Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Sat Nov 26 11:49:38 CST 2011
You can set up a blog at virtually no cost. Wordpress is free to download and so is Xamp or Wamp. Thats all you need to get a blog up and running and you don't have to worry about censorship. The only cost would be purchasing the domain. Best regards, Hans-Christian Andersen On 26 Nov 2011, at 09:25, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: > I have the same problem, and am trying to work out a solution. From my > inspections thus far, a site can be set up for next to nothing (1+1 for > example, not to cite them as the best deal available, but merely one > example). From then on, it's up to your content and your ability to attract > readers, and possibly and eventually advertisers willing to help you fund > the costs. Should it happen that you go Viral, then the rest is up to your > accounting+marketing skills -- of which I have neither, so on this topic I > hereby shut my mouth. > > Given my age-stage etc. I am placing more of my focus on political issues > than programming issues, which makes my prospective web site a tad > problematic. I don't see any easy way out of this dilemma, but in the > meantime I'm still in the planning/panning/applauding stages... and > planning to include literary and musical reviews as well. I'm aging but > remain eclectic, and still read five books a week -- the best defence > against Alzheimer's. And I too like to write, about databases, movies, > books, music and politics. Not sure how to organize this (assuming that it > can be organized), and not sure who would want to read it, but heck, I'm > semi-retired, and it's that or watch TV, which since I only receive the > minimal number of channels, is the last resort of the ignorati. But at > least the channels I am able to receive don't carry Jerry Springer, so to > that extent I'm relatively safe. On the other hand, I still have serious > battles with CRTC, but that's another story. > > A. > > On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Mark Simms <marksimms at verizon.net> wrote: > >> When I saw this post of the hanselman blog, it made me think about starting >> up a blog. >> I love to write. >> That being said, anyone have good or bad experiences with certain blog >> service sites ? >> I've looked at this: http://blog-services-review.toptenreviews.com/ >> And it appears Wordpress is the best. >> However, I am worried about censorship....language, etc. >> Do they warn you first, or just shut down your blog ? >> In other words, how closely monitored are these services ? >> Another option of course, is to get my own site, but then I have to >> purchase >> the software and templates, etc. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd- >>> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:28 AM >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving; VBA; Sqlserver- >>> Dba >>> Subject: [AccessD] Five Absolutely Essential Utilities that make >>> Windows better - Scott Hanselman >>> >>> >>> -- >>> John W. Colby >>> Colby Consulting >>> >>> Reality is what refuses to go away >>> when you do not believe in it >>> http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FiveAbsolutelyEssentialUtilitiesThatMakeW >>> indowsBetter.aspx >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > -- > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Thirty spokes converge on a hub > but it's the emptiness > that makes a wheel work > -- from the Daodejing > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com