Reseller hosting is gaining popularity all over as a solid money-making opportunity with an increase in the number of people opting for this interesting business. Reseller hosting means purchasing a plan or a dedicated server for the purpose of establishing your own company.
When you purchase this hosting plan, then you can distribute web hosting services to your customers. And a variety of business of all sizes, small through large, are actively taking part in this business opportunity from educational institutions offering web hosting to students and teachers, to associations and other organizations offering hosting to members and staff, to the work-at-home entrepreneur offing hosting to his or her clients.
Types of Web Hosting Services
There are various types of web hosting services that can be used for selling purposes. Some companies purchase particular types of web hosting and further sell it to their customers. For example, generally it is observed that small companies buy a larger number of web hosting services. Then either they buy a dedicated server or opt for a small reseller hosting plan.
All anyone basically needs for starting a plan is an internet connection and a computer. In fact, nowadays reseller hosting is proving to be a great attraction for the larger companies too, as the operations involved are so basic.
There are various benefits of reseller hosting. These include:
1)One of the main benefits is regular and balanced revenue. It forms a source of additional income for the companies. Nowadays internet has become a crucial part of our life and so the websites too form an integral part. Each person wishes to have his or her own website. This has provided the necessary boost to reseller hosting and it occupies a vital place in the market. The competition in this field is relatively less, so there are no risks or losses. Each company has its own space in the market and so there is ample scope for new developments and breakthroughs.
2) Also there are no comparisons between small and large companies when it comes to reseller hosting. The smaller companies too play a significant role and are equally competent in comparison to the larger ones. The smaller companies are not treated as inferior in this field and prove to be tough contenders. When you buy the reseller plan you are provided with some disk space. You can separate this into a number of accounts and distribute them amongst your clients. You can also decide the amount you charge for each small part that you sell. This leaves a lot of room for profits and monetary gains.
3) You should find out the type of hosting you are interested in. You should also decide the market you want to enter before buying the reseller plan. You should also be aware of the technical aspects like disk space, control panels and bandwidth. If you are interested in purchasing web hosting from any company you should check the reseller plan which they offer for the best features and benefits for you and your clients.
In summary, there are various companies which offer reseller hosting. You can find out more about companies providing services and find which one best suits your needs and interests. Reseller hosting is ideal for those in the field of web designing and those wishing to initiate their own business, both interesting and attractive fields. You can also browse the internet where you will find information about different companies providing these services.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Reseller Hosting
Fighting Off Viruses: Advancements In Antivirus Software Suites
Protecting your computer from a virus is getting harder and harder each day. While it may border on the paranoid, it goes without saying that you can’t leave your guard down for one second. Even corporate giant Microsoft has found its own systems compromised on more than one occasion.
Remember the “good old days”, before the advent of the Internet and downloadable programs? Life was simple then in terms of computer viruses. With the primary way in which a virus could be transmitted being limited to floppy disks, the ability to catch and eradicate the virus was a lot easier. By today’s standards, it used to take quite a while before a virus was able to infect a computer and slow down the system. The antivirus software of that time was typically able to identify and eradicate viruses before they caused too much damage. Additionally, computer users were pretty savvy on how to protect themselves in terms of scanning all floppy disks before copying them to our desktop.
The Internet helped change all that. The Internet provided a conduit by which viruses could move from host to host with lightening speed. No longer could a computer user just worry about floppy disks as points of entry, but they now had to worry about email, email attachments, peer-to-peer file sharing, instant messaging, and software downloads. Today’s viruses can attack through multiple entry points, spread without human intervention, and take full advantage of vulnerabilities within a system or program. With technology advancing everyday, and the convergence of computers with other mobile devices, the potential of new types of threats also increase.
Protecting Your Computer
Luckily, the advancement of antivirus software has kept pace with current virus threats. Antivirus software is essential to a computer’s ability to fend off viruses and other malicious programs. These products are designed to protect against the ability of a virus to enter a computer through email, web browsers, file servers and desktops. Additionally, these programs offer a centralized control feature that handle deployment, configuration and updating.
A computer user should remain diligent and follow a few simple steps to protect against the threat of a virus:
1. Evaluate your current computer security system.
With the threat of a new generation of viruses able to attack in a multitude of ways, the approach of having just one antivirus software version has become outdated. You need to be confident that you have protected all aspects of your computer system from the desktop to the network, and from the gateway to the server. Consider a more comprehensive security system which includes several features including antivirus, firewall, content filtering, and intrusion detection. This type of system will make it more difficult for the virus to penetrate your system.
2. Only install antivirus software created by a well-known, reputable company. Because new viruses erupt daily, it is important that you regularly update your antivirus software. Become familiar with the software’s real-time scan feature and configure it to start automatically each time you boot your computer. This will protect your system by automatically checking your computer each time it is powered up.
3. Make it a habit to always scan all new programs or files no matter from where they originate.
4. Exercise caution when opening binary, Word, or Excel documents of unknown sources especially if they were received during an online chat or as an attachment to an email.
5. Perform regular backups in case your system is corrupted. It may be the only way to recover your data if infected.
Recommended Antivirus Software
There are numerous applications available to consumers. With a little research, you can pick the program that is right for you. Many programs provide a trial version which allows you to download the program and test its abilities. However, be aware that some anti-virus programs can be difficult to uninstall. As a precaution make sure to set up a System Restore point before installing.
Here are a few programs which typically receive high marks in terms of cost, effectiveness, ease of use, and customer service.
The Shield Pro 2005™ provides virus protection and hacker security through ongoing support and updates. When a virus breaks out, The Shield Pro 2005™ promises to provide a patch within 2-3 hours and a fix for the virus within 5 hours. You can set your computer to update viruses weekly and run a complete virus scan.
BitDefender 9 Standard provides antivirus protection, as well as Peer-2-Peer Applications protection, full email protection, and heuristics in a virtual environment. This provides a new security layer that keeps the operating system safe from unknown viruses by detecting malicious pieces of code for which signatures have not been released yet.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 program is simple to install and use. The user only needs to choose from three levels of protection. It allows updates as frequently as every hour while promising not to disrupt your computer. The program also offers a two-tier email protection feature and round-the-clock technical support.
PC-cillin Internet Security combines antivirus security and a personal firewall—for comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, and hackers. It also detects and removes spyware and blocks spam. It even guards against identity theft by blocking phishing and pharming attacks.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a free downloadable antivirus program that has received high marks for its reliability. In the past, free downloadable antivirus programs have been viewed skeptically because of issues relating to its reliability. However, AVG from Grisoft, remains one of the best-known free anti-virus programs available. While AVG can not be installed on a server operating system and there is no technical support, it still makes a good choice for many home computer users. The best part is that since it is free, you can try it with no further obligation necessary.
Remember the “good old days”, before the advent of the Internet and downloadable programs? Life was simple then in terms of computer viruses. With the primary way in which a virus could be transmitted being limited to floppy disks, the ability to catch and eradicate the virus was a lot easier. By today’s standards, it used to take quite a while before a virus was able to infect a computer and slow down the system. The antivirus software of that time was typically able to identify and eradicate viruses before they caused too much damage. Additionally, computer users were pretty savvy on how to protect themselves in terms of scanning all floppy disks before copying them to our desktop.
