Arch Linux new logo released!

I switched to Arch Linux on my main laptop 3 months ago. I found Ubuntu installing too much of unnecessary common services(for others may be) and applications. On a Dell Latitude D820 with 2Gs of RAM installed I would expect much better performance.

Anyways, there was a logo competition going on at Arch Linux community and they announced the winner. The winner is Thayer Williams. Here’s the logo scetch from him:

Arch Linux Logo

You can check other designs at http://dev.archlinux.org/~travis/logo-contest/

January 8, 2008 | Filed Under Linux | 1 Comment 

Thank you RapidVPS!

This is a review of RapidVPS - a company that provides virtual private servers for an affordable price. They provide VPS in three packages: RapidOne($9.95), RapidTwo($29.95) and RapidThree($49.95).

I have used RapidOne package for like 8 months now, 5GB space, 100GB bandwidth, 2 IPs, 128RAM(burstable) and CPU of 100Mhz out of 8Ghz(also burstable I suppose). When I was looking for a VPS, main criteria was that it has to be cheap.

Looking through the forums and blogs I found RapidVPS, I tested it for a month, played around with it, installed different kinds of distros and what not… After a month of testing I moved my blog and other domains. The move was done quite ok, by that time I was already using EveryDNS outsourced DNS services. This means there will be little or close to no down time at all.

I have to admit that I don’t usually have funds in my paypal account, when I don’t have funds I email RapidVPS explaining the situation and they have no problem at all giving me some time to get funds in. So this is quite good.

Also I liked Rick, I think he is the main guy over there. He put his efforts and personal touch into RapidVPS which is really awesome!

Ok, so what exactly is nice about RapidVPS?

  1. It’s cheap! With $9.95 you can get an OK VPS to start off with.
  2. You get an awesome useful control panel. You can reboot, shut down, reinstall OS(multiple choices), view your invoices and bills and other cool stuff.
  3. If you prove yourself serious and continuous in their VPS services you can negotiate late payments.
  4. Great affiliate program! Introduce your friend to RapidVPS and get a free month for yourself!
  5. Great support via E-Mail/Wiki/Forum. I’m not so sure about phone support.
  6. As with any VPS, you can customize your applications to meet your exact needs.
  7. Wide range of Linux distro choices.
  8. Good uptime, they never go under 99,5%. Which is quite OK.

I’m sure you can add more to it when you find yourself hosted with RapidVPS.

So after over 8 months good journey with RapidVPS I am moving on to a dedicated server. I have already moved my blog and most of other critical websites. If you are looking for a quality/price combination VPS - then look no more, RapidVPS is for you.
Thank you RapidVPS and thank you Rick!

January 2, 2008 | Filed Under internet | Leave a Comment 

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