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Learn More About Domain Name Jargon

Feb/19 in Web Hosting

I did my first two-part podcast series this week on the Web Hosting Show.  This week, in podcast 180 and 181 we covered some of the most confusing domain name terms you might hear being tossed around inside of the web hosting industry. 

On podcast #180 covered these specific domain terms:

On podcast #181 rounded things out with these domain terms:

I would highly recommend checking out both podcasts, as I think they will be a handy addition to have for anybody who is wanting to learn more about the domain name jargon that is being tossed around. 

For more web hosting podcast fun, talk, help, interviews and more check out webhostingshow.com.  Speaking of which, that project of mine is about to hit the 4 year anniversary mark – so that alone should let you know there is a ton of information posted over there for the newbies all the way to the gurus out there in the web development world.

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Much Love for the Hosting Industry Organization

Jan/22 in Web Hosting

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I am really becoming a big fan of the Hosting Industry group on LinkedIn.  When it was first launched, I mentioned it on the Web Hosting Show podcast, however – I had no idea how useful it would be till now, a few months down the road.  Here recently, I used it to get a few guests lined up for future interviews on the Web Hosting Show – and thus far the response has been really superb.

As much as I like the mix of hosting customers and web hosting professionals meeting in one place, the highlight of this group on LinkedIn is that thus far it is only people who are working in the hosting industry in one way, shape or form.  With that said, it kind of blocks out some of the discussions, such as “Is ‘X’ web host any good?” or “Stay away from ‘X’ as a Web Host, they just robbed me!” and well – you get the idea.

If you want to learn more about the Hosting Industry Organization and the LinkedIn group that is related to it, be sure to check out HostingIndustryOrg.com.

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Mitch in Print During 2008

Dec/22 in Personal, Web Hosting

This year, I set a new record for myself – I made it into print four times!  Now in this digital era, that might not seem like much.  Heck, it might even be a step backwards.  However, holding a magazine with an article you have written inside it still something that gets me all excited.

Here are all the issues of Ping! Zine that I have made an appearance in this year:

+ Download Issue 26 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)

+ Download Issue 27 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)

+ Download Issue 28 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)

+ Download Issue 30 of Ping! Zine (.pdf)

Hopefully they’ll have me back next year too.  If you have never heard of Ping! Zine before, it is a web hosting magazine for web hosting professionals and fans.  One of the two biggest out there in the hosting industry to date.

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Best of the Blogging Scripts

Dec/15 in Web Development Tutorials

Over the past few weeks I have reviewed a ton of blogging script software selections.  Some are good, some are just ok – and some, well I might not have a reason to use them, but you might.

Have any other blogging script suggestions you would like for me to check out?

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WordPress

Dec/12 in Web Development Tutorials

By far, if you want the most bang for your buck, WordPress is the hottest blogging script out there today.  I have spent the past few weeks looking at a lot of WordPress alternatives, but when push comes to shove – thus far nobody does blogging scripts better than WordPress, in my humble opinion.

The install is simple, and famous for being able to be done in 5 minutes or less.  As far as features go, you have link management, post categories, tags, auto-saving of posts, categories, and more.  It would take me days to list them all.

Here is video of WordPress 2.7 doing what it does so well:

You have plugins and themes included too, which means you can customize and add features you might need, but the developers for got about. Here are a few more usual WordPress links that any WordPress fanatic should have handy:

I haven’t had much time yet to really play with an appreciate the newest version of WordPress yet, but from what I have seen thus far – WordPress 2.7 is a great improvement visually over the previous versions.  You can pick up WordPress via WordPress.org.

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Small, Yet Powerful Blogging with Pritlog

Dec/06 in Web Development Tutorials

Pritlog sounds like a knock off cheese log you might be expecting to see from your great aunt Marie this holiday season, however I can confirm, right off the bat, that you are wrong.  Pritlog is an extremely simple (yet powerful) blogging script.

pmwiki-32 Some of the features included are:

  • Archive
  • Comments with users
  • Mail on Comments
  • Reddit
  • Pagination
  • Bbcode by editing html (work around)
  • RSS Feeds
  • List all comments

So it has a lot of the standard bases covered.  It also probably has one of the shortest install documentations I have ever seen.  Another interesting factoid is it does not use or need a MYSQL database and fully works based on flat files.

