* I'm using a static template from theme forrest and Octopress[1] for my blogging software. I love Octopress so far and plan to go full Octo soon to make thing

* I'm using a static template from theme forrest and Octopress[1] for my blogging software. I love Octopress so far and plan to go full Octo soon to make things simpler. * I'm hosting with a VPS on Dreamhost[2] at $9.95/month which I find very expensive for such a completely mediocre service. I'm bothered by hosts trying to simplify the hosting process with endless panels and management tools that contort the hosting process into something more confusing instead of making it simpler. I've been using Heroku for projects and would like to use it for my personal site but I'm not sure if that is what Heroku was designed for really. * I'm operating almost entirely from my OS X laptop now and FTP files to my server through FTPzilla. It works but every time I fire up FTPzilla I can't help but feel like there is an easier and smarter way to do all of this. * I'm using Namecheap[3] for domains and like it mainly because using GoDaddy in the past has made anything better feel like a god send. A friend started managing a few domains with me on DNSimple[4] recently and I think its a great resource. [1] - http://octopress.org/ http://octopress.org/ [2] - http://dreamhost.com/ http://dreamhost.com/ [3] - http://www.namecheap.com/ http://www.namecheap.com/ [4] - https://dnsimple.com/ https://dnsimple.com/