servers

The old way of thinking was that every major website needed one or more physical servers to run it. Then came shared hosting, which is akin to putting your cows out into the neighbor's pasture... no telling what could happen to them. Finally, along came virtual private servers (VPS) and cloud computing. While there are a few differences between VPS and cloud computing, the end result is the same.

Broadcast Distance for Daystar Services

Thought I would put together some numbers to help clear up the bad math problems we had last Thursday :)

The estimate of 1.6 million miles is not the correct distance the broadcast signal travels. I'm not sure where exactly that calculation came from but I think it was intended to be made based on 20 satellites x 22,236 miles x 2 directions (uplink and downlink) + an extra uplink and downlink from KC to Dallas = 993,912 miles.

But that's not right either.

Social Networking and Your Website

You probably already have a website. And the odds are that you have one or more Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, AOL, Google, or Yahoo! accounts. If you're a trendy business, you may have even set up a social networking account specifically for your business. By now most people have joined the social networking revolution to at least some degree. But have you brought your website into the social networking realm? Oh, and putting a Facebook icon on your website doesn't count. We're working with the latest technologies to put your website in front of all your social networking friends.

Drastically Reduce Your Phone Bill

New technologies are popping up every day. Telephones are no exception. Sure, you're thinking new cordless phones, new cell phone technology, headsets, gadgets, belt-clips, etc. But that's not what I'm covering today.

Maybe unknown to you, there are literally thousands of alternative phone companies competing for your business. And they're not just reselling Ma Bell's network to you. They're selling you phones that connect to each other - and to other standard phones - via the Internet itself. Everyone's got an Internet connection these days, so why not use it for your phone service as well.

How to Keep Customers for Life

Treat your customers right, they'll stay with you forever. Treat them wrong, and they'll find someone else to do business with... but not before they tell all their friends to avoid your business like the plague.