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Setting up multiple SSL domains on Amazon EC2 (one IP/Port)

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I keep seeing blogs and forum threads about hosting multiple SSL sites on a server that has a single IP number, and there seems to be a lot of confusion on this topic. When people ask if this is possible, others simply respond “No”, or advise them to use different ports. But we found a workaround.

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Halo Brands: The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft

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From time to time, a company comes out with a brilliant product: clean, sleek, easy to use, and down right sexy. However, something even more rare and interesting than this is the halo brand - a brand that can do no wrong and spits out brilliant products. One worth mentioning is Apple.

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The Aesthetics Imperative: From Grey Jumpsuits to Blinging USB’s

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I imagined conformist grey jumpsuits, feasts comprised of small yellow pills and cars hovering in bleak uniformity. Utilitarian high rises. Breaking forth of hydrogen eggs. Maybe Big Brother was to blame for my perspective on the future, but it was really nothing short of a natural perspective after being inundated with new media projections on what Orwellian future was to come.

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Research Before You Brand: The Story of 2 Chefs 1 Table

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Our office is located in the Railtown neighbourhood of Vancouver. It is a great up and coming neighbourhood and we have an eclectic group of clothing designers, tech, interior design, and architecture companies that make this neighbourhood what it is. One thing that this neighbourhood really lacks though, are places to eat at lunch. Needless to say, when we heard that a new restaurant was opening on the corner of Gore and Alexander, we were ecstatic.

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But I Wanted it Blue…

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Yes, it’s both an interesting and exciting moment; handing designs over to someone and waiting for them to view, judge and critique it, but it’s also a little like having Regis fly out of your closet as your alarm clock goes off - it would scare the hell out of you if you weren’t adequately prepared. See, what in your head may be functional, stylish or just plain cool may be totally be a Spiderman III moment for them. If it is, it’s redesign-or-tweakin’ time.

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