I just love having access to my own server. There’s so much I can do now with my site that I couldn’t do on Webpan. For example, have you noticed the icon in your address bar? Other exciting items (to me anyway) include the ability to use php (as in my previous post), deny directory listings, full remote access to my site (telent & ftp) and the ability to make a custom error page. (Click on this link. It doesn’t work, but you won’t get one of those nasty “404 – Not Found” pages like you’re used to.) I’ve also got IMAP for my mail now and that’s great since it allows me access to all my mail from my laptop while on the road, not just what’s arrived in the inbox since I hit the road. Thanks Blake!
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Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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