Cut the cord
Just before I left for vacation, I finally cancelled my colocation with NetStep. They are a good bunch of people and highly recommend them if you are looking for colocation services or an ISP in Upstate New York, or VoIP services. Personally, I decided that colocation doesn’t appear to be the best solution for me, particularly colocation 3000 miles from my house. Doing software updates, hardware upgrades, and server maintenance is just too hard that way. So, I’m now committed down the dedicated server route.
Now I just need to carve out some time to configure the dedicated server enough to cut over from the virtual dedicated server. This process has already taken way too long. I need to force myself to wrap up the process so I can shift my energy and focus on more useful things like my house, the site overhaul, work, and my personal life.
Cancellation of colocation will have an immediate effect upon overhead expenses, dropping those for May. That will be partially offset by some shipping expense to get the old server back, but I’ll come out ahead overall.
