I recently switched my sites to Media Temple and I think for the most part it’s been a pretty successful experience.  All four of my main sites (brandonquintana.com, brandonquintanaconsulting.com, lightenment.com, and webdevtwopointzero.com) have all been transfered and after some tweaking and fine tuning I think they are running pretty well.

Media Temple offers a great hosting package which allows you to host up to 100 sites on one account.  My sites are relatively small so I think the allocated bandwidth of 1TB a month will be more than enough for me.  On top of the typical PHP/MySQL setup, other nice features include SFTP connectivity and the ability to run Subversion.  Their hosting control panel is laid out well and easy to use.  Tech support issues are resolved in a timely manner.  As of right now, I’m a happy customer.

If you are looking for a hosting provider, Media Temple is worth a shot and if you are interested in having me host your site, I would be more than happy to work some arrangements with you.

There was a post on Digg this morning from Mail Online linking to details about the world’s largest cruise ship being built.  Every cruise I’ve been on has been pretty enjoyable and I always look forward to going on my next.  It’s like a city on water, and this latest cruise ship is no different.

In the picture to the left you can see that there is a built in rock climbing wall on the ship.  If you click through you can see some other cool things like a very modern bar setup between decks, an interior shopping mall, and an open amphitheatre.

All this stuff seems pretty cool.  The article says it will be traveling the Caribbean which is one of the places I’ve traveled to a couple of times and enjoy it very much.  I wouldn’t mind taking a trip on this boat, but who knows what the cost is going to look like.  It doesn’t look like it will be ready until late 2009 so I guess I have a little time to save some money.

I saw a link to this article on Times Online and I started thinking could I live off a raw food diet?  Over the last couple years for the most part cut out red meat and pork from my diet and try to be more conscious in what I throw in my body.  I’ve cheating on the diet at times, but I figure I used to eat a lot of unhealthy things all the time and if I do it once in a while it’s probably okay.  I’m not on the diet to lose weight, just be healthier.  I’ve definately cut back quite a bit and I don’t know if I am healthier, but I feel healthier and I’ve had a lot better scores during my physicals.

I just don’t think I could do a raw food diet.  I think I would always desire other foods and when I go out to eat I wouldn’t choose the raw food dish.  When they say raw food diet it states that it’s a vegan style diet.  I think I may be able to get away with that and say raw fish.  I may be able to do that, but then again I usually like eating the sushi with rice.

I think cutting back and eating what I eat now has been a pretty big struggle.  I think I was able to sacrifice some things, but still able to enjoy others.  In the raw food diet to me it seems like I’d be sacraficing almost everything.  I guess right now in my life that’s not something I’m willing to try.  That may change in the future though.

I didn’t get a chance to go to WWDC so I haven’t had any real life experience with the iPhone 3G.  I would assume that it is just like the iPhone I have now with faster internet access and basic GPS.  As far as the iPhone 2.0 software it’ll run on both models.  I haven’t used that either, but I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the new iPhone running the new software.

I think the app store is a great idea and I like that Apple restricts some access to the system in order to keep stability within the iPhone system.  I had a Palm Treo 650 that let you install whatever you want and the phone because slow and would restart on my face in the middle of a call.  I eventually restored it to default and I still had some issues with it.

As far as the price is concerned, you don’t really save any money.  It’s a pay now or pay later type deal.  Last year you paid up front and this year you pay over the contract life.  I think if you are like me I only really expect to keep the phone a year until the next model comes out next year.  In this case I break even if I get the 3G data and 200 text messages to make it equivalent to the existing model. Read the rest of this entry »

I took the puppies to the vet today.  I probably should have brought the dogs and the cats, but I figured I should take care of the dogs first then bring the cats in later.  Having dogs can get pretty expensive.  I knew when I adopted them they would be and I guess I have to pay double what I usually do since I have two of them.  I figure after the initial payments in the first year for adoption, vet fees, and obedience classes the fees will get smaller and smaller as time goes on.  I’ll only have to bring the animals in once a year and I’ll just have to worry about food for them.

On top of the fees having young animals is a lot of work.  Lots of training.  Lots of carpet cleaning, etc.  In the end it’s definitely worth it and I’m glad I’m taking on the task.  I think it’s also easier on me since my work load isn’t has heavy as it has been in the last few months.  I’m pretty happy with them an I enjoy the companionship.  All four of them.  I’ve gotten a lot of positive comments about my animals and for right now I’m glad that they are all healthy.

I thought about it overnight and figured I should have adopted Alex’s brother.  I decided that if no one had adopted him yesterday that I would go ahead and adopt him today.  I’m sure I’ll have my work cut out for me in the next few weeks, but I consider myself a responsible person and I’m sure I can handle it.  I wouldn’t have done it otherwise if I didn’t think so.  Naming Alex was easy, but I’m not sure what I will name the new dog.  I’m leaning toward Adam (which is my friend Dogg brother’s name).  That would be too funny, but I’m not sure yet.  As of right now the dog’s name is unknown.

Alex seems to be much happier now that she is reunited with her brother.  The people from Delta paws said the brother was whining the whole way home and into the night after he was separated from her sister last night.  Now that they are together, they seem very energetic and hopefully it’s not too much for me. Read the rest of this entry »

I went over to PetSmart yesterday to pick up supplies for my cats.  I walked in looking for cat litter and left adopting a puppy.  I guess it wasn’t too much of a spontaneous purchase.  I had been thinking about getting a dog for a long time.  Also, since I work at home, I could have gone on any day, but instead I always decide to go to the pet store on adoption day.  They had quite a few dogs and cats and I think about two or three organization were represented there that day.  There were a few puppies and lots of kittens.  I figured since I already had two cats I probably shouldn’t even think about adopting anymore kittens.  There were two puppies that I saw, Fifi and Rascal.  I decided to start the adoption process for Fifi.

I changed Fifi’s name to Alex.  I had a buddy in college that we call Dogg and I told him if I ever got a dog I would name him Alex, which is Dogg’s real name.  I bought a lot of supplies at Petsmart both for my cats and the new dog.  I’m an ideal candidate for adopting pets.  I have a large area and work from home so I can spend all day with my animals.  I was adopting her from the Delta Paws organization.  Later that day they did a brief home inspection and delivered the puppy. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m back in Nor Cal from my short vacation in So Cal.  I got to go to San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, LA, and San Diego.  It was a good trip and I got the chance to drive through different parts of California and visit friends throughout the journey which was nice. Read the rest of this entry »