VirtualServer

I've extended virtual server at dreamhost.com for ten years to get maximal discount. To utilize resources I buy there, I need a hosting plan.

Content hosted now

• blog. Static HTML pages created by blogger.com and transferred via ftp.
• wiki. Dynamic HTML pages hosted by oddmuse.
• CGI applications. Including open-fund calculator, blog tagcloud, and statistics of blog posts and del.icio.us posts.
• Photo. Wedding photos. Used infrequently.
• Video. Wedding video. Removed.
• Subversion repositories. There are several. And the number is increasing.
• file syncing. WebDAV directory with encrypted files inside for syncing
• file backup. A separate account and storage provided by DreamHost.

Regular content update

• Two blog posts per week.
• One wiki page update per week.
• Daily cron job for open-fund calculator, including saving daily price into database.
• Daily cron job for gitweb.
• Weekly cron job for blog tagcloud.
• Monthly cron job for statistics of blog posts and del.icio.us posts.

Goal

• Promote FOSS
• Increase career chances
• Personal data backup

Guide line

• More regular, long, or series articles, less random and short posts.
• Frequent update and clear organization.
• Backup regularly.
• More CGI applications and cron jobs. Automate everything.
• More subversion repositories. Version control everything.

Concrete ideas

• Personal portal
  • Account management.
  • Content management system, such as blog and wiki.
  • GTD system.
  • Multiple apps on same framework, like add-ons or gadgets.
  • Resume.
• Programming skills
  • Web programming. For example, implement my own blog and wiki software.
  • Programming with web API. For instance, backup personal data from web services or visualize statistics, and even mashup multiple web services.
  • Mobile programming. An emerging software market to earn money without much investment.