A few years ago, I setup tripalot.com and franklindrive.com. If you're reading this blog, then you've probably heard of the former. But the latter? Nope. I never mention franklindrive.com, because it isn't doing anything. I added this to its home page today:
My initial reason for creating this site was to get more online disk space. I had been filling up txe.swa.com with Tripecac mp3s, and wanted a separate server for storing mp3s, photos, and possibly videos. I also wanted a server for trying out some mysql/php projects.
In the past couple years, the need for franklindrive.com has disappeared. Tripalot.com now hosts my mp3s, flickr hosts my photos, and I still haven't digitized my videos. There's enough room on tripalot.com for videos when the time comes. As for playing around with php and mysql, well, tripalot.com lets me do that too. So, franklindrive.com continues to be unused. It just sits here collecting dust at a rate of over $100 per year.
So how am I gonna use franklindrive.com? Some possibilities:
- host for content too "serious" to be associated with tripalot.com (e.g., my parents' sites)
- mirror of tripalot.com (though there is little point, since both are hosted by the same company)
- encrypted online backups (although I already have a million backup points)
- ditch the account, redirect the domain name to tripalot.com (like I've done with my other sites)
- defer any decisions for another year
Hmm…
Okay, see you next year!
After I typed that, I figured it was kinda "bloggy", so I copied it here. After that, I added the intro paragraph and then this closing paragraph. After that, I clicked "Publish". After that, I clapped my hands once, crackled a couple knuckles in my left hand, and then spat my green gum into the trash.