The Internet helped change all that. The Internet provided a conduit by which viruses could move from host to host with lightening speed. No longer could a computer user just worry about floppy disks as points of entry, but they now had to worry about email, email attachments, peer-to-peer file sharing, instant messaging, and software downloads. Today’s viruses can attack through multiple entry points, spread without human intervention, and take full advantage of vulnerabilities within a system or program. With technology advancing everyday, and the convergence of computers with other mobile devices, the potential of new types of threats also increase.
Protecting Your Computer
Luckily, the advancement of antivirus software has kept pace with current virus threats. Antivirus software is essential to a computer’s ability to fend off viruses and other malicious programs. These products are designed to protect against the ability of a virus to enter a computer through email, web browsers, file servers and desktops. Additionally, these programs offer a centralized control feature that handle deployment, configuration and updating.
A computer user should remain diligent and follow a few simple steps to protect against the threat of a virus:
1. Evaluate your current computer security system.
With the threat of a new generation of viruses able to attack in a multitude of ways, the approach of having just one antivirus software version has become outdated. You need to be confident that you have protected all aspects of your computer system from the desktop to the network, and from the gateway to the server. Consider a more comprehensive security system which includes several features including antivirus, firewall, content filtering, and intrusion detection. This type of system will make it more difficult for the virus to penetrate your system.
2. Only install antivirus software created by a well-known, reputable company. Because new viruses erupt daily, it is important that you regularly update your antivirus software. Become familiar with the software’s real-time scan feature and configure it to start automatically each time you boot your computer. This will protect your system by automatically checking your computer each time it is powered up.
3. Make it a habit to always scan all new programs or files no matter from where they originate.
4. Exercise caution when opening binary, Word, or Excel documents of unknown sources especially if they were received during an online chat or as an attachment to an email.
5. Perform regular backups in case your system is corrupted. It may be the only way to recover your data if infected.
Recommended Antivirus Software
There are numerous applications available to consumers. With a little research, you can pick the program that is right for you. Many programs provide a trial version which allows you to download the program and test its abilities. However, be aware that some anti-virus programs can be difficult to uninstall. As a precaution make sure to set up a System Restore point before installing.
Here are a few programs which typically receive high marks in terms of cost, effectiveness, ease of use, and customer service.
The Shield Pro 2005™ provides virus protection and hacker security through ongoing support and updates. When a virus breaks out, The Shield Pro 2005™ promises to provide a patch within 2-3 hours and a fix for the virus within 5 hours. You can set your computer to update viruses weekly and run a complete virus scan.
BitDefender 9 Standard provides antivirus protection, as well as Peer-2-Peer Applications protection, full email protection, and heuristics in a virtual environment. This provides a new security layer that keeps the operating system safe from unknown viruses by detecting malicious pieces of code for which signatures have not been released yet.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 program is simple to install and use. The user only needs to choose from three levels of protection. It allows updates as frequently as every hour while promising not to disrupt your computer. The program also offers a two-tier email protection feature and round-the-clock technical support.
PC-cillin Internet Security combines antivirus security and a personal firewall—for comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, and hackers. It also detects and removes spyware and blocks spam. It even guards against identity theft by blocking phishing and pharming attacks.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a free downloadable antivirus program that has received high marks for its reliability. In the past, free downloadable antivirus programs have been viewed skeptically because of issues relating to its reliability. However, AVG from Grisoft, remains one of the best-known free anti-virus programs available. While AVG can not be installed on a server operating system and there is no technical support, it still makes a good choice for many home computer users. The best part is that since it is free, you can try it with no further obligation necessary.
How does anti-virus software work?
An anti-virus software program is a computer program that can be used to scan files to identify and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware).
Anti-virus software typically uses two different techniques to accomplish this:
Anti-virus software typically uses two different techniques to accomplish this:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Useful Key Commands
While working with computers for the purpose of writing reports and sometime surfing Internet, I have been frequently using certain key commands or key combination that I found very useful and I wanted to share them here. Hoepfully they will be helpful to general users in daily applications, writing notes or reports or surfing Internet..
Most commonly used short commands are:
• Ctrl+Home : Go to top of a document
• Ctrl+End : Go to end of a document
• Ctrl+L : Go to/Begin from left end of a line
• Ctrl+R : Go to/Begin from right end of a line
• Ctrl+E : Go to/Begin from center of a line
• Ctrl+J : Justification of text/paragraph
• Ctrl+A : Select the whole file/text/document
• Ctrl+C : Copy selected portion/file/text/document
• Ctrl+V : Paste selected portion/file/text/document
• Ctrl+Z : To undo command/commands and also to undo auto commands that often appear while typing in words document but are not needed.
• Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+j : To justify the whole text/document in one go
• Shift+Home : To select part of line left of cursor
• Shift+End : To select part of line right of cursor
• End Key : Go to end of a line
• Home Key : Go to start of a line
• Alt+OE : To change the case of selected portion from small to capital letters
Each of these tasks can be done with the mouse, but each one requires the user to leave the keyboard for the mouse and then comeback which in the long run is very time consuming. It might take some getting used to, but with practice you will notice these keyboard shortcuts are much faster.
Most commonly used short commands are:
• Ctrl+Home : Go to top of a document
• Ctrl+End : Go to end of a document
• Ctrl+L : Go to/Begin from left end of a line
• Ctrl+R : Go to/Begin from right end of a line
• Ctrl+E : Go to/Begin from center of a line
• Ctrl+J : Justification of text/paragraph
• Ctrl+A : Select the whole file/text/document
• Ctrl+C : Copy selected portion/file/text/document
• Ctrl+V : Paste selected portion/file/text/document
• Ctrl+Z : To undo command/commands and also to undo auto commands that often appear while typing in words document but are not needed.
• Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+j : To justify the whole text/document in one go
• Shift+Home : To select part of line left of cursor
• Shift+End : To select part of line right of cursor
• End Key : Go to end of a line
• Home Key : Go to start of a line
• Alt+OE : To change the case of selected portion from small to capital letters
Each of these tasks can be done with the mouse, but each one requires the user to leave the keyboard for the mouse and then comeback which in the long run is very time consuming. It might take some getting used to, but with practice you will notice these keyboard shortcuts are much faster.
y Writer 2
Novel writers know that standard word processors, such as WordPerfect or MS Word, aren’t always the best tool to use in crafting their masterpieces.
Those programs just aren’t made to keep track of the data that goes into writing a novel, and are feature-overkill for what writers need. Commercial software for writing novel exists, but is often expensive, or even, for those who aren’t yet getting paid for their writing, out of reach financially.
Those programs just aren’t made to keep track of the data that goes into writing a novel, and are feature-overkill for what writers need. Commercial software for writing novel exists, but is often expensive, or even, for those who aren’t yet getting paid for their writing, out of reach financially.
Enter y Writer from Spacejock Software. It’s free, well thought out software crafted specifically for writers of novels and short stories. y Writer 2 is the current version, and y Writer 3 beta is available, too.
The download is only 3 MB, and the program installs under anything from Win 95 or Win98 and above. (I’ve got it on Win98 and WinXP machines.) With a driver downloaded from the y Writer website, you can even install it as a portable app on a USB flash drive, for portable writing wherever you can find a computer. Working the program is easy.
A wizard helps create your first project. Then add chapters, characters, scenes to build your novel from initial outline to finished product. Scenes and chapters can be added, moved and deleted as your work progresses.
A storyboard allows you to see how the storyline of each character progresses. Once you’re done, you can export your work to many text formats: html, text, rtf, and even NaNoWriMo obfuscated, for those who take part in National Novel Writing Month held each November.
