Everton: I’m re-posting this as it got lost in the migration
The migration to a new server has gone successfully and the DNS is propagating nicely around the globe. Users should already be able to see much faster page loading times, which will be improved further as we’ve employed an expert to tweak the server and site.
The move was necessary because Windows 7 News continues to grow rapidly and is heading towards the magic 1 million unique users/month landmark, and we needed to add extra capacity to handle future growth. We also needed a host with better SLAs and a phone hotline, as our previous host were taking too long to respond when issues occurred. I’d like to thank WiredTree for delivering on their promises and for providing a great server (specs) at a low cost.
Also, hosted on the new server is Windows 8 News, which we’ve slowly been building up. It’s a bit light on content at the moment as there’s not a lot of news about Windows 8, but add the site to your favourite RSS reader now so you don’t miss out on Windows 8 News and Rumours as soon as they happen.
To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 News and the new server (and also because we can’t use the same logo on both sites!), we’ve decided to run another competition! We need two logos, one for Windows 7 News and one for Windows 8 News, that will look amazing in the header and also as a thumbnail image. The competition offers any budding designers not only an opportunity to win $100 $200, but to also display their talents to a large base of users, as all entries will be displayed on the site because readers will choose the best logo and the winner.
Rules:
- No limit to the number of entries
- Entries to be submitted via logomyway
- Thumbnail logo must be 120×120
- Main logo must be no bigger than 250 x105
- Must work on white background
- Decision of the editors will be final
If you’re not a designer, then don’t forget you’ve still got a week to enter our competition to win a funky $200 beanbag.
