I looked into virtual hosting solutions about a year ago and found Slicehost. The original impetus was to have a server in the cloud in order to host a code repository and test server for things I work on in spare time. Some of the requirements I was looking for included root access, good management [...]
It has occurred to me recently that I have spent the last 16 or so years using the Internet, 25 years learning various programming languages, and last 12 years working in a professional manner in consulting. And while I early on used to put public comments and respond to questions on newsgroups and what not, [...]