I finally decided to launch a fully featured webstore and after spending a week or so researching I chose MonsterCommerce as my provider. It has it’s shortcomings, but it was the most complete package I could find. It isn’t the cheapest either so I’m hoping that I can make the webstore work and become profitable. It will offer great pricing on software ranging from office suites to navigational utilites. Eventually I hope to expand to hardware as well. For now people can still E-Mail or call for quotes on anything they may need that isn’t listed in the new webstore. Check it out at http://www.shopunitednetworks.com!

I am addicted to being “connected”. Being online (or at least being no less than one hour from a web enabled location at all times) is now one of the most important things in my life. I never realized this until I lost my connection a few years ago. It was like watching a drug addict suffer withdrawal symptoms. I wandered from room to room lost in a world of emptiness – no news, E-Mail, online games, buddies, forums and chat rooms. I refreshed my browser to no avail. I reset my cable modem every 15 minutes. It was sad. I was sad.Of course the connection was finally restored and so therefore was my link to the world. I was reminded my previous experience when I returned today after almost two days without accessing the Internet. I felt the need to get online deep within me when my computers were only yards away. It grew stronger as I entered my house until it overcame...

Well I have been very busy lately! I’ve been working on the new Ben Phelps Project website which is coming along nicely as well as other bands related items. Business and all other aspects of my life are going well and I have therefore not had a moment to breathe these past few weeks.I hate myspace.com. It’s a horrid implementation of an idea that’s been around since the beginning of the Internet. Plagued by technical issues, one wonders how it has become so popular. Many times you can’t log in and I can honestly say I’ve never seen the site fully functional. E-Mails and other messages are delayed and IM’ing has simply never worked. It boggles the mind that the youth of the world would embrace such a clearly inadequate means of communication. At its best myspace.com is a glorified profile system, not unlike that used by Yahoo!, AOL, and MSN for...