Author Archives: Jacob Allred

My latest server rebuild

By Jacob Allred | Published: February 2, 2012

Every year or two I like to order a new dedicated server and migrate all my stuff to it. This gets me newer hardware and software, lets me customize the hardware to my current needs, and gives me a chance to fix any mistakes I made with the configuration of the previous server. Plus I [...]

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Being as healthy as my business

By Jacob Allred | Published: January 31, 2012

I’m lazy. Really lazy. I’d rather sit at my desk in pajamas and watch Hulu than go for a run. Unfortunately, that isn’t a very healthy lifestyle, and I realize I need to start exercising or I’m going to have to start asking my wife to open jars for me. My solution to this issue [...]

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Spinning down external USB drives with TomatoUSB

By Jacob Allred | Published: January 13, 2012

My most recent power bill was 30% higher than usual. Yikes! So how to save some money? If you are using TomatoUSB and have a USB hard drive connected to it, then you can save some money — and extend the life of the drive — by having it spin down when idle. For some [...]

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Opt out of annoying surveys

By Jacob Allred | Published: January 3, 2012

I’ve recently been bombarded by annoying “take our survey” in-page pop-ups on dozens of pages. I hate these things. If you hate them, too, then you can opt out of many of them by going to these URLs: VoiceFive Opt-out Safecount Opt-out Update: Sadly, ForeSee is the leader in this field, and they don’t have [...]

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My first iPod Touch

By Jacob Allred | Published: January 2, 2012

Last week I got my very first iPod Touch. I had a surge of traffic to my sites from iOS devices, and wanted to test to make sure my websites worked well on them (i.e., I wanted to make sure there were plenty of ads and that they showed up correctly). My current phone is [...]

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