Ha! I just tested my site and it came up with valid CSS. But the HTML didn't validate due to errors. What errors? There's a bit of code my free host sticks in there automatically (for stat tracking and Ads and such I assume) - that's where the error is, not with my code.
Glad I know what I'm doing.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Domain Squatters
For those of you that don't know, here's a quick overview on how domains work:
You never "own" a domain, it is just "rented" from one of the domain companies. You pay a (usually) annual fee to keep using that domain. Even mighty Google need to pay someone $9.95 a year to be allowed to use the domain google.com - if you don't pay, the domain comes up for grabs again for someone else to use.
There's more to it, but that's the bit that's important for this post. </backstory>
I used to run a number of old domains for various things but after getting married I had more important things to spend my money on, so I dropped them. Today I went and had a look at some of them, just for giggles. Most of them, like my old Tsytomd persona domain are simply 404'd. No surprises there.
What I did like was that my old story domain loneverse.com has a squatter on it, and they have my old domain for sale - for US$799. It's a bargain, I'd be mad not to buy it!
Jokes aside, it'd be nice to get my old domain back and be able to use it, but I don't need it that badly. Plus I can always think of another name if I wanted to set up a separate domain for it. But it is kinda nice to know that one of my domains was worth something. :o)
You never "own" a domain, it is just "rented" from one of the domain companies. You pay a (usually) annual fee to keep using that domain. Even mighty Google need to pay someone $9.95 a year to be allowed to use the domain google.com - if you don't pay, the domain comes up for grabs again for someone else to use.
There's more to it, but that's the bit that's important for this post. </backstory>
I used to run a number of old domains for various things but after getting married I had more important things to spend my money on, so I dropped them. Today I went and had a look at some of them, just for giggles. Most of them, like my old Tsytomd persona domain are simply 404'd. No surprises there.
What I did like was that my old story domain loneverse.com has a squatter on it, and they have my old domain for sale - for US$799. It's a bargain, I'd be mad not to buy it!
Jokes aside, it'd be nice to get my old domain back and be able to use it, but I don't need it that badly. Plus I can always think of another name if I wanted to set up a separate domain for it. But it is kinda nice to know that one of my domains was worth something. :o)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Chillaxing
Got the gutters cleaned and a few other little things done. Just need to run a bit of wire and then I can relax for the rest of the day.
Not that I've been working particularily hard at the moment anyway. :)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Progression
Whee - done a bit more work on my site rebuild. And managed to get spell check to work on my laptop. Yay, progress!
Having a good, relaxing time at home with the family. Feeling great. :)
Monday, April 13, 2015
Website rebuild
Well, turns out I still had my domain running, it was just my hosting that I'd cancelled. Due to family commitments and a lack of spare spending cash I'd dropped all my sites and general internet presence.
Since the domain was still running, I figured I'd sign up with a free host and get my website up and running again.
Currently I'm just redeveloping my code to make it more flexible and compatible with portable devices since they are now more popular. When I built the site originally, there was no such thing as a smartphone.
And I want to have a rethink about what I'm using the site for.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Homeward
Only another week or so and I'll be home again.
Really looking forward to having some downtime. Being able to sit next to you on the sofa, giving you a massage, simple things like being able to give you a hug.
It's a hard life we've chosen, having so much time apart. But it'll make the time together so much sweeter.
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