Is A VPS Right for You?

Is A VPS Right for You?

We get many questions about when the “right time” is to upgrade to a VPS (Virtual Private Server.) There are many cases when a VPS may be better than a shared server, and when the time is right for you and your site is will 

CloudFlare: What It is, What It is Not.

CloudFlare: What It is, What It is Not.

Black Chicken Host has partnered with CloudFlare CDN to bring you better load times and increased security at no cost to you. What CloudFlare is: CloudFlare is a simple and free Content Delivery Network which places your website’s content closer to your readers all around the 

Want Load Times Like These?

Want Load Times Like These?

  We can help. Intelligent web design, coupled with some fancy, behind-the-scenes technology, can mean incredibly snappy load times like these. In these two examples, what you don’t see is that FaceBook plugins were responsible for over half the load times – they’d be even 

Another Reason to Eat Locally-Sourced Foods

Another Reason to Eat Locally-Sourced Foods

Linked below is quite a disturbing report covering how massive quinoa production has decimated portions of South America. We sometimes have quinoa in our house (I’m one of those who loves their little curls and flavor,) but not often. It won’t be difficult for us to 

Internet Confessional & A New Love

Internet Confessional & A New Love

Dear Internet – I know it’s been awhile since I’ve written; sorry about that. Life gets so busy from time to time, and I hope you’ll forgive me. There’s this addiction I wrestle with: Peanut Butter. Specifically, sweetened peanut butter. Give me a jar of Peter 

Homestead Host Will Soon Be Black Chicken Host

Homestead Host Will Soon Be Black Chicken Host

Black Chicken Host is now almost one full year into operation! We have grown and added servers, services, and customers, and it’s been a lot of fun and hard work. Recently, it has become necessary to change our business name and domain, however, due to 

Boot Camp: Using Your Domain with gMail

Most of us in the internet business want to increase our domain’s visibility in as many ways as possible – getting the word out about our amazing blog, service or product is an important part of our success. One method of ensuring people see our 

Scrumptious, Warming, Filling, Nutritious – Pumpkin Pie Porridge

Today at The Unlikely Homestead, it is about 40 degrees with a strong wind out of the North. It’s cloudy, thanks to the edges of Hurricane Sandy’s might, and most of the stunning autumn leaves have fallen from the trees, leaving the countryside bare and 

Super Salve & Lip Balm Winners!

Super Salve & Lip Balm Winners!

We have our winner’s from the Super Soothing Giveaway – congratulations to Theresa and Adrienne! Ginny will be contacting you both in short order to obtain you preferred shipping information. Thanks very much to all who entered, and look for more terrific giveaways from Black 

Finding Meaningfulness in Work

Last week, I spoke with the lovely and talented Chaya of Pantry Paratus over Skype. While she was ostensibly interviewing me for a Pantry Paratus Radio podcast, it was more like a nice conversation with a good friend. We talked about everything from raw milk to