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I've been thinking about buying the domain paulmorriss.com and setting up a website for a while. I had a bit of money for my birthday that would cover it. I was hesitant though, because it was a bit like work, as well as being a bit fun too. What tipped me over the edge was when our old family page hosted by freeserve.co.uk, now Orange, got deleted because I hadn't dialled up in a while. Normally when this happens I reactivate it, but it was such a long time they'd deleted it. So I went and set up paulmorriss.com.

One of the choices was which hosting company to use. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on it, as I wasn't going to spend a lot of time on it, and I found a company that let me pay for a tiny amount of webspace at a reasonable rate - asmallorange - "silly name, serious hosting".

So now I've got my own home on the internet. It needs a bit of decorating though.

Comments

Phil said…
Have you bought a domain name for your kids yet. It's the next thing in IP, protecting your identity online - even if you're not going to do anything with it.
20 Aug 2010, 15:43:00
Paul Morriss said…
Good idea. I could even give them a year's hosting on their 18th.
23 Aug 2010, 12:55:00
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27 Aug 2010, 08:04:00
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