Fear of Death
Hey There, I was at the gym yesterday and after working out went into the sauna. I have found, for whatever reason, being half-naked and sweating makes people open up a lot more. More often than not I end up having great conversations with people in the sauna. It's...
Some of those Real Things
Hey There, I have been thinking lately about romance, old age, and being childlike. I desperately want to live romantically. I want to be young, and not become, "Old". I want to be who I am, in all situations. Unfortunately, we all grow old (physically) and die. I...
How an Initial Website Consultation Works
Hey There, Why do you need a website? Well, you may not need one. Like everything in IT, it depends. When we begin planning out a website with a customer the first question I usually ask is, "What do you want it to do?". This is a good place to start as it starts...
What is Self-Hosting?
Hey There, Self-Hosting is the act of running your own online services from wherever you live. Many times systems administrators will pick up old equipment from their work, configure it at home, and run their own email server or...
The Parts of a Website
When I am onboarding a customer I will start by asking the what they like or dislike about their website currently, then drive the conversation from their to solve whatever problem they have. If they are worried about censorship, I’ll start discussing the details about where their content current resides and how we can move it to a more secure location. This still revolves around the three things I need. DNS/Registration, Website files, and database. If they are worried about design, then I discuss what other websites they like and want theirs to look like, what functionality they may want, etc. Guess what? I still need those three things to do anything…