Microsoft Popfly
Microsoft Popfly is based on their Silverlight software (their version of flash).
The alpha release has a drag-and-drop mashup creator that is really amazing. Elements of the mashups are called ‘blocks’, and you can drag blocks onto the desktop and connect them. Information items are selected from drop-down menus - no programming language required. One of the drawbacks at this early stage is that they don’t play nicely with existing flash files, so some of the potential mashups give an error message (example - library book photos do not display). There are currently more than 250 blocks (data sources) to ‘mash’ with, so that’s quite a nice little sandbox for developers.
The alpha release has a drag-and-drop mashup creator that is really amazing. Elements of the mashups are called ‘blocks’, and you can drag blocks onto the desktop and connect them. Information items are selected from drop-down menus - no programming language required. One of the drawbacks at this early stage is that they don’t play nicely with existing flash files, so some of the potential mashups give an error message (example - library book photos do not display). There are currently more than 250 blocks (data sources) to ‘mash’ with, so that’s quite a nice little sandbox for developers.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Adobe After Effects
After Effects is a very powerful solution for doing titles and visual effects on digital video, including Chroma Keying (e.g. green screen) and masking.
It also manages to make many great looking effects very easy to implement into your videos. After Effects is extremely powerful, and I found it very easy to use, especially because the help file is so robust. If you want to do anything, it’s so easy just to go into the help file, and look for what it is you want to do. It is also very straight forward, so even without using the help, it is obvious that things like titles, will be in the “Titles” menu. The effects, like chroma key, are also very easy to implement, with straight forward things like drag and drop throughout every element. Of course, because it is so powerful it has rather high system requirements, and can only be run on high end systems. Besides that, it is an essential program for anybody who is serious about doing great effects, or editing digital video. It is definitely worth the high price tag.
It also manages to make many great looking effects very easy to implement into your videos. After Effects is extremely powerful, and I found it very easy to use, especially because the help file is so robust. If you want to do anything, it’s so easy just to go into the help file, and look for what it is you want to do. It is also very straight forward, so even without using the help, it is obvious that things like titles, will be in the “Titles” menu. The effects, like chroma key, are also very easy to implement, with straight forward things like drag and drop throughout every element. Of course, because it is so powerful it has rather high system requirements, and can only be run on high end systems. Besides that, it is an essential program for anybody who is serious about doing great effects, or editing digital video. It is definitely worth the high price tag.
Windows XP Shutdown Shortcuts
Are scheduled defragmentation sessions, downloads, or file transfers keeping you up because you’d like to turn off your computer when they’re done?
Are you frustrated when you click Shut Down on your Windows machine but nothing happens? To have better control of your shutdown procedures, I recommend using the command line. This will allow you to have the computer turn itself off at a specified time, to force shutdowns of Windows no matter which program is “hanging”, restart your computer, log off, and even potentially shut down or restart a network computer for which you have administrative rights.
Are you frustrated when you click Shut Down on your Windows machine but nothing happens? To have better control of your shutdown procedures, I recommend using the command line. This will allow you to have the computer turn itself off at a specified time, to force shutdowns of Windows no matter which program is “hanging”, restart your computer, log off, and even potentially shut down or restart a network computer for which you have administrative rights.
You can enter this command by clicking Start > Run. Type the command “shutdown” without the quotes and modify it with any of the following parameters or arguments:
- shutdown -i will display a simple graphical interface for shutting down, logging off, or restarting network computers.
- shutdown -l will log your computer off
- shutdown -s the most common variant of this command, this simply shuts down your computer the usual way
- shutdown -r shut down and restart the computer shutdown -a will abort a shut down procedure (if there is a still a countdown running to the shutdown; this command *cannot* be used to halt a shutdown in progress)
- shutdown -f begins a forced shutdown, kills hanging tasks as soon as the command is issued
- shutdown -t ?? replace the question marks with any number of seconds, up to an 8-digit integer (this means you can have your computer shutdown from 0 seconds up to roughly 1157 days, or 3 years and 2 months in the future.)
- shutdown -c if you have scheduled a shutdown, logoff, or restart, you may use 127 characters or less to inform the user about the reason for the shutdown
- These parameters can be applied as a string. For example, if I wished to shut down my computer 4 hours and 30 minutes from now, and to ensure that it did not hang and thus stay on until morning, I would click Start, then Run, then I’d enter “shutdown -s -f -t 16200″ without the quotes. Likewise, if I got up during the night and decided that I should keep the computer on after all, I’d enter the command “shutdown -a” while the timer was still on. The -t ?? parameter is very useful, and can be applied in conjunction with almost any other parameter.
- Please note that arguments for the shutdown command need to be issued in this order: -i -l -s -r -a -f -t ?? -c This means that if you wanted to combine a comment code with a forced restart command and a timer, you’d have to write the string in this fashion: “shutdown -r -f -t ?? -c ???” with the question marks replaced by values
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Faststone Image Viewer
Faststone Image Viewer is compact piece of software developed for your image viewing needs.
It’s very small (installation file is about 3mb) and is fast when working with images. It shows them either in thumbnails or listed icons and it has quality filebrowser. When you open the image you can zoom it with the left mouse click which is a great option because of it’s speed and quality (zoomed image isn’t very pixely) To summarize - a great program which will save your time and nerves when working with.
It’s very small (installation file is about 3mb) and is fast when working with images. It shows them either in thumbnails or listed icons and it has quality filebrowser. When you open the image you can zoom it with the left mouse click which is a great option because of it’s speed and quality (zoomed image isn’t very pixely) To summarize - a great program which will save your time and nerves when working with.
Cobian Backup
Have you ever lost your files? Well, here’s a little program that will help you save those files before that happens again.
With Cobian Backup you can store your files in your hard drive making frequent background backups of some or all of your files! You can customize different tasks for all those things we bury into our hard drives. It is one of the simplest, versatile and quickest backup programs you will find. Plus you only have to set it up once and it will do its numerous tasks stealthily without you even noticing.
With Cobian Backup you can store your files in your hard drive making frequent background backups of some or all of your files! You can customize different tasks for all those things we bury into our hard drives. It is one of the simplest, versatile and quickest backup programs you will find. Plus you only have to set it up once and it will do its numerous tasks stealthily without you even noticing.
- Download Cobian Backup 8 Version 8 Black Moon For Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista Latest version: 8.4.0.198
- Download Cobian Backup 7 Version 7 Luz de Luna For Windows 95*, 98, ME, Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Latest version: 7.6.0.353
Top Ten Firefox Add-ons
My top ten Firefox Add-ons:
- Torrent Finder Toolbar: For all of you who like to play in the dark side of town downloading stuff you should not…
- ChatZilla: Not the best ICQ software but the fact that it embed in Firefox make it a must have you don’t have to install a full ICQ software just install this Add-ons.
- Flashgot: With Flashgot you can snatch video from Youtube or do all sorts of interesting thing and it even synchronize with Bitcomet.
- Gmail Space: Transform a Gmail account into an online hard drive!
- IE Tab: Some site does not support Firefox very well IE Tab takes care of that. They improve it recently or it would not have made this top ten.
- Wizz RSS News Reader: A solid RSS reader.
- Foxytune: Control Winamp and any supported audio player from Firefox.
- My Stickies: Use it to make Post-it note right on a webpage. Come back to that page the notes are still there! (I would have ranked it higher but it not working for now with recent Firefox version.)
