Month: December 2012

  • Why 2012 was the best year ever – and how 2013 can be even better

    The Spectator explains why 2012 was the best year in the history of the world: It may not feel like it, but 2012 has been the greatest year in the history of the world. That sounds like an extravagant claim, but it is borne out by evidence. Never has there been less hunger, less disease […]

  • Who to host with (domain names, web space, SSL, DNS)

    I’m sometimes asked who I recommend buying web infrastructure from. Here’s my list based on my personal experience: Domains | SSL | DNS | Shared hosting | Dedicated hosting | Transactional email | Virtual servers Domain names: Namecheap Almost all of my domains are hosted with Namecheap. They’re simple, have a super-fast web interface, a […]

  • Picking a great password

    I was trying to find a simple, brief guide to picking great passwords, and came up short. Hopefully this simple advice is useful: Don’t pick a password; pick a pass phrase. Include letters of both cases, numbers, and punctuation characters. For bonus points, use “special” characters like é and î. Don’t pick something you’ll have […]