I find all this stuff rather scary, myself.

Post #313,390 by Another Scott 9/1/09 8:52:35 PM 9/1/09 8:57:25 PM Reply	I find all this stuff rather scary, myself. I was browsing around Google Apps - http://www.google.co.../group/index.html - and noticed that they will register a domain name (or, actually, have someone else do it) for $10 a year. Not bad. Lots of stuff is included with Google Docs, but... Of course, Google scans everything to enable ads, that's understood. (I dunno if they have a paid version where one can encrypt one's stuff by default, or something.) And one can't put one's pr0n there. ;-) But what about all of this other stuff that you're fighting with? Or spam on a Wiki one sets up, or ... I'm beginning to think that I've waited too long to start thinking about setting up a more permanent presence on the Internet. Who has time for all of this minutia? :-( Good luck! [edit:] Apps, not Docs. Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott Sept. 1, 2009, 08:57:25 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #313,394 by static 9/1/09 9:04:49 PM Reply	I guess it's a noble effort. I'm tempted to say 'this is why I have a permanent IP address and my own server', but I set it up years and years ago, long before Google Apps was around. Or even thought of. At least I can put anything I want up on my server. The only thing prohibitied by my ISP is spamming or internet attacks. And I think the latter may only really be prohibited just against other customers of my ISP. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #313,399 by folkert 9/1/09 10:50:45 PM Reply	I've been thinking about going the OTHER way. taking my $50/month and using other resources, Google Apps (the pay for it version) for mail and calendar, etc... using Google Sites for my website... among other options. Personally I don't care if Google scans my trash, they can get it anyway if they try hard. I can probably pay less than $50/month and get more services (by a factor of 10). Google for Blogs, Apps, Mail, etc. DNSMADEEASY for DNS hosting. Plus I can have a ton of account (for me anyway) on Google for stuff.
Post #313,407 by drook 9/2/09 12:46:47 AM Reply	That's the direction I've been going Like the saying goes, "Never write any software except what you're selling." If someone else makes it, use that one. For me, I've extended that to hosting and configuring. Use the pushbutton Wordpress installation and accept the defaults. (And write a custom theme, of course.) Use the default email options. Follow the host's recommendations for DNS configuration. If setting this stuff up were my job, I'd want to understand it. It's not, so I don't. -- Drew

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