This website started on Teleport in 1997.

Why did I move the website in 1999?

I decided to move to something faster than a dial-up line, so I got ADSL (now commonly called "DSL"). Doing so required that I change my ISP. I hadn't been pleased with my old ISP, so I was glad to change.

With ADSL I got rid of my second telephone line, and with an ISP that costs less I was paying the same amount of money. I was on DSL for 9 years, and it had been working great! And my old ISP is out of business. When I switched to FIOS, I was paying about half for ADSL as I was in 1999.

Why did I move the website again in March 2003?

I decided it was time to have my own domain. It's so easy to do, and now I'll have a permanent address ever if I change providers. I went with Webmasters.com because I liked their policies and prices. We'll see how it works out.

Why did I move again in February 2004?

I've switched to VizaWeb for hosting and GoDaddy for domain registration because I was able to save a sizable amount of money. Also, VizaWeb had a very good reputation. Unfortunately there have been problems and I might move again if I can find a host that offers the somewhat unusual features I need -- most hosts are oriented more toward turn-key customers, and I basically "roll my own".

Why did I move again in September 2006?

Because of the problems with VizaWeb, I moved this site and HC12STEXT.COM to GoDaddy in September 2006. This should be much more reliable, actually costs a little less, but isn't as flexible as VizaWeb was. However I really need a host that works. What did I lose? Well the mail server isn't as flexible (and I can't set up mailing lists) but for some mysterious reason the amount of spam I was receiving dropped at least ten-fold with the change, even with the same addresses, and spam continued to hit my disconnnected sites. Hmmm. Also gone is the ability to have protected directories and some other security features (?) which I really don't need anyway.