Before, if you want a 300MB guaranteed memory on your Dreamhost PS, you need to pay them $30/month. Now, you only need to pay $15/month for 300MB. That’s quite a big savings.
I was actually paying them $60+/month to keep all of my blogs on Dreamhost PS up and running. Now, I only need to pay them $30+/month for the same resources. Of course, if I’d rather pay the same amount, my resources will then be doubled.
If you are on Dreamhost PS, you must check your memory allocation. What they did is they doubled your resources. It will not affect your budget since you’ll be paying the same amount as before because they doubled your memory resources. But if you don’t really need that doubled memory resources, log in to your account and downgrade your memory allocation to cut your budget to 50% for the same memory allocation as you have before. Gets?
Here’s the announcement I copied from their February Newsletter:
NEW: DreamHost PS Memory Doubling!
Within the next few days we’ll begin cutting the per-MB price for our easy-to-use, quick-to-configure DreamHost PS servers from $0.10 down to just $0.05 per MB. The entry-level price of $15 isn’t changing, but the base package will now include 300MB, rather than 150MB of usable memory.
This change will be reflected on your next bill if you’ve currently got a Private Server with us. You’ll be paying the same amount of money, but you’ll receive *double* the resources! This might be a good opportunity for you to lower your resource allocation to save some cash if you don’t need the upgrade.
(The upper limit is 4000MB, so if you were already configured to use more than 2000MB, you’ll soon be maxed out at 4000MB.)
It’s never been easier to move to a Private Server from DreamHost. You can adjust resources on-the-fly, get pretty graph views of your server’s usage, and even switch between Apache, Lighttpd, and Nginx at the click of a button. And, because it’s your own private server, you can customize it to your heart’s content with an Admin User… or sit back and let us handle everything for you!
If you want to use Dreamhost for your web hosting needs, don’t sign up without using my promo code: MACUHA50 to get $50 discount.
Are you looking for a site that will show “The Event”, Pacquiao vs Clottey live online? This is not that site, but I will provide you with links where you can watch it live for free.
Here is the list of links that will show Pacquiao vs Clottey live streaming video online:
After moving here in Batangas, one of the first things we have to acquire is internet connection. We have some choices: Globe wireless and Smart Bro canopy. We opt to use Smart Bro since some residents here told us that Globe is slow and intermittent.
We had our Smart Bro connection installed last February 25. Connection was fast. But we had a problem since that day. It was fast, but connection was intermittent. It got disconnected at least twice every hour. This is the reason why I always got disconnected while chatting with some of you. It gets disconnected, and goes back after about 1 minute.
I’ve let it that way hoping that it will fix itself for 3 days. After seeing no improvement, I called Smart Bro hotline and informed them of the problem. They checked their logs and then told me that there was a report that the base station where my Smart Bro is connecting has problems. They told me to wait for 24 hours and call them again if the problem persists.
I called again after 24 hours. They told me to wait for another 24 hours since they are still fixing their base station. They said that they are going to replace some hardware on their base station. So, I waited for another 24 hours.
The next day, they told me that their base station is now OK. BUT, I still have that intermittent connection. Hmm. Then, they told me to remove the router and see if it’s the one causing the problem. After removing the router, intermittent connection persisted.
I called again the other day. Told them I still have the problem. They again checked their logs, asked for my IP address and mac address. They found out that my connection got disconnected when their base station got congested. They said that congestion happens, and they can’t do anything about it. I was like, WTH! You mean I have to pay you Php 999/month for this intermittent connection and you can’t do anything about it??? Why do you accept new users even if your base station is already congested?? The agent put me on hold and told me he still needs to check some logs, and then after a few minutes, my call was disconnected, I don’t know why.
I redialled. They can’t just leave me like that. Another agent answered. I need to tell him the whole story again. This time, this agent has another idea to solve my problem: rehoming. I asked, “What is rehoming?” He told me that it is changing base station where I connect to. I said, OK. He made a report and recommended rehoming as a solution.
The next day, I followed up thru Twitter at Smartcares. They took my account number and told me to wait a few days for someone is going to call me for rehoming schedule. The next day again, someone called. They scheduled the rehoming on March 10. That date is yesterday. So, what happened?
Smart Bro contractor came. They are the same people who installed the canopy here. I told them my problem and the rehoming solution. And then, they told me that there is no other base station available on our area. There is only one base station here. Nothing more. WTH! So, how could we change base station if there’s no other base station available? Then, they told me other subscribers here doesn’t have a problem. So, I asked them, what’s the difference then? Why is my connection intermittent and their connection stable? Then they told me they might be using a different AP. AP? What’s AP? Access Point. Ok. So, your base station have many APs? Yes. Ok, change my AP to the same AP they are connecting to. Then, they scanned the canopy settings to change the AP. There are 3 APs detected. But only one has an acceptable jitter. What is jitter? That’s interference. The lower the jitter, the better the connection. Ok. The current AP I’m using has a jitter of 1. The other two have jitters higher than 10. Which means that I cannot change my AP. Then I told them, can you adjust the canopy outside? Maybe, we can lower other AP’s jitter by moving the canopy. They agreed. They adjusted it, but they can’t get an acceptable jitter on other APs. They said that jitter must only be between 0 to 4 to have a decent connection.