- G Preview: Insert a preview of pages when you do research with G or Yahoo I just discover it bur I can already tell it going to be a must have soon.
- QuickZoom-CM: It QuickZoom but for Firefox 3 it does the same thing allowing you to make the text bigger or smaller with a fast keyboard command (ctrl++ and ctrl+-)
Right Click Not Working
This isn’t one of my usual posts, but since it infuriated me so much while writing the previous post I thought I might as well right about it since I was here in my blog anyway.
While I was trying to copy and paste in my links, my right click button on my mouse stopped working. I was no longer able to simple right click and “copy” or “copy shortcut”. I had to use the Edit>Copy menu items. I dont’ know why, but this infuriated me to no end. My mouse is lucky to be in one piece. It’s still not working and after I reboot if it doesn’t see fit to cooperate my wife and I will have another piece of office equipment to go Office Space on! (I wish I had made a tape of us destroying my old fax machine!)
While I was trying to copy and paste in my links, my right click button on my mouse stopped working. I was no longer able to simple right click and “copy” or “copy shortcut”. I had to use the Edit>Copy menu items. I dont’ know why, but this infuriated me to no end. My mouse is lucky to be in one piece. It’s still not working and after I reboot if it doesn’t see fit to cooperate my wife and I will have another piece of office equipment to go Office Space on! (I wish I had made a tape of us destroying my old fax machine!)
Friday, March 28, 2008
FBI Suspects Chinese Hackers Damaged Darfur Site
The FBI is looking into a China-based hack of servers at the Save Darfur Coalition.
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a possible China connection in the hack of a nonprofit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region.
The Save Darfur Coalition called in the FBI earlier this week after discovering that someone had gained unauthorized access to its e-mail and Web server, according to Allyn Brooks-LaSure, a spokesman with the group.
Brooks-LaSure doesn't know who is behind the attacks, but he said the Internet Protocol addresses of the computers that had hacked his organization were from China. "Someone in Beijing is trying to send us a message," he said.
The hackers seemed to be primarily interested in gathering data on his group, Brooks-LaSure said. Save Darfur has been trying to get China to pressure Sudan's government into stopping the mass killings in Darfur's ongoing civil war. China is one of Sudan's largest trading partners.
Computers in China have been the source of many attacks in recent years, although security experts say that sometimes China-based machines are simply used as jumping-off points for attackers who actually reside in other countries such as the U.S. or Russia.
Groups that work with Save Darfur may have also been hit, Brooks-LaSure said. Some partner organizations have been the subject of very targeted e-mail attacks over the past few weeks that have tried to trick workers into opening malicious documents or visiting malicious Web sites. These are both common ways of installing unauthorized software on a victim's computer.
This type of targeted e-mail attack was recently employed by attackers looking to infect people on a pro-Tibet mailing list. Victims who opened what appeared to be a statement of solidarity for the people of Tibet were secretly hit with attack code that exploited a flaw in Adobe's Acrobat software, said security researchers at F-Secure in a blog posting.
"It looked like it was coming from the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). However, the e-mail headers were forged and the mail was coming from somewhere else altogether," wrote F-Secure.
Many pro-Tibet organizations have been targeted with these types of attacks in recent months, the company added. "This is not an isolated incident. Far from it," the company said. "These e-mails have been sent to mailing lists, private forums and directly to persons working inside pro-Tibet groups. Some individuals have received targeted attacks like this several times a month."
A similar type of attack was used last month to infect computers at a committee working on security at the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
Members of that committee were infected by a malicious Microsoft Word document that they then forwarded to other organizations, according to MessageLabs researcher Maksym Schipka. In that case, "the bad guys did not have to hack into the good guy's mail server, all they had to do was persuade them that the document was something interesting so that the good guys themselves would forward it on," he said.
It is not clear that there is any connection between the attack reported by MessageLabs and that reported by Save Darfur.
When contacted Friday regarding the Save Darfur incident, FBI Spokeswoman Debbie Weierman confirmed that the law enforcement agency was "looking into the matter."
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a possible China connection in the hack of a nonprofit group created to draw attention to the ongoing genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region.
The Save Darfur Coalition called in the FBI earlier this week after discovering that someone had gained unauthorized access to its e-mail and Web server, according to Allyn Brooks-LaSure, a spokesman with the group.
Brooks-LaSure doesn't know who is behind the attacks, but he said the Internet Protocol addresses of the computers that had hacked his organization were from China. "Someone in Beijing is trying to send us a message," he said.
The hackers seemed to be primarily interested in gathering data on his group, Brooks-LaSure said. Save Darfur has been trying to get China to pressure Sudan's government into stopping the mass killings in Darfur's ongoing civil war. China is one of Sudan's largest trading partners.
Computers in China have been the source of many attacks in recent years, although security experts say that sometimes China-based machines are simply used as jumping-off points for attackers who actually reside in other countries such as the U.S. or Russia.
Groups that work with Save Darfur may have also been hit, Brooks-LaSure said. Some partner organizations have been the subject of very targeted e-mail attacks over the past few weeks that have tried to trick workers into opening malicious documents or visiting malicious Web sites. These are both common ways of installing unauthorized software on a victim's computer.
This type of targeted e-mail attack was recently employed by attackers looking to infect people on a pro-Tibet mailing list. Victims who opened what appeared to be a statement of solidarity for the people of Tibet were secretly hit with attack code that exploited a flaw in Adobe's Acrobat software, said security researchers at F-Secure in a blog posting.
"It looked like it was coming from the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). However, the e-mail headers were forged and the mail was coming from somewhere else altogether," wrote F-Secure.
Many pro-Tibet organizations have been targeted with these types of attacks in recent months, the company added. "This is not an isolated incident. Far from it," the company said. "These e-mails have been sent to mailing lists, private forums and directly to persons working inside pro-Tibet groups. Some individuals have received targeted attacks like this several times a month."
A similar type of attack was used last month to infect computers at a committee working on security at the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
Members of that committee were infected by a malicious Microsoft Word document that they then forwarded to other organizations, according to MessageLabs researcher Maksym Schipka. In that case, "the bad guys did not have to hack into the good guy's mail server, all they had to do was persuade them that the document was something interesting so that the good guys themselves would forward it on," he said.
It is not clear that there is any connection between the attack reported by MessageLabs and that reported by Save Darfur.
When contacted Friday regarding the Save Darfur incident, FBI Spokeswoman Debbie Weierman confirmed that the law enforcement agency was "looking into the matter."
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Choosing Your Web Host
It isn’t easy trying to choose the correct and best web hosting plan to best suit your needs. Even though there are so many web-hosting companies out there, some thought and careful consideration should be implemented.
It isn’t easy trying to choose the correct and best web hosting plan to best suit your needs. Even though there are so many web-hosting companies out there, some thought and careful consideration should be implemented. Two things you don’t want are:
You don’t want to end up having to pay for extra features that you realise afterwards you needed.
You don’t want your sites not showing up on the Internet due to excessive downtime by your hosting providers servers.
When choosing your web host you also need to consider your requirements. You will need to consider:
How many websites will you need?
How much disk space and bandwidth do you need?
What extras will you need eg email with auto-responders included?
How much do you want to spend on web hosting?
You should compare at least 5 hosting providers to see what they are offering. Here’s what you should look for.
A reasonable price for your needs - usually a monthly fee.
