Monthly Archives: August 2009

GPush, Gmail Push notifications for iPhone: Not yet ready for use – UPDATE

Posted on 8/18/2009 by C.K. Sample III

I was eagerly awaiting GPush for iPhone, the application that promised push notifications for Gmail. It’s received a lot of press to hype it up, but after owning it for 2 days and only getting about 4 hours of consistent … Continue reading →

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Sample the Web is now hosted on Media Temple

Posted on 8/18/2009 by C.K. Sample III

This is just an FYI. I’ve left Steadfast Networks. Here’s why. Based on my experiences, I would recommend that you avoid ever using them. I could be the rare case of poor customer handling, though. It seems like every host … Continue reading →

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Why I am currently planning on leaving SteadFast Networks – UPDATE: I left

Posted on 8/17/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Until this weekend, I’d been relatively happy with SteadFast Networks as my hosting provider. Last weekend, I was having memory problems on this site (largely because I was running too many things). So I called them up and talked to … Continue reading →

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New iPhone apps: TomTom, Snood, and Gpush (maybe)

Posted on 8/17/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Snood has arrived for the iPhone and iPod touch. I just grabbed it and played one game. Here’s the direct link for buying it on the App Store for $3.99. I’ll review this after I have some time to play … Continue reading →

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Moving this site this weekend – UPDATE (Nevermind)

Posted on 8/15/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Just a note to let readers of this blog know that I’m moving this site this weekend from shared hosting (where it currently is) to a dedicated IP virtual server. This should all happen seamlessly for all of you, but … Continue reading →

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