eBabble » web http://www.ebabble.net Random thoughts on key interests, since 1999. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:09:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Microsoft Web Platform http://tech.ebabble.net/microsoft-web-platform http://tech.ebabble.net/microsoft-web-platform#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:42:11 +0000 Scott VanderPloeg http://www.ebabble.net/?p=654 For those who have looked at doing their own web hosting the acronym LAMP or WAMP is familiar: Linux/Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP.  Wrapped in an easy to install package with some management thrown in this is a simple one step install to get yourself an up and running web based application.

I’m familiar with Windows so I tried out a few WAMP packages to get WordPress, Drupal and Joomla running on my network so I could see what they’re all about.  All fairly straightforward to get running but like a lot of server type items if you have to get your hands dirty in the innards it can get messy.

Not to be outdone by free and opensource software Microsoft released it’s own free WAMP package called Microsoft Web Platform consisting of SQL Server, ASP.NET, IIS and Visual Studio.  It features a one click install and has custom one click install packages available such as WordPress and Gallery.

Microsoft Web Platform

All together it’s an easy installation and configuration and provides an alternative for those more comfortable with Microsoft products.

]]> http://tech.ebabble.net/microsoft-web-platform/feed 0 File conversion with Media Convert http://tech.ebabble.net/file-conversion-with-media-convert http://tech.ebabble.net/file-conversion-with-media-convert#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:19:31 +0000 Scott VanderPloeg http://www.ebabble.net/file-conversion-with-media-convert.htm Here’s an amazing web site for those who just want to open a file.  Media Convert lets you upload your file and select the format you’d like it in.  It’s that easy.

Media Convert

]]> http://tech.ebabble.net/file-conversion-with-media-convert/feed 0 Spambox.us temp email addresses http://tech.ebabble.net/spamboxus-temp-email-addresses http://tech.ebabble.net/spamboxus-temp-email-addresses#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:42:45 +0000 Scott VanderPloeg http://www.ebabble.net/spamboxus-temp-email-addresses.htm This one is very nice for any site, survey or app you don’t fully trust or want to form a lasting relationship with. Put in your email address and the time you want the temp address for and Spambox gives you a @spambox.us email address that forwards to your real account. For free, of course.

Spambox.us

]]> http://tech.ebabble.net/spamboxus-temp-email-addresses/feed 0 Free 5GB online from X Drive http://tech.ebabble.net/free-5gb-online-from-x-drive http://tech.ebabble.net/free-5gb-online-from-x-drive#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:28:56 +0000 Scott VanderPloeg http://www.ebabble.net/free-5gb-online-from-x-drive.htm AOL has continued their “freeing” up with 5GB of space free from X Drive. I remember using X Drive years ago until they started charging. It’s a slick little service, with the desktop app mapping a network drive for you and performing a decent backup service. More space is available for a fee, but I’m cheap.

X Drive

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