Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by drm237 » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 12:33 AM UTC

Slicehost site redesigned
slicehost.com

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

#2

Post by 0x44 » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 1:34 AM UTC

I rather liked the old design.

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by r7000 » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 1:55 AM UTC

0x44 wrote: post #2

I rather liked the old design.

:) I think the original had the ah-good-they-are-concentrating-on-the-important-stuff vibe. Not necessarily a bad thing. Especially for a tech service.

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by jmtulloss » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 2:45 AM UTC

0x44 wrote: post #2

I rather liked the old design.

I liked the old one too, but this is just as simple with a more upscale (read: Web 2.0) sheen to it, I'd say.

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by nickb » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 2:54 AM UTC

Not a huge fan of it but I'm happy that they left the management console the way it was!

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by rochers » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 3:35 AM UTC

Has anyone used this for hosting? Can you give some pros/cons?

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by collin » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 3:41 AM UTC

I don't like the use the word "design" gets on the web.

I see this as mostly a re-arting.

The way I use and more importantly: read this page hasny 't really changed.

As a signed up user I click on the button that lets me log in.

The experience is a little bit more different for first time users.

I would prefer it if we called design design and art art. This distinction is important, not just pedantic. While working in groups or at my office discussions of design regularly get caught up in what should be the icing on the cake: the art.

And I think slicehost just got some nice icing

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by collin » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 3:51 AM UTC

rochers wrote: post #6

Has anyone used this for hosting? Can you give some pros/cons?

yeah, I'm trying them out for a little side-project.

plug!(http://theskyisfree.com)

Instance management not as programattic as EC2.

Slice manager loving rocks.

browser based shell access rocks!

tutorials section taught me a lot about system admin and are easy for a web-devs to follow

Root access for $20 a month :)

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by alaskamiller » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 4:45 AM UTC

linode.com is a very similar service with a tad bit more value for the same pricing. we like them quite a lot.

Re: Slicehost site redesigned

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Post by henning » Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 5:05 AM UTC

Good (it looks very Web 2.0), but where are the motion-blurred pictures of people in three-piece suits and phone operators with headsets on waiting to chat with me? All I see is a concise, informative overview of the company and the services they provide.

In conclusion, no Digg.

(What is "BW"? Is that something to do with Facebook?)