A Decade Dot Com
This month marks the 10 year anniversary of ROCKHOST.COM. Been a long time comin’, that’s for sure. Since our inception, the Internet has grown rampantly, expanding much like the universe. No...
View ArticleKC/DC Highway To Hell
Hello citizens of ROCKHOST.COM, Last week I had the chance to roadtrip, server in tow, up to an undisclosed Kansas City datacenter which shall remain unnamed as I got myself into a minor social media...
View ArticleThe Dot Com Domain Name
I’m not a big blogger, but it’s down to either this or my 2013 taxes. So, hello, good morning, and thank you for reading. With all the confusion as of late regarding new land rush domains, .band.,...
View ArticleDon’t Deal With Dead Air
When consuming Internet content, no one wants to go to a website that is inefficient. As a heavy Internet user I often come across streaming audio and video websites that offer the service I desire but...
View ArticleShoutcast Reseller Hosting
When I grow up I want to be an audio engineer. Ok, I admit it. Don’t tell my wife. Yes, I am a thirty eight year old child. I sit at the card table with my nieces amid adults on Thanksgiving. I still...
View ArticleWriters Write
I’ll never forget the methodic tick tacking and pecking of my Father’s electronic typewriter each morning as I woke before school. As the son of a French and English teacher I was planning to inherit...
View ArticleWhat Is Icecast?
What is Icecast? Icecast servers are the most diverse software for streaming radio broadcasts online. Even though not the most popular, candidly, Icecast servers can run circles around Shoutcast...
View ArticleTop Level Domains .TLDs
The three major .TLDs, .a.k.a. “top level domains”, .com, .net, .org, are no longer the only considerations in domain name ownership. In the time since ROCKHOST.COM, Inc.’s inception in 2001, more than...
View ArticleWhat’s New At ROCKHOST.COM, Inc.
Greetings! The following is from our latest mailer plus a little bonus content. If you want to subscribe please click here. If you are not following ROCKHOST.COM, Inc. (formerly “Rock and Roll...
View ArticleWebsite Hosting Speed Tips
There seems to be the preconceived notion that a small website hosting provider’s infrastructure could never stack up against the big players of the Internet. However, that’s just not the case with...
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