 Always on the Move!!
 Wow,
were we getting tired of seeing the same Spotlight up
here for this long! This section is normally updated
every month but with my current contract and some work in
progress, it's been neglected - until now. This month we
decided to just give everyone the bad news - this site
will be moving.... :( The good news is, it's moving to a
faster server.
The decision to move the site to
another server was one that took us about 4-5 months to
get organized. You may be asking yourself, "why did
it take them 4-5 months?" - that's a very good
question and here is a list of the things we considered
in moving the site:
- installing an ISDN Web Server
solution
- evaluated about 10-15 web hosting
services
- calculated costs for web hosting
services, ISDN and 56k, etc.
- planned the transition of files
and images
- needed additional e-mail
addresses, POP accounts and e-mail aliasing
- wanted additional features and
support
And after looking at all this we
found the right mix and went with a very competitive web
hosting services that gave us everything we needed,
without sacrificing downtime, incurring exponential costs
or headaches.
WHY MOVE?
After analyzing the web site access logs and
seeing that some users had problems with downloading
files and then we had problems with downloading files, so
we decided to switch. For example, when we were uploading
or downloading files to the site, the maximum throughput
we could get was about 8k per second from a T1
connection!! This was truly pitiful and we could not take
it anymore, but with the new account just recently opened
we were able to realize up to 40k per second throughput!!
Now that was what we were looking for in a server, not
snailver.
WHEN?
Well, with everything on the Net happening at
light speed, there is one thing we can not do very
quickly and that is, speed up the InterNic registration
changes. Once the changes are made at the governing
internet web site naming depot, we will be able to us the
new server, until then I'll keep everyone posted and make
sure everyone know's when we have officially moved.
So look around and let me know if
you liked your stay, send us your feedback. We're sure you'll like what you find!! Don't
forget to visit the Table of Contents for
a full layout of options on our server.
Update October 3rd: Yes,
it's official as of this date our server information has
changed and may move again in the future. We'll keep you
posted and informed throughout the whole process.
Mel Reyes
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10/18/96 - Added
some JavaScript Functionality to the Homepage and MR Java page. Now you can enter or change
your name using cookies!! See button above.
10/14/96 -
Completed another JavaScript demo, the MR Invoice. We am currently working on
getting the MR Mortgage demo working properly
(bear with me), look for it soon in the MR Java section.
10/14/96 - Fixed
a couple of little annoyances in the MR Java section.
Updated the birthday calculator in the MR Javascript Control Panel, it kept reporting a negative
date after my birthday, now we have it calculating for
the correct year. Updated the cookies features to work
properly with Netscape 3.0. Changed the banner and the
background for simplicity sake, on some of the MR
Java
sections.
10/10/96 - Yes,
we're at it again we changed the homepage again with a
little more Halloween theme. Let me know what you think!
10/9/96 -
Updated the MR Toolbox page! In the past we gave you
the Internet Address search, the global Yellow
Pages
search, and now we've added Electronic White Pages!! We also updated the Search
This Site
feature.
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