Disk space and Bandwidth allowance – is your site or sites going to have audio, video or downloadable material?
How Many Domains – look for unlimited.
Sub Domains – look for unlimited.
Does it have an in-built Website Builder? Comes in very handy if you don’t know much about building websites.
24/7 email and phone support – this is important. Not everyone has this.
At least a 99.5% uptime 99.9% is best
Free set-up – no hidden charges.
Unlimited email accounts allowed.
FTP accounts.
Auto-responders included – you don’t want to pay extra to add on an auto-responder later.
Compare all other special features even though you believe you may not need them like
CGI.
FrontPage.
Streaming Audio and Video.
Hotlink protection.
Web stats.
When choosing a web host it’s important you take your time to compare hosting plans before you make the decision. There are some out there that are absolutely useless at web hosting, remember that anyone can become a web host. Your best bet is to go with a company that has been around a few years. Search for online reviews on the company you are considering.
If you are considering a new web host I would recommend you include http://www.hostgator.bloggers.guide.com in your list of 5 web hosts to compare. – Visit the link. Go to “WEBHOSTING” Take a look at the plans – and when you make the comparison you’ll find that they will come out on top.
About Author
David O Connell – Are You Looking for the perfect web host? Here they are http://www.hostgator.bloggers-guide.com
How to Start and Maintain Successful Revenue pulling Blogs – www.bloggers-guide.com
It isn’t easy trying to choose the correct and best web hosting plan to best suit your needs. Even though there are so many web-hosting companies out there, some thought and careful consideration should be implemented. Two things you don’t want are:
You don’t want to end up having to pay for extra features that you realise afterwards you needed.
You don’t want your sites not showing up on the Internet due to excessive downtime by your hosting providers servers.
When choosing your web host you also need to consider your requirements. You will need to consider:
How many websites will you need?
How much disk space and bandwidth do you need?
What extras will you need eg email with auto-responders included?
How much do you want to spend on web hosting?
You should compare at least 5 hosting providers to see what they are offering. Here’s what you should look for.
A reasonable price for your needs - usually a monthly fee.
Disk space and Bandwidth allowance – is your site or sites going to have audio, video or downloadable material?
How Many Domains – look for unlimited.
Sub Domains – look for unlimited.
Does it have an in-built Website Builder? Comes in very handy if you don’t know much about building websites.
24/7 email and phone support – this is important. Not everyone has this.
At least a 99.5% uptime 99.9% is best
Free set-up – no hidden charges.
Unlimited email accounts allowed.
FTP accounts.
Auto-responders included – you don’t want to pay extra to add on an auto-responder later.
Compare all other special features even though you believe you may not need them like
CGI.
FrontPage.
Streaming Audio and Video.
Hotlink protection.
Web stats.
When choosing a web host it’s important you take your time to compare hosting plans before you make the decision. There are some out there that are absolutely useless at web hosting, remember that anyone can become a web host. Your best bet is to go with a company that has been around a few years. Search for online reviews on the company you are considering.
If you are considering a new web host I would recommend you include http://www.hostgator.bloggers.guide.com in your list of 5 web hosts to compare. – Visit the link. Go to “WEBHOSTING” Take a look at the plans – and when you make the comparison you’ll find that they will come out on top.
About Author
David O Connell – Are You Looking for the perfect web host? Here they are http://www.hostgator.bloggers-guide.com
How to Start and Maintain Successful Revenue pulling Blogs – www.bloggers-guide.com
Don’t Hold Yourself Back From Success
Author: Noah St Jhon
You are not holding yourself back from success because you don't know "how to succeed". You are holding yourself back from the success you are capable of, because you have more Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success than Conscious Why-To's of Success.
Every human being wants to succeed – on the Conscious level.
But because you have Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success hidden beneath the surface of your mind, it's like you are running a race with a giant rubber band around your waist going back to the start line. This causes what I call The Roller Coaster Effect: let's say one month, you make a lot of money. What invariably happens? That's when the fear sets in!
So you then do something that outwardly doesn't make any sense, but now that you know how your mind operates, makes perfect sense: you stop doing what works.
When you get to the top of the roller coaster, you feel the feeling referred to as "the fear of success." But a feeling is merely a result of something inside you – the way you perceive the situation. If you were to change your perception, you would change that feeling. And you would never experience the so-called "fear of success" ever again.
A feeling is a result, not a cause. And what causes the so-called "fear of success" or "foot on the brake syndrome"? Your inner, hidden, Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success.
You are not holding yourself back from success because you don't know "how to succeed". You are holding yourself back from the success you are capable of, because you have more Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success than Conscious Why-To's of Success.
Now, traditional success programs teach you "how to succeed". And that's a good thing, right? I mean, if you want to do something, it's good to know how to do it. And we all want to succeed, right?
So all we would need to do is learn "how to succeed" and we'll all be successful.
About Author
On the night of October 20, 1997, a 30-year-old religious studies major named Noah St. John had an epiphany that changed his life. While attending a seminar, he suddenly realized the real, hidden reason so many smart, talented, motivated people stop themselves from success – and saw it had nothing to do with goal-setting, "motivation" or anything being taught in traditional success literature. That very night, with no formal education in business, Noah decided to form a company to teach people around the world the simple steps that remove the hidden barriers to success. Find out more at http://www.successclinic.com.
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-noah-st-jhon-8379.html
You are not holding yourself back from success because you don't know "how to succeed". You are holding yourself back from the success you are capable of, because you have more Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success than Conscious Why-To's of Success.
Every human being wants to succeed – on the Conscious level.
But because you have Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success hidden beneath the surface of your mind, it's like you are running a race with a giant rubber band around your waist going back to the start line. This causes what I call The Roller Coaster Effect: let's say one month, you make a lot of money. What invariably happens? That's when the fear sets in!
So you then do something that outwardly doesn't make any sense, but now that you know how your mind operates, makes perfect sense: you stop doing what works.
When you get to the top of the roller coaster, you feel the feeling referred to as "the fear of success." But a feeling is merely a result of something inside you – the way you perceive the situation. If you were to change your perception, you would change that feeling. And you would never experience the so-called "fear of success" ever again.
A feeling is a result, not a cause. And what causes the so-called "fear of success" or "foot on the brake syndrome"? Your inner, hidden, Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success.
You are not holding yourself back from success because you don't know "how to succeed". You are holding yourself back from the success you are capable of, because you have more Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success than Conscious Why-To's of Success.
Now, traditional success programs teach you "how to succeed". And that's a good thing, right? I mean, if you want to do something, it's good to know how to do it. And we all want to succeed, right?
So all we would need to do is learn "how to succeed" and we'll all be successful.
About Author
On the night of October 20, 1997, a 30-year-old religious studies major named Noah St. John had an epiphany that changed his life. While attending a seminar, he suddenly realized the real, hidden reason so many smart, talented, motivated people stop themselves from success – and saw it had nothing to do with goal-setting, "motivation" or anything being taught in traditional success literature. That very night, with no formal education in business, Noah decided to form a company to teach people around the world the simple steps that remove the hidden barriers to success. Find out more at http://www.successclinic.com.
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-noah-st-jhon-8379.html
Features of Online Computer Support
Author: Samuel4u5
Computers have become common thing of utility in homes and offices around the world. But most people don't know much about the way to handle computer complexities. They are not well acquainted with the right troubleshooting process. The situation creates a need to call expert computer technicians.