Then, they found something uncommon on my connection. It gets disconnected and started scanning for connection on its own from time to time. They thought the canopy itself is defective, so, they decided to change it. After changing the canopy, they reconfigured it. But we still connected to the same AP since other APs have high jitters. Then, they thought, everything is OK now. I told them to wait for a while to make sure that everything is really OK. After around 15 minutes, the line gets disconnected again!
Then, they gave up. They told me there’s nothing more they can do. They already changed the canopy, it is still intermittent. They already moved the canopy to get other access point, but they can’t get a lower jitter for other APs. They told me they can’t do anything about it. All I can do is to tell Smart Bro to fix my current access point since it is congested. The other guy suggested to call the hotline again and ask them to send other contractors for second opinion. But as far as they are concern, they cannot do anything more to fix my intermittent connection. I just said, OK. If I can’t get this fixed, I’m going to have this s#it disconnected totally and I will not pay any pre-termination fee since I can’t get the quality of service they promised. So, they went and left me disappointed.
Then, I went back to my laptop. I’ve seen all the troubleshooting they did. I saw how they changed settings. I saw how they scanned for new APs. I saw how they configured the new canopy and how they connected to the old access point. They did all the configuration on my laptop’s browser. So, I told myself, let me try it one more time. I scanned for other APs. This time, 3 APs are still detected. But the jitters of the last AP is now low. It’s between 4 to 8. Mostly showing a jitter of 5. My current AP is still 1. Ok, 4 to 8. If what’s acceptable is 0 to 4, what will happen if I use that AP with a 4 – 8 jitter? They told me it won’t work. Connection will be worse. But I tried it anyway. I changed my AP to the one with a jitter of 4 to 8, mostly 5. Rebooted the canopy. And BAM! Connection became stable. For the past 12 hours, I’ve never had a single disconnection.
So, I decided to write this blog post and tell you my experience. My Smart Bro connection is now stable. The speed is still fast. Not getting disconnected anymore. So, it seems that a jitter of 4 to 8 is still acceptable. Although they said it will not work, it works for me. So there you go. If you have a Smart Bro Plan 999 using a canopy and is experiencing intermittent connection, ask your tech support to change your access point. Tell them that a jitter of 4 to 8 still works!
Here are some test results after switching access point.
It’s time to make my prediction again on the upcoming Manny Pacquiao fight. Joshua Clottey will fight the fight of his life while Manny Pacquiao will try to cement his status as the undisputed pound for pound king of the boxing world.
Here’s how the fight will go as I see it on my crystal ball.
Manny Pacquiao will knockout Joshua Clottey on the 8th round. It will be a tough fight. Both will trade punches. Pacquiao will be hit hard, but he will not mind it. Pacquiao will still be as fast as he is, throwing punches from different angles. On the eighth round, Pacquiao will send Clottey to the canvas with a right uppercut. Clottey will still get up, but Pacquiao will unleash his Alaxan-powered left hand sending Clottey to the canvas once again. Clottey, will still manage to get up. Pacquiao will then throw a combination of punches: left hook, left uppercut, right hook, right uppercut, right hook, right straight, up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, B, start. Joshua Clottey will be KO-ed! Then, Pacquiao will sing Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You at the post-fight celebration.
They will face each other this coming March 13 (in the US), March 14 in Philippines. But before the fight even starts, HBO released Pacquiao Vs Clottey – Road To Dallas videos. It’s a teaser. It’s like their 24/7 series before.
This coming May 2010, we, Filipinos, will have our first automated election. With the automated election, counting of votes will be faster and will be done electronically. Casting of votes will be done by filling up the ballot by shading the oval beside the candidate you want to vote.
Here’s a video on how to cast your vote this coming May election courtesy of GMA 7:
Voting looks easier now. You don’t need to be a computer literate to successfully cast your vote. You’ll just shade and insert the ballot on the PCOS machine.
Let’s educate the voters. Repost this video on your blogs!
Yesterday, Ruffa Gutierrez walked out on the Buzz. Watch what really happened on this Youtube video:
Annabelle Rama, Ruffa’s mother aired her opinion on GMA 7’s Showbiz Central attacking Kris Aquino, calling her mayabang. Watch it below:
Oh well. This is showbiz in the Philippines. Entertainment to the max, on and off camera. I’ve heard that Kris Aquino is going to make a public apology? Let’s just wait and see.
Update: Kris Aquino apologized to Ruffa Gutierrez. Story here.
