5 Steps to Getting on the Web
Know you need a website, but have no idea where to start? This step-by-step guide will painlessly walk you through the process. Register a Domain Name Domain Name: A meaningful, easy-to-remember "handle" for addressing computers and information on the Internet. Domain names typically end with a suffix that... Read Full Story
5 Steps to Getting on the Web
Know you need a website, but have no idea where to start? This step-by-step guide will painlessly walk you through the process. Register a Domain Name Domain Name: A meaningful, easy-to-remember "handle" for addressing computers and information on the Internet. Domain names... Read Full Story
Can I Super-Size You?
Can I super-size you? After all, you want the best deal. More is always better, right? Well, more is not always more. Overselling has become a huge problem in the Web hosting industry where offers of hundreds of GB of disk space for under $10 abound! How is this possible when the average shared server hosts 200 customers? If a hosting company were offering 300 GB of disk space, to accommodate all the customers' disk space allowances, the server would need to have a 60,000 GB hard drive. That... Read Full Story
Combating Spam
How many hours a day do you spend sifting through your email trying to separate the legitimate from the spam? Wouldn't you like to send a cyber torpedo to the spammer — give them a taste of their own nonsense? Alas, that is not an option. The volume of unsolicited email being sent increases everyday. The reason: spamming remains economically viable. The spammer has no operating costs beyond the management of their mailing lists, and it is difficult to hold senders accountable. Until there... Read Full Story
Domain Name Prices
Can you really register a domain for $1.99? Reading the fine print reminds me of those fast-talking voice actors reading the disclaimers on the pharmaceutical commercials: "$1.99* Domain Names, Transfers and Renewals! with each and every new, non-domain product you buy. Products must be new to the customer (not currently owned) to qualify. One 1 yr $1.99* .com, .us, .mobi**, .biz, .info, .name, .net, or .org domain per each qualifying product; new, transfer or renewal. Recurring... Read Full Story
Can I Super-Size You?
Can I super-size you? After all, you want the best deal. More is always better, right? Well, more is not always more. Overselling has become a huge problem in the Web hosting industry where offers of hundreds of GB of disk space for under $10 abound! How is this possible when the average shared server hosts 200 customers? If a hosting company were offering 300 GB of disk space, to accommodate all the customers' disk space allowances, the server would need to have a 60,000 GB hard drive. That... Read Full Story
Domain Name Prices
Can you really register a domain for $1.99? Reading the fine print reminds me of those fast-talking voice actors reading the disclaimers on the pharmaceutical commercials: "$1.99* Domain Names, Transfers and Renewals! with each and every new, non-domain product you buy. Products must be new to the customer (not currently owned) to qualify. One 1 yr $1.99* .com, .us, .mobi**, .biz, .info, .name, .net, or .org domain per each qualifying product; new, transfer or renewal. Recurring billing... Read Full Story
Combating Spam
How many hours a day do you spend sifting through your email trying to separate the legitimate from the spam? Wouldn't you like to send a cyber torpedo to the spammer — give them a taste of their own nonsense? Alas, that is not an option. The volume of unsolicited email being sent increases everyday. The reason: spamming remains economically viable. The spammer has no operating costs beyond the management of their mailing lists, and it is difficult to hold senders accountable. Until there... Read Full Story