Playing the money game
If you’re a regular reader of the jotsheet, perhaps you’ve been wondering, “What’s the deal with this web host stuff? Has Tom Sherman turned into a hack mouthpiece for a pyramid scheme?”
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DreamHost 777
The DreamHost “777″ promotion is dead. Up until about a week ago, DreamHost offered $0.77/month hosting as something of a promotional stunt to the first 777 folks to sign up. The quota’s been met.
If you’re still looking for a good deal, try the promo code 88ISGREAT. You can find other codes on the net, but this one is just about the best.
DreamHost promo code
Time for a deal.
My website has been hosted with DreamHost for over three years now, and I really couldn’t be happier. I highly recommend their service. Now, in addition to giving kudos to this web host, I’m happy to give you a $90 discount for signing up. Use the promo code: DEAL90
After you sign up, you can create your own promo code, publicize it on your blog or website, and make a little cash for yourself!
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TrackBack spam
TrackBack spam just got worse. Today is August 6th, 2005, and the spammers just upgraded. TrackBack spamming is a big deal again.
Movable Type users: Install SpamLooup
First things first. If you’re a MT user, it’s high time you installed SpamLookup. This is the best plugin I’ve ever seen for Movable Type; without exagerration, it adds probably 25% extra functionality onto the application. “Plugin” really doesn’t do SpamLookup justice; it’s more of an upgrade.
With SpamLookup, you can effectively fight the New School TrackBack spammers. It provides a wordlist filter, IP/hostname blacklist lookups, proxy checking, hyperlink limits, and IP block matching. This is your swiss army knife for fighting TB spam. Note: You’ll need a recent version of Movable Type to have TrackBacks moderated, otherwise they can only be blocked.
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New wave of TrackBack spam
Over the past few days, I’ve gotten hit with a couple of nasty TrackBack spams. It’s not overwhelming (yet), but I think the spammers are up to something new.
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Email address regular expression
Lately, I’ve noticed three frustrating things about email addresses in web forms. All originate in ignorance on the part of the web designer. Time for a clue, folks.
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Migrating and redirecting RSS feeds to FeedBurner
FeedBurner is a superb service. I’ve recently consolidated my feeds and migrated all of them to FeedBurner, allowing me to reap all of the benefits of this excellent service.