---
title: Update
date: '2004-05-15T21:54:00-04:00'
permalink: /update-2/
tags:
    - networks
    - tinkering
---

Thanks to all who have responded to my various technological pleas over the last few days. My hosting provider’s waning is producing massive unreliability — my site’s been down more than it’s been up over the last week — and so I’ve done the poking around among the providers you recommended, and have settled on [DreamHost](http://www.dreamhost.com) (thanks, Andrew; I’ve attempted to be sure that you get credit for the referral). They’re having a sale right now on their [“Code Monster”](http://www.dreamhost.com/shared/comparison.html) package, which provides <strike>1600 MB</strike> **2560 MB** disk space, <strike>40 GB</strike> **65 GB** monthly bandwidth, hosting for up to 15 full domains and unlimited subdomains, and 75 shell accounts, for only $19.95 a month (which is half the usual price, and which price will remain in effect as long as I keep the plan). This is far more than I really need, but I have some plans in the offing that may necessitate expansion, so better too much than not enough. And the price is certainly right, and the ratings at [webhostingratings.com](http://www.webhostingratings.com/plans/DreamHost.html) are as well.

So, on tap, as soon as I finish my @$#\*! grading, which I should have finished *days* ago, is a site migration and redesign.[^1] I’m going to do some experimenting with [Textpattern](http://www.textpattern.com) and [WordPress](http://wordpress.org/) as well, to decide whether I want to stick it out with MT or head in another direction.

In short: expect major wonkiness hereabouts, until the changes get sorted out.

**\[UPDATE 5.29.04: I love these guys! I’ve been with them for two weeks, and already they’ve upgraded disk space and bandwidth on my plan (in fact, on all plans) by 60%! Plus, they’ve instituted a 20% discount for a 2-year prepayment, bringing the cost of this plan down to $15.95/month. I’m adding a link way down in the left sidebar; if you’re in need of a hosting service, and you open an account with them, I get lovely referral discounts…\]**

[^1]: Incidentally, anybody have any advice on the migration part? Any lessons I can learn from your migration experiences?