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by Brent Kellogg
July 21, 2008

Are you still confused about USM's website? Last week RSM couldn't buy extra bandwidth from the hosting company to support "Restless Amber", and then the site was at risk for crashing because of "too many hits". For what is supposed to be a multi-million dollar magazine to which some of the biggest advertisers are flocking, why doesn't USM host its own site? It apparently employs tech people one of whom resolved the "hits" problem, so how did they accomplish this when the site is hosted? What hosting company wouldn't be eager to sell more bandwidth? The GCN can't compare with USM, but when we've had excessive hits, the site was never at risk for crashing and all the host cared about was that we pay for the extra bandwidth.

I know it's asking too much, but it would be nice if web design expert Phyllis Newman knew what she was doing. Whenever any change out of the ordinary happens at the magazine, or wherever she's employed at the time, Phyllis moans and groans that the site could, or has, crashed and it's like the company will collapse too if something isn't done. And while they're at it, since they're supposed to be such publishing moguls, why do they keep bitching about poor sales when every issue so far has sold out?

Speaking of selling out, who sold Ana Hamilton into slavery? There she was again today at Indigo singing and asking owner Neil Winters what different kinds of booze taste like. Had Ana only known she could have asked Neil what an alcoholic is doing owning and hanging around a place that sells booze. Forget what Ana is doing in a place where booze is served, what's this "summer reading" that Tyra said the kid must do and expected Ana to do it right there in a noisy bar? Was this a throwback to when Neil's kids had high school summer reading assignments? Remember they had a list of books to read, were never actually seen reading, and Devon Hamilton had only recently learned how to read? Assuming that Ana's Seattle school required her reading, why bother now that it's clear she's not going back to Seattle? Don't tell me, Tyra found time to enroll Ana at Walnut Grove Academy.

Now we've got hunkmonkey J.T. Hellstrom infatuated with the little tyke. At the club to check its alarm system, J.T. got a dose of Ana's terrible singing then running back to his wife said that Ana has a voice "that will blow you away". Wanting more, J.T. packed Mrs. Hellstrom and his baby up and no sooner had they pushed the baby buggy into Indigo but what Neil announced that Ana will be singing at the Charity Gala before co-chairperson Sabrina Newman had given her approval. Furthermore, Neil said that having youngsters sing at the ball is something that's done every year. Problem is: There's never been a charity ball before! There have been balls for charity, but what child has sung at them? Can you name one?

Are you understanding why the Chief of Newman Security is still checking alarm systems? Aren't the alarm systems in this city installed by Paul Williams the private eye? Where is this fictional alarm company and why doesn't Paul have an office there? Where does Paul get his mail? At the Jitter Joint which he's turned into an office? Did you understand today when Paul called J.T. to ask that he return to the JJ and when J.T. got around to it Paul had nothing to tell him that he couldn't have said on the phone? How nice it must be too that Paul has so many operatives in the field doing his dirty work. Does Paul pay them for such valuable clues? With what money? Paul is spending all his time working on the David Chow case for free! And what fool of a PI leaves his notes out for the target's wife to see?

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