Computers have become common thing of utility in homes and offices around the world. But most people don't know much about the way to handle computer complexities. They are not well acquainted with the right troubleshooting process. The situation creates a need to call expert computer technicians.
Calling a technician for computer repair is not always easy. You could spend hours just waiting to get to a technician. You may also need to take appointments week ago and then keep waiting for your turn. Well! The name that has emerged as a boon for computer enthusiasts is computer support. It does not let you down at the time you require immediate solutions for your nasty PC errors.
What attracts computer users towards availing online computer support is its 24x7 availability, which is nowhere else to found. You can a comprehensive array of services with computer support providers. Whether it's about PC optimization, troubleshooting PC problems, antivirus installation, increasing speed of the Internet, or any other, you are always welcomed by these resources.
Another aspect offered by computer support technicians is their matchless expertise. These people are either Microsoft Certified Experts or experienced computer engineers. They hold in-depth knowledge about PC and its related problems. Apart from buying any computer services from these online resources you may consult them for any tech help. Unlike any physical computer repair shop, online computer help techs do not charge you until they resolve your PC problem.
Searching for any good online computer support vendor is no difficult. Search them on the Internet by entering keywords such as online computer support, PC repair, instant PC help, Computer optimization, and alike. Although, there is no dearth of good Online Tech Support vendors but you must check its reputation before opting for any. Also, see for the scope of service.
About Author
Samuel John is an Online Technical Support Executive for Iyogi who provides detailed information on Computer Support, Online Technical Support, PC Repair Services, Computer Repair, 24/7 Support, Spyware Removal, Install Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware etc.
Article
Source: http://www.1888articles.com
Computers have become common thing of utility in homes and offices around the world. But most people don't know much about the way to handle computer complexities. They are not well acquainted with the right troubleshooting process. The situation creates a need to call expert computer technicians.
Computers have become common thing of utility in homes and offices around the world. But most people don't know much about the way to handle computer complexities. They are not well acquainted with the right troubleshooting process. The situation creates a need to call expert computer technicians.
Calling a technician for computer repair is not always easy. You could spend hours just waiting to get to a technician. You may also need to take appointments week ago and then keep waiting for your turn. Well! The name that has emerged as a boon for computer enthusiasts is computer support. It does not let you down at the time you require immediate solutions for your nasty PC errors.
What attracts computer users towards availing online computer support is its 24x7 availability, which is nowhere else to found. You can a comprehensive array of services with computer support providers. Whether it's about PC optimization, troubleshooting PC problems, antivirus installation, increasing speed of the Internet, or any other, you are always welcomed by these resources.
Another aspect offered by computer support technicians is their matchless expertise. These people are either Microsoft Certified Experts or experienced computer engineers. They hold in-depth knowledge about PC and its related problems. Apart from buying any computer services from these online resources you may consult them for any tech help. Unlike any physical computer repair shop, online computer help techs do not charge you until they resolve your PC problem.
Searching for any good online computer support vendor is no difficult. Search them on the Internet by entering keywords such as online computer support, PC repair, instant PC help, Computer optimization, and alike. Although, there is no dearth of good Online Tech Support vendors but you must check its reputation before opting for any. Also, see for the scope of service.
About Author
Samuel John is an Online Technical Support Executive for Iyogi who provides detailed information on Computer Support, Online Technical Support, PC Repair Services, Computer Repair, 24/7 Support, Spyware Removal, Install Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware etc.
Article
Source: http://www.1888articles.com
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Talking about various features in a web hosting package – ( Part 2)
Author: Web Hosting Geeks
In my previous article, I have already made you familiar with some features which normally a web hosting company would deal with. I am now going to mention some few more features so that you get a better understanding about the entire web hosting package.
In my previous article, I have already made you familiar with some features which normally a web hosting company would deal with. I am now going to mention some few more features so that you get a better understanding about the entire web hosting package which you have purchased from a web hosting company. The features are as follows:
In my previous article, I have already made you familiar with some features which normally a web hosting company would deal with. I am now going to mention some few more features so that you get a better understanding about the entire web hosting package.
In my previous article, I have already made you familiar with some features which normally a web hosting company would deal with. I am now going to mention some few more features so that you get a better understanding about the entire web hosting package which you have purchased from a web hosting company. The features are as follows:
- Customer service or customer support:
Whether you are an expert or a newbie in web hosting, it is essential to have a web host which provides good customer support system. Some of them would prefer to search quick answer without seeking staff. So, if there is huge database, normally it’s searchable. Some web hosting providers come up with a video tutorial facility in order to guide the person step by step in setting up a new account. Good for beginners. If a person is not interested to find the answer of a big pool of database, in that case, he can get the direct answer from someone who knows it. Direct customer support can come in the form of email support, phone support and web chat support. - Reliability and uptime commitment:
You must choose a web hosting provider which is reliable from the uptime point of view. Imagine a situation where your visitors come in contact with your website and suddenly notice that it’s not accessible. In such a case you will definitely lose credibility and you could even lose a sale. If your web hosting provider cannot provide 99% uptime then it time to quit and move on to some who is genuinely reliable. A good web hosting provider will know how to minimize downtime with the help of a good management systems implementation. It is very essential from a web hosting provider to install a redundant back-up system. I mean that if there is any interruption of internet connection, at that time, the alternate internet connection will be in force. There are also sophisticated software being used in order to monitor the uptime of the concerned web host. - Using efficient network facility:
The web server setup and local area networks play an important role in dealing with the speed of data transfer. However, how fast your website gets displayed also depends on the type of network connections. There are so many web hosting providers who still use internet connection through T1 or T3 connections. The top Web hosting companies use optical carrier lines. Usually a T1 line will offer data transfer rate of 1.5 mbps while a T3 type of connection can offer data transfer at a rate of 43 mbps. It all depends on the capabilities of a web hosting provider which is in the form of features that are incorporated within the hosting package. - Popularity to survive as a host:
A web hosting company must be popular in the eyes of the customer. A web hosting company might have the best feature offered and unbeatable customer support and also reliability intact but without a good marketing plan, the company may not survive. These days, there is a lot of competition In the market and a web hosting provider should have sufficient members and also a steady growth of new members in order to survive in this highly competitive industry.
About Author
Web Hosting Geeks provides independent customer reviews of the top web hosting providers, host uptime statistics, best web hosting awards, tutorials, articles and more. For more information about web hosting visit WebHostingGeeks.com.
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-web-hosting-geeks-8961.html
Small Business Web Hosting Advice
Author: David O Connell
For small businesses, a web host that ensures 99% uptime, offers at least 5GB bandwidth each month and one that offers various reports and statistics about the site is essential for the survival.
For small businesses, a web host that ensures 99% uptime, offers at least 5GB bandwidth each month and one that offers various reports and statistics about the site is essential for the survival of the business. As the Internet continues to grow, increased competition, new marketing methods and ensuring excellent quality service to customers are all obstacles that business owners must face in order to turn a profit.
When looking for a web host for your small business, keep in mind the following as these features can make running your business a little easier.
Web Hosting and Web Design in One:
If you have little web design experience, but can't afford to hire a professional web designer, you may have to invest in web design software or subscribe to a web host that offers design templates and more so you can create a website yourself. Many web hosts offer easy to use web site templates, decorative accents and the ability to upload CSS style sheets if you want to create an original look to your site.
