Archive for January, 2006
· January 24, 2006 at 2:53 pm · Odds & Ends
I’m always happy to hear feedback from folks after I have mentioned them on the Web Hosting Show. I have to say I really like the folks behind iNetpublication. They have the same ideas as I do as far as what the Web hosting industry should do more of in the future. It is a great resource as well for both Web hosts and Web hosting clients.
There’s a lot of hosting news in the wire reports this morning, but that can wait for a few minutes - I’ve got some shameless self-promotion to do. iNetpublication was featured on the Web Hosting Show with Mitch Keeler this morning.
Mitch is a hosting industry veteran turned podcast show rock star, and I’ve been tuning in to his show for a while now. Not only is he on top of the news, but he has a flair for sifting through the bull that comes in off the wire and offering the digested truth.
Check them out, and be sure you let them know that I sent you there. I don’t know if it will get you any special deals, but if anything can be learned dropping names is a great way of making friends.
· January 23, 2006 at 12:03 pm · Odds & Ends
The number one Web hosting podcast across the nation is back on the air, for podcast number 47. After doing nearly 50 shows, what else can be said that the Web Hosting Show hasn’t said before? There are entire continents of the Web hosting world that haven’t even been charted out yet.
HostMySite.com, a leading Web hosting provider announced they doubled the disk space and bandwidth included with shared Web hosting plans free of charge for customers. The increase is the first in a series of feature enhancements and product updates HostMySite.com has planned throughout the year.
There is nothing at all wrong with getting double of what you paid for. As I said a few shows back, you aren’t going to see price drops in 2006, you are going to see hosting plans growing in size and shape. I wonder what else HostMySite.com has planned for the rest of 2006 though?
Web hosting automation solution developer Biztology said on Friday that it had launched its new server control panel Cube Panel.
It has been a while since I have heard about a new control panel out there in the market today. Not much is really happening as far as new features go, so I am excited to see what this Cube Panel will be bringing to the dance.
A vulnerability has been found in the Helm Web hosting control panel, according to a report by security organization Secunia. Helm is the flagship hosting automation solution of UK-based software developer WebHost Automation.
According to the reports, input passed to the “txtEmailAddress” parameter in forgotPassword.asp isn’t properly sanitized before being returned to the user. It is also being said that this is a “less critical” security problem as well, but could then be exploited to carry out cross-site scripting attacks.
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· January 19, 2006 at 4:09 pm · Odds & Ends
I’ve told you about picking the perfect domain name and how to shop for that same domain name. What is next? We have to get that domain name and your Web hosting account talking to each other. We have to set up your new domain name so that when you go to it, it will lead to your Web hosting account.
There are usually two ways this is handled. One is way is when your domain name and Web host are the same and the other is when they are different.
When your Web host and domain name register are the same company, your job is usually a little easier. The reason this is an easier set up is because the domain name registrations and hosting are usually connected in one way or another.
For an example, lets say that you bought your domain name first, then your Web hosting. When you start putting in your information about your account while setting up the Web hosting, they will ask you for your domain name. When you do that, you are connecting the two accounts. Then when the Web hosting account is set up, the Web host has everything they need to get you up and running. Your domain name is already pointing towards your Web host’s DNS settings, so you have no more work here to do.
Now when your Web host and domain name register are different, then you might have a little harder time. When you sign up for your Web hosting, your Web host will give you some DNS numbers that you’ll have to give to your domain name register. These numbers tell your domain name to point towards the Web host’s servers. Once you have those numbers, you can usually sign into your domain name register’s Web site and change the settings from there. It is a little more work, but you can still get to the same destination no matter which way you go.
So there you have it, two of the most popular ways of setting up your domain name to work with your Web hosting account. Next week we will cover a few more domain name tips and tricks I might have left out in the past three weeks. Remember to check out WebHostingShow.com to catch the other domain name specials!
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· January 17, 2006 at 5:30 pm · Odds & Ends
I’ve been rather disappointed with a number of the Web hosting resource lists. It seems like most generally aren’t that great. They have horrible Web sites listed or hardly any Web sites at all. Well, since I didn’t like the selection of choices out there, I decided to make one of my own. This is where the Web Hosting Show’s new Web Hosting Resources Web page comes into play.
Along with your regular categories, I have also listed RSS feeds for each of the Web sites that have one. I know better than anybody it isn’t easy finding Web hosting-related Web sites with RSS syndication. There are a few though you can drop into your favorite feed reader of choice.
· January 17, 2006 at 2:19 pm · Odds & Ends
Subnixus writes, “The chances of you becoming a ‘professional’ blogger and quitting your job is low. So low in fact that you have a better chance of being hit by lightning. All one has to do is look at this from a logical standpoint”. I have to agree with Subnixus on this one.
If I didn’t keep my various side jobs, I wouldn’t be able to make ends meet. Then again, most of my side jobs involve me writing in one way or another, so does that make me an un-professional blogger?
· January 16, 2006 at 2:03 pm · Odds & Ends
You should know by now that I love tweaking with things on the server side. It just becomes second nature when you spend so much of your time inside the Web hosting industry. Well, I’ve found one heck of a good guide for folks out there on and about .htaccess and how to use it to your advantage.
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