Have a sold you yet?  Pritlog is totally free and can be downloaded here:

http://hardkap.net/pritlog/pmwiki.php?n=Pritlog.Downloads

Check out the demo, and let me know what you think.  It might be too simple for some – but if you like easy and small, Pritlog is the way to go.

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WordPress Sucks? Try Nucleus CMS

Dec/05 in Web Development Tutorials

Nucleus CMS is like WordPress’s less popular friend, that does all the same things but doesn’t get the same love from the public.  A light, flexible and secure publishing platform, Nucleus CMS is definitely worth check out if you are looking for an alternative blogging platform.

The Nucleus CMS install process isn’t rocket science, so that is defiantly a good thing.  Any basic Linux hosting account should make a good home for it. 

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You can check out more screenshots of Nucleus CMS in action here.  You can also play with the demo too, if you what to try some of the features out for yourself.

Here is a little more about Nucleus CMS from the developers:

Thanks to an international community of sophisticated developers and designers, Nucleus CMS remains simple enough for anyone to learn, and expandable enough to allow you to build almost any web site you can imagine. Nucleus CMS lets you integrate text, images, and user comments in a seamless package that will make your web presence as serious, professional, personal, or fun as you want it to be.

The must for any blogging platform, skins and plugins are both there.  So this means you have even more possibilities when it comes to customizing Nucleus CMS to meet your own needs. 

You can download Nucleus CMS for free, so why not give it a shot?

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Create a Web Page in Seconds with Clutter Me

Nov/04 in Online Apps, Web Development Tutorials

clutterme_316x87Want to quickly make a free web site?  I am all for the simple tools, and Clutter Me is pretty down right simple.

Let us remember, the key word here is simple.  All you have to do is sign up.  After that, you just click anywhere on your page, type and then click somewhere else to save.  Everything you put on the page can be dragged around, and the general troubleshooting tip they give for errors is “refresh the page”.  Simple, right? (Try the DEMO!)

When your ready to publish, you will be given an URL that looks something like clutterme.com/yourname, which is totally understandable for a free service.  If needed though, you can pay them to register a domain name for you.

To check out a little more on the development side of things, be sure to thumb through their blog and check these links for some example creations:

If you are looking for a simple and easy way to put your first page out there on the Web, I would highly recommend giving Clutter Me a shot.

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Saving You Green on Your Hosting Bills

Sep/09 in Web Hosting

Had a very fun podcast this week, all centralized around myself being a big cheapskate.

On today’s edition of the podcast I am going to teach you how to get your dollar’s worth in many different ways.  Do you really need to spend extra cash to add JSP to your hosting account?  Get four money free ways to search the file hosts out there.  All that and so much more on this penny pinching edition of the Web Hosting Show.

Here are a few of the topics we discussed on this week’s show:

  • Ever heard of JSP? What is it?  What Can it Do for Me?
  • 4 More Ways to Search Rapidshare, Megaupload and More!
  • Fundraising to Get Cash for Your Next Web Project
  • Web Site Monitoring with Site24×7.com

Check out Getting Your Dollar’s Worth – Podcast 164 of the Web Hosting Show!  Speaking of penny pinching, if you need another dose of it might also check out Lower Your Hosting Costs – Podcast 160.  Your wallet will thank you!

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iimmgg.com – bad name, good free hosting?

Aug/27 in Free Hosting

I have checked out my fair share of free image hosts out there, but nobody’s name has caught my eye more than iimmgg.com.  I’m just glad I’m not plugging this one on the podcast, due to the fact I am not even sure how to say that. 

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One funny thing I noticed was they have a notice on the upload page saying, “You must be at least 21 years of age.”  Of course they have no way of telling, so don’t worry too much. 

That offer visitor stats, gallery management, editing (via picnik), easy embedding and more.  Looks like all the basic “what should a free hosting service have” boxes have been checked.  After playing with it a ‘bit, iimmgg.com might have a bad name but I think it is yet another good free hosting solution for your images.

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