Month of August, 2008

The topic of the internet running out of IP addresses pops up occasionally on the web, much like other doomsday scenarios, such as the "OMG the LHC is going to destroy the Earth" and "Oh noes, this huge asteroid is coming right at us." Except, the limitations of the current internet standard are real, and the limited amount of IP addresses can pose real problems.

The Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers (AIHSP) launched at this year's HostingCon in Chicago. Its purpose was announced as "serving the shared interests of providers and vendors in the Web hosting and Internet services industry." In a video interview, Paul Hirsch, president of the AIHSP Founding Committee, provides more insight about the organization.
Video after the jump.

With the release of PHP 4.4.9, this branch of the popular programming language will no longer be officially supported. From now on, only the fifth version will be actively developed, at least until PHP 6 is released in the coming months. End-of-life announcements are normal parts of a software project's timeline, and this one was preceded by major projects like phpMyAdmin and Drupal abandoning PHP 4 support.

Who thought attending trade shows could be so much fun? At this year's HostingCon, visitors to the HostReview booth were able to test their mettle against our team at Mario Kart Wii. We throw them blue sparks! Now one of our visitors is having the entire gaming setup delivered to her workplace, to the great envy of her co-workers.