For those who are on a strict budget or those who don't have the time to learn HTML code or web design software, the convenience of using the tools provided by a web host are difficult to pass up. Once you design your site, you can easily upload files and make your site go live.
Easy to Use Control Panels:
Control panels and other administrative tools make it easy for you to update your site, upload files, manage email accounts and help you analyze where the majority of your web traffic is coming from. Choosing a web host that includes a control panel that's easy to use will save you time and allow you to have more control over your website.
Encryption and Internet Security:
Having the ability to encrypt certain areas of your site such as customer purchasing histories and order pages is one way to increase the security of your web page. Internet security options such as email and virus protection can help protect information you don't want to be seen by those other than yourself, business partners or employees.
Investing in a web host that provides these security measures and more will make using your site safer for customers and allow you to protect email addresses, credit card numbers and other sensitive information from those who may want to steal it.
File Backup:
Some web hosts offer free daily file backup while others charge a separate fee. Depending on the number of new pages you add, download or want to save each day, this may be a good option for your business.
Even though most people backup their personal files kept on their computer, file backup for your email accounts and other areas should be a priority as well.
When choosing a web host, determine your needs first so you can find a host that will provide enough storage, disk space and bandwidth so your business will be adequately supported.
Hope the above helps some bit. If you need a superior affordable personal or business web host I have to recommend the hostgator link below.
About Author
David O Connell: Looking for the perfect web host? http://www.hostgator.bloggers-guide.com
How to get free targeted traffic to any website www.traffic-supersurge.com
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-david-o-connell-7035.html
For small businesses, a web host that ensures 99% uptime, offers at least 5GB bandwidth each month and one that offers various reports and statistics about the site is essential for the survival.
For small businesses, a web host that ensures 99% uptime, offers at least 5GB bandwidth each month and one that offers various reports and statistics about the site is essential for the survival of the business. As the Internet continues to grow, increased competition, new marketing methods and ensuring excellent quality service to customers are all obstacles that business owners must face in order to turn a profit.
When looking for a web host for your small business, keep in mind the following as these features can make running your business a little easier.
Web Hosting and Web Design in One:
If you have little web design experience, but can't afford to hire a professional web designer, you may have to invest in web design software or subscribe to a web host that offers design templates and more so you can create a website yourself. Many web hosts offer easy to use web site templates, decorative accents and the ability to upload CSS style sheets if you want to create an original look to your site.
For those who are on a strict budget or those who don't have the time to learn HTML code or web design software, the convenience of using the tools provided by a web host are difficult to pass up. Once you design your site, you can easily upload files and make your site go live.
Easy to Use Control Panels:
Control panels and other administrative tools make it easy for you to update your site, upload files, manage email accounts and help you analyze where the majority of your web traffic is coming from. Choosing a web host that includes a control panel that's easy to use will save you time and allow you to have more control over your website.
Encryption and Internet Security:
Having the ability to encrypt certain areas of your site such as customer purchasing histories and order pages is one way to increase the security of your web page. Internet security options such as email and virus protection can help protect information you don't want to be seen by those other than yourself, business partners or employees.
Investing in a web host that provides these security measures and more will make using your site safer for customers and allow you to protect email addresses, credit card numbers and other sensitive information from those who may want to steal it.
File Backup:
Some web hosts offer free daily file backup while others charge a separate fee. Depending on the number of new pages you add, download or want to save each day, this may be a good option for your business.
Even though most people backup their personal files kept on their computer, file backup for your email accounts and other areas should be a priority as well.
When choosing a web host, determine your needs first so you can find a host that will provide enough storage, disk space and bandwidth so your business will be adequately supported.
Hope the above helps some bit. If you need a superior affordable personal or business web host I have to recommend the hostgator link below.
About Author
David O Connell: Looking for the perfect web host? http://www.hostgator.bloggers-guide.com
How to get free targeted traffic to any website www.traffic-supersurge.com
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-david-o-connell-7035.html
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Where to host your website?
It is common to see almost everyone owning a website of some kind or the other. Are you one of them? It is challenging enough to design a website and fill in all the relevant content in it, but your job is left incomplete because you still need to know where to host your website.
It is common to see almost everyone owning a website of some kind or the other. Are you one of them? It is challenging enough to design a website and fill in all the relevant content in it, but your job is left incomplete because you still need to know where to host your website. Well, if you are one of them who want to know where exactly to host your website then in that case this article is made just for you.
It is a normal practice for a newbie webmaster to go for a free hosting plan. Free hosting plans are easy to setup and above all its free of charge. But, one must be aware of the fact that free hosting have their own limitations.
It is common to see almost everyone owning a website of some kind or the other. Are you one of them? It is challenging enough to design a website and fill in all the relevant content in it, but your job is left incomplete because you still need to know where to host your website. Well, if you are one of them who want to know where exactly to host your website then in that case this article is made just for you.
It is a normal practice for a newbie webmaster to go for a free hosting plan. Free hosting plans are easy to setup and above all its free of charge. But, one must be aware of the fact that free hosting have their own limitations.
Mostly, free hosts do not offer features such as FTP access, CGI-BIN, a personal domain name etc. You are given a sub domain name and this will limit your website’s growing potential. In free hosting plans, you are compelled to run banners or pop-up ads on your website. This can create a sort of an obstruction and can disturb the visitors.
These advertisements might irritate the visitors, as a result of which many of them will skip to some other website. Also, most free hosts come up with a limited bandwidth facility. In the case of big traffic, you are likely to exceed the allotted bandwidth and thus your website will be temporarily disabled.
However, I am of the opinion that people who are new to web hosting and want to get a feel of how it works can definitely opt for a free web. A free web host facility is also recommended for those who are planning to host a personal website or a website that is likely to generate revenue.
Now, let us talk about paid web hosting. You will easy find web hosting companies on the internet that charge money for their services. There are various types of paid web hosts which are as follows:
1) “Budget” web host:
This type of web host claims to offer you hosting facility for as less as $1 per month. You need to be very caution with this type of web hosting companies. They even claim to offer 24/7 e-mail support and mostly it turns out to be the other way around. Your emails may never get answered and even if they get answered, mostly they are in generic forum which is useless to you. They rarely have their own web servers and they often tend to resell space on someone else’s web servers and they have no control about the same. Sometimes your website will be down for several days and the company may even not bother to inform you about the situation. However, I must say that all budget web hosts are not bad. I would recommend “Dollarhosting.com”
2) “Mid-range web host:
The word “Mid-range” refers to the price range. These types of web host offer prices and services that fall within the capacity of website owners. Normally, a mid-range web host would normally come up with a package ranging from $5 to $8 per month and they provide facilities such as CGI-BIN, a lot of email addresses, FTP support, statistics of visitor facility and many such others.
A mid-range web host package plan comes with a limited monthly bandwidth package but the limit is set at a higher level and most websites will never reach that limit. It all depends on the level of downloads made and the decent traffic that is seen with regard to a concerned website. If you exceed the limit, your website gets temporarily shut down or you will have to pay bandwidth overage charges. Usually, a mid-range type of web hosting company offers excellent uptime/reliability. In fact, many businesses are running successfully on a mid-range web hosting type.
3) High-end web hosts:
Well, high-end web hosts are meant for those websites which require “high-end” web hosting solutions. Websites which are extremely popular and receive a lot of traffic must choose high-end web hosts. If you require a 100% uptime host then you must choose high-end web hosts. Business related websites often rely on high-end web hosts. The price range for a high-end web hosting facility changes but one can expect it to be in the range of $50 per month to several hundred dollars per month. High-end web hosts offer reliability, bandwidth and all the necessary facility which is required to run a successful web site.
