Zeep Mobile - Cool SMS gateway, that's free!  Recently I had to build a web app that utilized SMS messages to cell phones .. The client was on a shoestring budget and needed an a gateway that wasn't going to cost anything to get up and running.  Luckily, he found ZeepMobile.

It's a really cool system, and simple API if you understand how to use cURL in PHP.  Setup is a snap .. You enter a unique name for your app, which is used for mobile users to send messages to your server end point, and then you get your API key and secret code.  Oh, you also setup your mobile urls for (more...)

A few days ago my post on the song "This Old Heart" brought down my hosting plan. Dead in the water. Server not responding. I had no choice, I must upgrade my hosting plan! Shared hosting sucks ... it's great for budget setups and low traffic sites. But, when the traffic hits hard, the shared hosting plan sinks deep below the water. So I decided it was time to get a dedicated server.

I prefer FreeBSD because I've got most of my experience with that OS, plus it generally comes locked down in the security world. You only open up what you need to have open. I decided to write a quick basic beginners guide on getting a FreeBSD machine up and running so you can run a WordPress installation.

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