Domain name poll!

[afuna_archive]

[Poll #1165041]

My original plan was to get one year of shared hosting at Dreamhost ($9.95 a month which includes domain name, and a lot of nifty things all ready and conveniently set up). But then further conversations with Abby led me to start eying a VPS (Dreamhost offers a plan, invite-only, which adds another $15.95 per month.)

Then I talked to ciaran_h, and now I'm leaning towards taking a couple of months at Linode, the cheapest plan has $19.95 a month but I have to pay a bit extra for a domain name, since the plan doesn't come with that, so I may end up doing Linode + GoDaddy. Um, unless I choose to do a .com.ph name, but I somewhat prefer the simplicity of a .com domain.

(Oh, but Dreamhost also offers domain name. I can try there as well ^_^ I just need to figure out what the difference between the two is, if any)

Linode seems to have less convenient things set up for you, but you have root access, so more flexibility, and I find that exciting. But assuming I decide that a VPS is more than I need, Dreamhost would let me drop the VPS bit, and move back to shared hosting.

At this point, though, I may just decide to take Linode, so that I'll have more options if I ever choose to use them. It's not like I'm doing anything important with that money, anyway, and the freedom it would give me to play is tantalizing.

Comments

[aveleh]

mmmm, root access vps.

[afuna]

Am I reading the site right? I'm looking it up again to be sure.

[aveleh]

you get root access vps. I would not. Which is why I'm drooling at yours.

[afuna]

Not yet mine! Hopefully soon :D

[gameboyguy13.livejournal.com]

I like afunamatata better than afunawired, but both are good.

[afuna]

I am beginning to lean towards afunamatata :-D

[pne.livejournal.com]

afuna.net and afuna.info are still free... are you worried that if you use a non-.com TLD people will get confused?

Weird, I would have expected afuna.com and afuna.org to be, too. It seemed like a name nobody else would have.

If you're interested in shared hosting, check out http://www.NearlyFreeSpeech.net/ -- it's pay as you go, so if you have few visitors you might even end up paying nothing at all for months, until the bandwidth and/or storage charges add up to $0.01! Plus I like the tech guy there and the support. (You can also get domains through them if you want; $8 IIRC.)

[afuna]

are you worried that if you use a non-.com TLD people will get confused?

Sort of, yeah! Not quite *confused*, so much as forget exactly which one is mine. Actually, is .com still only to be used for commercial sites? I forget.

It seemed like a name nobody else would have.
I thought so too, but there's an afuna on myspace and flickr who *is not me*, omg.


re: nearlyfreespeech.net
Ooooh that is nice. I am tempted, but one reason I'm springing for a vps is to be able to run certain types of nonweb-based servers. However... that site is seriously nifty. I shall keep it in mind for potential future other use.

[pne.livejournal.com]

Actually, is .com still only to be used for commercial sites? I forget.

I think that hasn't been the case for years, now, and anyone who's pretending otherwise is deluding themselves.

.com .net .org are pretty much interchangeable now, in my opinion; I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting they be restricted to commercial sites/network infrastructure providers/non-profit organisations (respectively); that horse has left the stable.

(Though it's true that having a non-profit organisation take a .com domain still seems a bit unusual, and I think .net is the least used of the three big ones.)

I thought so too, but there's an afuna on myspace and flickr who *is not me*, omg.

Bluh? Wow!

I am tempted, but one reason I'm springing for a vps is to be able to run certain types of nonweb-based servers.

Ah yes, you wouldn't be happy at NFSN with that - no persistent processes of any kind.

However... that site is seriously nifty.

It is! At least I think so.

I checked them out when I found out they host bugmenot.com, and thought it was pretty nifty. Now they host all my sites but one, and DNS for one domain. (And I'd host my other main domain there, too, if DENIC didn't have silly rules about name server IP ranges.)

[pne.livejournal.com]

Your text entry box is too short! 255 chars, please :(

I was also going to suggest afu.na (in Namibia's ccTLD)!

[afuna]

OMG. It's US$4100-4500 a year!

http://www.info.na/domain/
http://www.in.na/pricelist.php

[pne.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's pretty steep!

I guess it's one way of encouraging using SLD, the way many countries do (nearly) exclusively (for example, exclusively in .uk except for a couple odd exceptions, formerly exclusively in .jp)

I tried finding price information on the main .na NiC but failed to do so.

[afuna]

Even the local rate seemed expensive. The .in.na and .co.na, etc variants weren't as high. Maybe it's because "na" is such a good/flexible ending and the demand is high?

[pauamma]

Since you mentioned that people may misread afunabafuna, aren't you also concerned about misreading afunawired as afunaweird? Or would that count as a pro?

[afuna]

Hah! I did not think about that, to be honest *g* It... may be a pro, possibly ;-)

It may be a moot point, because I am leaning towards afunamatata.com now.

[atomic-clay.livejournal.com]

Haha afunamatata is funny! :D

[afuna]

It's my gmail address as well, actually!

[atomic-clay.livejournal.com]

Haha cool :)

[tango.livejournal.com]

Based on feedback from friends of mine, avoid Dreamhost.

[coffeechica.livejournal.com]

iawtc :-)

[afuna]

*nods thoughtfully*

Thank you for that link! I've finally decided to go with Linode for the hosting, as it fits my needs better, but I think I should be able to trust Dreamhost for the domain registration.

[pne.livejournal.com]

I've finally decided to go with Linode for the hosting

So has mendel, interestingly enough!

[afuna]

I haven't done much, but so far my experience has been good :-D

[juin.livejournal.com]

What is this domain for? Hard to say which name sounds better if I don't know whether it's for serious or not-so-serious purposes. :/ Though I still don't see why you think "afunabafuna" is easily misread as "afunabanana". I mean, "afunabafuna" rhymes, and that's the whole point, right?

Also, speaking of domains: MINE IS WORKING NOW. *tears of joy*

[afuna]

It's sort of not-serious. It's there as a whim, pretty much. I may host 'serious' stuff on it, but nothing that would, or should, prevent me from using a whimsical name.

Also, also, HOORAY. What in the world happened?

[juin.livejournal.com]

I think I like afunawired.com, then.

Well, they never told me what happened, but I know how they fixed it -- they moved my site to a completely different server. -.-

[iruka11.livejournal.com]

bakit ayaw mo ng afuna.net? hmmm

if you want to know, i have my hosting at e-starr.com... i think it's pretty expensive but i've been with them since i was in high school... and they have fast download and upload speeds... hmmm... good customer support...

[afuna]

I am mostly worried that people who want to go to afuna.net will first go to afuna.com automatically *g*

It is tempting because of the shorter name, though!

[iruka11.livejournal.com]

awww...

alam mo... mas gusto ko talaga ung .net na tld... wala lang... parang mas astig sya kesa .com... ;)

[chasethestars.livejournal.com]

Dreamhost offers discount codes for referrals. If that's what you decide to go with, let me know how much off you want!

[afuna]

At this point, I am pretty set on doing Linode for the hosting, and Dreamhost for the domain registration. Aveleh has offered me a code for Dreamhost, but thank you so much for the offer <3

[ivles.livejournal.com]

I like afunabanana, because you're so random ;-)

BTW, how do you post twitter tweets into LJ.com? I found the URL a few weeks ago and now I lost it :/

[afuna]

Hee <3

Most people probably use LoudTwitter (I use a custom script which I run from my own server)

[ivles.livejournal.com]

Thanks, <3