Based on the above mentioned types of web hosts that exist, you can decide accordingly, where to host your website.
About Author
Web Hosting Geeks provides independent customer reviews of the top web hosting providers, host uptime statistics, best web hosting awards, tutorials, articles and more. For more information about web hosting visit www.WebHostingGeeks.com.
Article Source: http://www.1888articles.com/author-web-hosting-geeks-8961.html
Now, let us talk about paid web hosting. You will easy find web hosting companies on the internet that charge money for their services. There are various types of paid web hosts which are as follows:
1) “Budget” web host:
This type of web host claims to offer you hosting facility for as less as $1 per month. You need to be very caution with this type of web hosting companies. They even claim to offer 24/7 e-mail support and mostly it turns out to be the other way around. Your emails may never get answered and even if they get answered, mostly they are in generic forum which is useless to you. They rarely have their own web servers and they often tend to resell space on someone else’s web servers and they have no control about the same. Sometimes your website will be down for several days and the company may even not bother to inform you about the situation. However, I must say that all budget web hosts are not bad. I would recommend “Dollarhosting.com”
2) “Mid-range web host:
The word “Mid-range” refers to the price range. These types of web host offer prices and services that fall within the capacity of website owners. Normally, a mid-range web host would normally come up with a package ranging from $5 to $8 per month and they provide facilities such as CGI-BIN, a lot of email addresses, FTP support, statistics of visitor facility and many such others.
A mid-range web host package plan comes with a limited monthly bandwidth package but the limit is set at a higher level and most websites will never reach that limit. It all depends on the level of downloads made and the decent traffic that is seen with regard to a concerned website. If you exceed the limit, your website gets temporarily shut down or you will have to pay bandwidth overage charges. Usually, a mid-range type of web hosting company offers excellent uptime/reliability. In fact, many businesses are running successfully on a mid-range web hosting type.
3) High-end web hosts:
Well, high-end web hosts are meant for those websites which require “high-end” web hosting solutions. Websites which are extremely popular and receive a lot of traffic must choose high-end web hosts. If you require a 100% uptime host then you must choose high-end web hosts. Business related websites often rely on high-end web hosts. The price range for a high-end web hosting facility changes but one can expect it to be in the range of $50 per month to several hundred dollars per month. High-end web hosts offer reliability, bandwidth and all the necessary facility which is required to run a successful web site.
Based on the above mentioned types of web hosts that exist, you can decide accordingly, where to host your website.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
8 Ways To Host Your Site
There are 8 basic types of the web hosting available in the market today. Hosting even by IT standards, is not considered exciting, if it was a country it would be Belgium. If it was another business it would be fleet car leasing, where shared hosting would be company car pooling.
There are 8 basic types of the web hosting available in the market today. Hosting even by IT standards, is not considered exciting, if it was a country it would be Belgium. If it was another business it would be fleet car leasing, where shared hosting would be company car pooling. Dedicated, leasing of cars to a sales force on a rolling annual rental contract or lease agreement. Like the gold rush in the Sierra Nevada in 49, nobody pays much attention to the stores the picks and shovels, but this is a mistake it can be vital to your sites success. It is crucial to security and in vital if maintaining site integrity, to have a hosting partner who will grow with you and react quickly and decisively to resolve problems when they arise. A good host can even be a source of revenue for your site.
1. Dedicated Server – rental as well as the exclusive use of an internet connection, server and software
2. Shared hosting – Multiple websites are being hosted on just one remote hard drive and server
3. Reseller hosting – reselling of hosting accounts for another web host under a brand of your own. You determine the pricing structure and other aspects of the offer.
4. Virtual Private Server - You are not renting a real server, but you are rather splitting hardware with the other virtual servers running on the same machine. Many self contained virtual server can exist on one rented remote server.
5. Free hosting – Service usually offered by ISP’s or compensated with advertisements on your website. Free hosting usually offers little or no support, bandwidth, space, or the free scripts or site building features you enjoy with shared and dedicated hosting.
6. Managed Hosting - Expanded dedicated web server hosting. In dedicated servers, the client has to take care of his or her own server but in managed hosting, the provider would have the responsibility of doing that Unmanaged Hosting - Total remote control administration of your web server. The server's technical aspects are controlled by the designated administrator which you would select to manage and handle your website information.
7. Colocation – Requires that you to bring your server to the data center of your host.
8. Clustered hosting - Used by the biggest and most important websites, you buy manage and physically house the servers yourself. Clustered means that the same content would be served on a number of servers enabling better redundancy and resource. Works well for Google.
As you can see there are many types of hosting account. Whether you are planning business web hosting or you intend to run a school site or maybe you are simply planning on getting a small hobby site up and running, you have a decision to make, what hosting package do you chose.
This article abstract is published on behalf of www.123ftpdirectory.com an online web services company. We are the one stop web shop, everything you need to set up a site under one roof, we trawl through the web and review the best services and then publish just a select list of web services we try to restrict to just six service providers in each category.
There are 8 basic types of the web hosting available in the market today. Hosting even by IT standards, is not considered exciting, if it was a country it would be Belgium. If it was another business it would be fleet car leasing, where shared hosting would be company car pooling. Dedicated, leasing of cars to a sales force on a rolling annual rental contract or lease agreement. Like the gold rush in the Sierra Nevada in 49, nobody pays much attention to the stores the picks and shovels, but this is a mistake it can be vital to your sites success. It is crucial to security and in vital if maintaining site integrity, to have a hosting partner who will grow with you and react quickly and decisively to resolve problems when they arise. A good host can even be a source of revenue for your site.
1. Dedicated Server – rental as well as the exclusive use of an internet connection, server and software
2. Shared hosting – Multiple websites are being hosted on just one remote hard drive and server
3. Reseller hosting – reselling of hosting accounts for another web host under a brand of your own. You determine the pricing structure and other aspects of the offer.
4. Virtual Private Server - You are not renting a real server, but you are rather splitting hardware with the other virtual servers running on the same machine. Many self contained virtual server can exist on one rented remote server.
5. Free hosting – Service usually offered by ISP’s or compensated with advertisements on your website. Free hosting usually offers little or no support, bandwidth, space, or the free scripts or site building features you enjoy with shared and dedicated hosting.
6. Managed Hosting - Expanded dedicated web server hosting. In dedicated servers, the client has to take care of his or her own server but in managed hosting, the provider would have the responsibility of doing that Unmanaged Hosting - Total remote control administration of your web server. The server's technical aspects are controlled by the designated administrator which you would select to manage and handle your website information.
7. Colocation – Requires that you to bring your server to the data center of your host.
8. Clustered hosting - Used by the biggest and most important websites, you buy manage and physically house the servers yourself. Clustered means that the same content would be served on a number of servers enabling better redundancy and resource. Works well for Google.
As you can see there are many types of hosting account. Whether you are planning business web hosting or you intend to run a school site or maybe you are simply planning on getting a small hobby site up and running, you have a decision to make, what hosting package do you chose.
This article abstract is published on behalf of www.123ftpdirectory.com an online web services company. We are the one stop web shop, everything you need to set up a site under one roof, we trawl through the web and review the best services and then publish just a select list of web services we try to restrict to just six service providers in each category.
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