Pep Talk
Update for May '07, With April Posts Recap
Subscribers, readers, commenters, big cheers for putting up with me.
Thought I'd drop in a few lines about some of the plans I've got for the blog during May ..
.. especially for those of you who were wondering if ever I'd finish this VPS Bible series - Set Up an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible - and get back to WordPress and other cool platforms.
Hey, tx for your patience! So here's the deal. Well, may shove in an ad first, so ignore that.
the_guv's sistasite: Setup The Ultimate VPS
"Blank box to top-notch web server"
- plain English copy/paste tutorials with video
- written for VPS beginners and Linux newbies
- perfect for multiple sites, blogs & more
- Fast. Secure. Future-proofed. Cheap-as-chips!
- "Wow!!" "godsend!!" "GREAT!!!" "awesome"
Ubuntu & Debian, Nginx (beats Apache), MySQL, PHP-FPM, Xcache, WordPress, WP MU, Drupal etccccc
This VPS series was only supposed to be about 7 parts long. Going on 20, er, "Ha!"
And then there's those private client projects I'm working on, and what with a complete strip-down of Guvnr over the last couple of weeks - cos it sucked for SEO and I couldn't have that - and so basically I'm publishing about half of what I'd like to be posting, per week, at the moment.
In May, I'll finish the VPS series - so now you've got no excuse but to leave your crappy shared host, team up with yer mates, and build a bullet-proof, horny as heck, cute-as and generally super sexy virtual server. And being a damn perfectionista, the series will have to be good, with all the corresponding video sorted, what-have-you. Then, grrrr, that'll be quite enough of anything that doesn't resemble a virtual bloomin' headache, for a while 
I've been working on some other posts, some about getting the most out of your PC, and others about Skype and, inevitably, WordPress, and I'll be cracking those out at around the end of the month, else early June.
As per usual, if there's something you want covered, or if you just want to recommend me to a different career, leave a comment, there's a good fellow.
Right. I suppose you'll be wanting that recap now. Jolly good, well done, cheerio all that ...
April posts - did you miss?...
Seeing as I didn't have a summary for March, for reasons explained, er, in March, I'll include those posts here too.
Here's a recap, take a peek:-
Set Up Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) - Part 10: Prepare Linux Server for Email with PostfixIf you liked that ...
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Easy-as-you-like! Adapt Square Boxes with Hassle-Free Curves
Give your site a design lift with this simple CSS code snippet. Simply choose a radius and drop it in a div for a real easy way to add curves without any images or javascript. This is super-fast to do and works for [...] -
Maintain Unmanaged VPS - Part 8: Update (Replace or Delete) MySQL Data
Change repetitive db data with one single syntax command. Rather than manually find & alter each instance, isolate the lot & update multiple content. This is handy when you want to swap or lose an identical [...] -
Set Up Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible
Welcome to the_guv's 20 part VPS how-to bible, complete with video tutorials. If you are outgrowing your shared host, are paying big bucks for a managed VPS or want to rightsize from an old dedicated plan, this [...] -
Grey Fluffy Clouds on YouTube - Friday Fun
Remember The Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds", or am I just showing my age? Damn, how cool was that! These guys have ruined it. Enjoy, and happy Fridays .. [sniplet guvSellBox] BTW, if you [...] -
VPS Bible - VIDEO Tutorials Added
The video how-to guides accompany the 20-part copy/paste series, adding a visual reference to help you set up your virtual private server. the_guv is pretty chuffed to announce the release of a bunch of video guides [...] -
WordPress Upgrade Error Solved - Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pclziputilpathreduction()
If you've tried upgrading a recent version of WordPress and received this error... Fatal error: Cannot redeclare pclziputilpathreduction() ...here's what you do. In a nutshell, deactivate the plugin "WordPress [...]
Ben May 7th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Hey,
It would be really good if you could remove the height limit on the content box. I've got a scrollbar inside a scrollbar here, not really a fan.
Content is king, and your providing it in good quality and quite frequently so well done!
Wordpress is great for blogs but you might also be interested in Drupal for more complex sites and opengoo for project management. These two apps have been great.
the_guv May 8th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
@Ben - thanks for that - appreciate it.
The height limit is a design compromise for a few reasons, but I wonder how many people feel as you do. Not overly keen either on inner scrolls.
Opengoo looks good, but I generally work with only 1 or 2 people per project. I looked at Drupal for something last year...
When not using WordPress I use MODx. Try it and let me know. Very modular and the community is terrific. Had wanted to blog some about that ... what do you think?
Ben May 8th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Heh, I spent a while making a quality comment but lost it when I forgot to put in my email (wordpress form validation fails).
I tried ModX didn't really like it, seems dumbed down compared to Drupal. Took me a while to change the settings on the comment form, which wanted me to use html to do so.
You might want to check out aegir:
http://www.developmentseed.org/blog/2009/apr/20/aegir-in-action-first-alpha-02-release-watch-screencast
..and buzzr http://www.lullabot.com/articles/buzzr-demo-video-making-drupal-usable
a couple of really promising Drupal projects.
the_guv May 12th, 2009 at 1:49 am
no worries Ben - you're right, and I appreciate the tip, and your email.
Height limit is gone, and I'm sure it's improved usability.