I'm in charge of hosting a trivia & talent show night for a fundraiser. Need your advice and a few recommendations...
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posted by lizbunny
on Oct 31, 2012 -
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I need a reliable download host that I can 'hotlink' for my band's website to download a zip folder of mp3's
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posted by rinsemedown
on Oct 3, 2012 -
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I am lost, I am interested in being a positive influence to other people by making them laugh or helping them out with life problems. Need some suggestions.
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posted by Trinergy
on Jun 19, 2012 -
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My sister is visiting my tiny apartment on short notice and staying for a week. I'm touched she chose to visit me on her vacation and want to make her stay the best. How can I be the best hostess?
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posted by Calicatt
on May 29, 2012 -
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I'm thinking about becoming an
airbnb host. Have you done this (or are you an experienced guest)? Is this a good idea, and do you have suggestions on how to make this more fun and profitable?
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posted by lunasol
on May 22, 2012 -
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WordPressFilter: Helping a friend...site was on one host, wanted to move to new host. Downloaded entire site into a folder from ftp. Attempted to just put this on the new host. Chaos ensues. I don't even know where to begin.
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posted by sio42
on Nov 10, 2011 -
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Probably a perennial question, but stuff changes. I'm looking for recommendations for a host for a non-pro photo site. I've used Fiickr, SmugMug, and ZenFolio. I'm after a host that allows me to muck about with design, CSS and HTML, etc., but doesn't compel mr to admin servers or
worry about installing security updates remotely.
I can admin a server, but, you know, life's too short. Shared host is probably the best bet, but I'd look at renting a slice of a managed server.
Basically, I just wanna build a site that looks like i want, upload photos, and be done with it.
posted by justcorbly
on Aug 27, 2011 -
5 answers
We are a small company with 3 subdivisions, each with their own sub-domain:
Main Website:
www.widgets.com
Sub Domain 1: things.widgets.com
Sub Domain 2: stuff.widgets.com
Sub Domain 3: morestuff.widgets.com
Right now we can login to our webhost's control panel & admin our website. We are wondering if there's a web host out there that would give us a separate control panel for each subdomain so that the head of each division can admin his own subdomain?
posted by motorambler
on Jul 26, 2011 -
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Cast iron pan question - did I ruin something at my host's house that I'm going to have to replace?
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posted by makethemost
on Jul 24, 2011 -
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I'm with a managed VPS webhost and apparently I've outgrown my current plan. Please help me figure out if it will be worth the added expense to move up a tier, or if there are things I can do to minimize my consumption of resources.
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posted by kmel
on May 16, 2011 -
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DNS with 1and1. Hosting with HostPC. Something weird happened with my hosting account on Friday. I received a spike in traffic that suspended my account. They got it working again, but only partially. Email is still out of service after a few days. They say they're working on it, but I don't know how hard, and I can't risk being without it for much longer, so I'm considering now just switching hosts instead of waiting for HostPC to fix the issue. What host can I switch to that will propagate the fastest and have my email up and working as quickly as possible? 1and1 because I'm also doing DNS with them, or am I better off with someone else? Thanks for any help.
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posted by grammalvsu
on May 8, 2011 -
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I'm looking for ideas for gifts to give our Icelandic hosts when I visit (accompanied by 2 friends) this summer.
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posted by lulu68
on May 1, 2011 -
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What is it called when a language/cultural practice is transplanted to a new country, not by a diasporic group, but by interested members of the "host" country?
I'm reasonably sure there's a name for this, and I can't remember it.
Arg, sociologists, ethnographers and ethnomusicologists of Mefi, help, please!
posted by LN
on Mar 31, 2011 -
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What should we take to Spain as a host gift for people we don't know who are letting us stay in their home for 3-4 days?
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posted by Joleta
on Nov 28, 2010 -
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I want to be more social. Can you help me come up with ideas for hosting a mom's-night-out party at my home that isn't a jewelry, tupperware, pocketbook, home product party, etc. party?
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posted by maloon
on Jul 7, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a new web host for my very low traffic personal resume/portfolio site. Caveat: they must be willing to host several non-copyrighted MP3s produced by me and linked only from the site itself. How might I go about searching for hosts that will definitely allow such files?
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posted by iamisaid
on Jun 30, 2010 -
14 answers
Looking for a cheap, well supported, and quick webhost that supports Mailman or similar functionality.
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posted by Vexir
on Jun 25, 2010 -
4 answers
Celebrities on a world-tour to promote their new record/movie/tv show/book on local tv programs. Do they pay to go on worldwide tv shows, are they paid to appear on worldwide tv shows, or is it a "do ut des" (for free, a win-win for both parties) ?
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posted by madeinitaly
on Mar 20, 2010 -
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After five years of sticking by Dreamhost, i'm fed up and ready to move on -- where should i go?
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posted by ukdanae
on Mar 1, 2010 -
24 answers
What are the steps involved in moving registered domains to another host? I'd like to move a number of domains from 1&1 to WebFaction so I can run Django apps easily. An extra wrinkle is that one of the domains needs to be assigned/given to another person who will do with it what they will.
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posted by chrillsicka
on Jan 27, 2010 -
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How do you get your friends to respect your house...after they have a precedent that it's just a 'hangout place'?
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posted by Taft
on Dec 22, 2009 -
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Switched ISPs and now not able to access my own websites which I host myself by TLD.
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posted by KI6ILS
on Oct 18, 2009 -
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A webhost my company uses just changed the security settings and now Joomla no longer works correctly. Are these new security settings industry standard and what should I do?
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posted by clockworkjoe
on Jul 17, 2009 -
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Is there a reliable, not-too-expensive hosting company out there that lets you post server scripts in most open-source languages?
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posted by grumblebee
on Jun 5, 2009 -
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Does software exist which will allow me to use my PC's DVD drive as an external USB drive for my netbook?
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posted by whir
on May 20, 2009 -
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What are some good gifts for Japanese families? Also, are there any cultural taboos that I should be particularly sure to avoid breaking while staying in Japan?
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posted by bassooner
on May 3, 2009 -
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As a non-coffee drinker, help me figure out how to have coffee available when I host guests.
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posted by olinerd
on May 3, 2009 -
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I'd like to hosting meetups, events, and parties in my apartment with no furniture. Can this work?
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posted by abdulf
on Jan 9, 2009 -
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HostingFilter: (no not the geeky kind...) I just got a job as a host in a franchised restaurant. I know food and wine, but I don't know 'people'
or restaurants. As a customer, what would you like to see more (or less!) of when you're being greeted and seated? Any helpful tips from service veterans?
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posted by sunshinesky
on Nov 8, 2008 -
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TV FILTER: I am looking for the name of a 70s-80s home repair/gardening TV show, and the female host's name. I used to watch the show, in syndication, on local Seattle TV in the early 80s. I believe the show was made in Canada, but maybe the US. The hostess was a thin woman with light brown hair and the shows premise was that she was a housewife working on her house and garden while the husband was away. They had a dog. She would have sections on the show showing how to pot plants, change light bulbs, grout tile, etc....
posted by wylde21
on Mar 13, 2008 -
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I will soon be distributing a bunch of large scientific and research datasets, all entirely legal for redistribution, many as large as a few gigabytes. Bittorrent is the best solution for this. Many respectable webhosting sites don't allow Bittorrent trackers; too many of those that do seem fly-by-night. I have a budget for this and want something respectable and reliable. Recommendations?
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posted by mrflip
on Dec 18, 2007 -
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Please recommend a good host of Java servlets, very preferably one that runs Tomcat 6.
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posted by badstone
on Aug 22, 2007 -
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