YARPP is actually okay if used properly.

Here are the circumstances which make YARPP a troublemaker:

1. A huge site (legitimate or splog) with a lot of data to crawl.
2. Settings dialed up to check through full content.
3. No caching.

On the contrary if you:

1. Use indexes on your database.
2. Dial the setting down a bit.
3. Use caching (WP Super Cache for reliability).

You can bring YARPP CPU usage to fully manageable levels.

Links:
KDL-52V5100
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=KDL52V5100&upd_id=6533&os_group_id=18

KDL-40V5100
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=KDL40V5100&upd_id=6529&os_group_id=18

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Models KDL-40V3000, KDL-40VL130, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40WL135, KDL-40XBR4, and KDL-40XBR5

Dear Valued Customer,

It has come to our attention through reports in Japan that in rare cases a particular component incorporated in certain models of 40” BRAVIA LCD HDTV [Model Nos. KDL-40V3000, KDL-40VL130, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40WL135, KDL-40XBR4, and KDL-40XBR5] was damaged and as a result, may overheat and at times ignite inside of the television. This could possibly result in a hole at a part of the cabinet ceiling. We have no reports of any resulting damages to other property or bodily injuries.

We know our customers choose Sony based in large part to the trust associated with our brand and the products and services we so strongly stand behind. We will not take your trust for granted and are committed to addressing this issue proactively.

Beginning immediately, Sony offers all customers of the affected models [Model Nos. KDL-40V3000, KDL-40VL130, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40WL135, KDL-40XBR4, and KDL-40XBR5] a free evaluation for the covered product. If you have any covered product unit, please visit http://www.updatemytv.com to schedule a dedicated service technician to perform an evaluation.

When a request is made, Sony’s service representative will promptly visit and evaluate your television, and repair it at no charge if an affected component is found.

IMPORTANT: In the meantime, if you have a covered television and if you notice any abnormality in your TV unit and its performance (e.g.; unusual noise, unusual smell, or smoking), please immediately turn the unit off, unplug the cord, cease using the TV, and contact us. We have confirmed that the symptoms do not occur when power is off.

You can confirm the model number of your TV by looking at the label on the rear of the television. Additionally, the model number can be found on your warranty card. If your television is one of the models identified above, please contact us at your earliest convenience at http://www.updatemytv.com or toll-free at (888) 868-7389 to schedule your free evaluation.

Sincerely,

Brian M. Siegel
Vice President, Television
Sony Electronics Inc.

One good way to, perhaps, keep the quality, support, and hospitality is by increasing the pricing. You are going to get far fewer customers but those customers are going to pay more and appreciate the attention that they’re receiving.

Many of the larger providers that have gone down hill have done exactly the opposite, and decreased pricing to compete on pricing and not on actual service and support.

Now if we are talking cPanel backups themselves, you should be able to copy them on a gigabit network at roughly 100 megabytes/second so it shouldn’t take terribly long.

I ran into your blog after poking around on WHT and looking through some of the information on MDD’s site. I hear what you’re saying about the small-time, get-rich-quick wannabes, but I’m curious about your opinion on the big hosting companies, where they fail and how MDD Hosting plans on avoiding the same pitfalls, if it ever came to that.

My impression of the industry is this: it seems like a number of the big, popular web hosts started off strong. Because their reputations grew, they became what someone from WHT referred to as “the flavor of the month.” Droves of people signed on, the company burgeoned and soon servers were overloaded, customer service declined and was outsourced, and then there were a lot of angry customers trying to figure out where to go next.

How does a company like yours balance its commitment to its customers with a need to grow? Sorry, I realize that’s a pretty loaded question, lol. Still would love to hear your thoughts on it, though