Back To Netflix
December 30, 2007
Well, looks like its time for us to switch back to Netflix for our video rentals. We were one of the early/original subscribers to Netflix when they first began their novel approach to video rentals. Getting our movies by mail was a time saver and it was really convenient to be able to keep them as long as we wanted. The selection was great and turnaround time was only a day or two.
However, as Netflix became more and more popular, they started to experience some growing pains and they significantly raised their prices. And then Blockbuster entered the market with lower prices. With the might of their store division and experience, we decided to switch over to them. That was maybe a year ago. We have been pretty happy with them.
Or at least we were until we acquired Blu Ray and HD DVD players a while back. The Blockbuster selection of these high def formats has been poor at best with Blockbuster. Actually, Blockbuster made a decisions to only carry Blu Ray movies. And for the movies they do carry, the wait times has been long. Now Blockbuster has announced a 40% increase in their monthly fees. See ya Blockbuster.
We rejoined Netflix on Friday and made our first movie selections. They arrived in our mailbox on Saturday. And Netflix carries both Blu Ray and HD DVD, so we can see just about any movie we want as some movies are only available on one format. Netflix is now cheaper than Blockbuster too. And having been with both, the experience with Netflix was better. The only advantage that Blockbuster had was that we could go to the store to do an exchange if we needed a new movie in a pinch. However, for us, keep in mind the nearest Blockbuster is 40 minutes away.
Its good to be back with Netflix! Let the movies roll! In HD DVD or Blu Ray, I might add…
Help Choosing A Hosting Plan
December 27, 2007
One of the toughest decision for bloggers has always been where to host their blogs. Choosing a hosting company for your blogs has been one of trial and error or relying on the experiences of your friends. Well, we now have another tool in our arsenal for choosing a hosting company.
There is a new online service, www.webhostingchoice.com, that allows bloggers to review prospective hosting companies. The site has a host of tools that you can use to help you make a good choice in your search for a hosting company.
Web Hosting Choice has a nifty search feature where you enter in data for how much you want to pay each month, how much you want to pay for a setup fee and how much disk space and bandwidth that you want each month. The search feature will then return a list of hosting companies that meet your criteria. There is also an advanced search that allows you to define a bunch more criteria that you want a hosting company/plan to meet.
They also have directories that list the hosting companies and the various hosting plans available. Their listing of hosts is pretty extensive, but I did notice a few missing hosts. To counter this, Web Hosting Choice also includes a tool for users to submit names and information for hosting companies that are not currently in their directory.
Web Hosting Choice also has an extensive learning center for bloggers to learn more about the hosting plans and what to look for in a good host. The learning center includes topics on domains, bandwidth, dedicated servers and what to look for in hosting plans.
If you are looking for a new hosting company, be sure to check out www.webhostingchoice.com before making a final decision.
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