Thursday, January 11, 2007

Game server occasional downtime!

As you noticed, my game server goes down once in a while. This is because it is having problem with multiple users playing at the same time. I need to re write my game server and chat code to handle this kind of situation. But this won't happen pretty soon. I still need to migrate all my websites and merge them into one domain (http://www.heygames.com).

After the migration, I'll focus on fixing game server issues and add more games.

Please be patient and thanks for playing!

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Wasted Domain Names!

I was hooked for 1 week searching for a good domain names for my ideas. And guest what? Most of the short good domains were already taken.

My only complain is that they are all taken by domain farmers. I think you know what I mean, those domains points to a directory listings and actually give you nothing but related links or keywords. Oh, what a waste!

Anyway, I'm going to overhaul my site. I really need to. I have lots of projects and it's time to put them together in one domain name. Something like Google or Yahoo, where they put all their products into a sub domains. (Example: maps.google.com or games.yahoo.com)

By doing this, I will be able to show all of my old and new projects I'm working on during my spare time.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Happy New Year to all!

The title say so... ;-)

Finally, I have a Dedicated Server at home!

I mentioned last year that I need to setup my own Dedicated Server since it is too expensive to rent one. Now my server is up and running at home. I haven't migrated this site though. Probably this month.

I calculated the cost of having dedicated server at home. I think it is way much cheaper. Below are the breakdown expenses:

Dedicated Server (Home)

1. AT&T ($330)
- $250 for technician
- $80 for gateway/router
2. Windows XP Professional ($300)
3. Desktop PC ($600)
Total: $1,230

Dedicated Server (Rentals)

1. Celeron/256RAM ($130/month)

In 1yr:

Rent: $130 x 12 = $1,560
Own: $50x12 = $600 + $1,230 = $1,830

In 2yrs:

Rent: $130 x 24 = $3,120
Own: $50x24 = $1200+ $1,230 = $2,430

and so on....