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Web Design Blog - June 27, 2008

No support for MPEG2

As an Apple user I figured I was very well equipped when it came to video files. So when I recently was asked to make some edits to an MPEG file I thought, "no problem". Actually there was a problem. When I tried to open the clip in Quicktime I received an error message stating that this was "not a video file". I initually thought the file must be corrupted. Just to make sure I gave VLC a try where it worked beautifully. I was confused to say the least. I checked the file extension and the file ... read more!

Jun 27, 2008 6:30pm by Jeff Nicholson

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Cent OS default install, beware of avahi

It doesn't matter whether you install centos desktop or centos server, the avahi daemon will be installed by default. This service is not needed and in fact may be a detrimental thing to have installed. Let me tell you a story, this story is filled with frustration and server downtime. We recently worked on some servers which were all running cent os. Some of the servers had cpanel/whm and some did not. When we brought up a new server within the network, the avahi-daemon decided to release a bun... read more!

Jun 27, 2008 5:42pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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The 95th Percentile

Bandwidth equals dollar signs. Similar to electricity, the packets traveling to and from online appliances worldwide is a multi-billion dollar industry. We have been in the dedicated server hosting business for many years. However, as our server business grows, so does the need for imporved monitoring and bandwidth contols. This is where the 95th percentile comes into play. Bandwidth and burstable high speed bandwidth are similar to a Wendy's Fish Fillet and Tokyo Sushi, in regard to the pocketb... read more!

Jun 27, 2008 4:42pm by john chase

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BAD Internet Service Providers - Comcast, Qwest

We were with Xmission and Qwest recently for our high speed connection. You'd think being a web development shop with a bunch of techie people around - that we could figure out how to get the most out of our internet service. And indeed we have the skills to do so - but the service provider has to do their part too. So we drop Qwest and sign up for Comcast (because they guarantee high speed 16mbps download and uploads of 2mbps). We get so excited when the installer arrives Monday morning. He s... read more!

Jun 27, 2008 3:31pm by Shad Vick

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