Guide to Choosing a Free Dedicated Email Client for Windows
You’ve decided that you are tired of using webmail and want to use a desktop-based email client instead. You are certainly not alone; it is often the preferred method of reading email. However, finding a free client which is reliable and has decent support can be a little bit on the daunting side. So let us take a walk together through the world of free Windows-based email clients and see what is out there and what features are available. We will take a look at four different free clients within this article. 1) Windows Live Mail This is perhaps one of the two most used email programs and offers a good deal of functionality. It handles both email protocols (IMAP and POP) as well as having its own calendar and easily integrates Hotmail as a part of its services. The spam and phishing filters with this program are pretty strong and do a decent job of protecting you from harmful content within your email. It also will integrate Windows Live Messenger and will track your RSS Read more...
Web Host iWeb Celebrates First Anniversary of Dedicated Smart Servers
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider iWeb (www.iweb.com) announced on Thursday that it has activated its 3000th Smart Server and is celebrating the first year anniversary of its flagship server. This announcement comes a week after iWeb made changes to its dedicated server management and monitoring packages. Based on its SmartLayer technology, iWeb says its Smart Server eliminates many of the problems associated with the management and use of a dedicated server. Read more...
UK Web Host Fasthosts Launch DS710i DS910i Dedicated Servers
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK web hosting provider Fasthosts Internet (www.fasthosts.co.uk) announced on Thursday it has launched two new servers as part of its Fasthosts Dedicated Server range. The new Fasthosts DS710i and DS910i feature the new Sandy Bridge chipset and Intel Core i5 Processors, providing "faster processing speeds and supreme reliability," said the company. Both solutions can be run via the latest CentOS 6 operating system and Plesk 10, and feature large allowances of storage space, RAM and RAID1 protection. Read more...
Tips for Improving Performance of Your Windows Server 2008 Dedicated Machine
It’s common in the web hosting world to compare the relative benefits of operating systems. This masks an important fact, though: in all cases, they are what you make of them. While there are naturally limits to this (no one is running Commodore 64 web hosting), the little improvements you can make to a machine can add up quickly. This means that whatever drawbacks there are to hosting a dedicated Windows machine (and some say there aren’t as many these days), they can easily be negated with the right adjustments. Here are some of the most common suggestions for improving performance of Windows Server 2008 on your dedicated server: Put the pagefile on a separate drive The “pagefile” is a memory file that Windows treats as virtual memory (does that make it virtual virtual? Oh, never mind). This file is accessed frequently, and so you’re going to want to make sure that it is able to respond quickly. The best way to do this is to have it setup on its Read more...
Dedicated Server Hosting: How to Tell if Your Getting What You Paid For
You’ve shelled out the expenses for a reliable dedicated server for your business. It’s all said and done, and the funds are out of your account. Not only that, but now you’ve got access to the hardware, and have starting uploading your site files. However, how do you really know for sure if you got what you paid for? I mean, you can’t see the hardware yourself, so how do you know your web hosting provider isn’t giving you the finger by cutting corners in the dark? Thanks to the beauty of Linux, and it’s various diagnostic tools, you can figure out pretty quick, actually. Use this guide and the commands held within to run a quick system analysis, a simple way to check if you’re actually sporting the hardware you aught to be. Start With the Proc, Doc: Seriously, the /proc file of your Linux directory is dedicated to nothing but logs, hardware information, and systems analyses. With that in mind, this is your first and best stop to figure out exactly what kind of Read more...
Dedicated Hosting: Managed or Unmanaged?
Here’s the conundrum: You’ve shelled out the extra money for the dedicated server, opening up worlds of business potential and enough bandwidth, storage space, and domain names to rapidly expand. However, just as you’re finalizing your hosting options, there’s one remaining problem to be sorted: Do you stick to managed or unmanaged dedicated server hosting? It’s a complicated affair, and depending on how you answer, you may either streamline or exacerbate your future headaches. Choosing between either system is an important milestone for your business, and to help you along, we’ve compiled this handy guide to both managed and unmanaged dedicated hosting. No, no need to thank us—unless your thanks comes in beer form, that is! What are Managed and Unmanaged Dedicated Servers? There’s one key difference between unmanaged and managed dedicated servers: One puts all the effort on your shoulders, while the latter puts all the stress on the host’s end. With an unmanaged Read more...
From Dedicated Servers To Managed Hosting – Life In The Fast Lane
The world of web hosting has seen many drastic changes in the past few years, and the speed at which changes are being roped in to make the whole concept more efficient and useful is always increasing. Managed Web Hosting is a term that would certainly interest many webmasters who seek hosting plans to develop and sustain their online businesses. This service works in close conjugation with the concept of dedicated servers. Though dedicated servers are great resources to have in your arsenal of web hosting plans, there are some technicalities associated with the same that dampen the buzz to a great extent. Managed web hosting jumps to the rescue and does exactly what it claims – it simply manages the web hosting. The Need Of Managed Hosting When the traffic on your site becomes almost too much to handle and strains the servers, you should consider a dedicated server, and this is where you might also examine managed hosting providers. Maintaining a dedicated server would mean that Read more...
How Strong Should your Dedicated Server Be?
You’re pretty sure that you need a dedicated server. You’ve decided that you need its power or accessibility; or perhaps you’ve had this decision made for you by a provider that can’t host your site on a shared server anymore. This article is going to assume that you’ve already done the double-checking necessary to make sure that you can’t get by with another lesser solution. You know you need to go all the way. But how far is that? And dedicated server hosting that offers this usually offers it at multiple levels. How much do you need, and how can you tell? If you can, take it in steps If you can deal with making your server a bit of a guinea pig, most hosts will let you start with a lower package and work your way up. It may mean that you undershoot and your site goes down a few times, but it’s at least a sure way to make sure that you don’t pay for anything more than you need to. It might make your host a bit cranky at having Read more...
A2 Improves Dedicated Hosting Service
A2 Hosting is a Linux-base web hosting provider that recently enhanced the amount of resources dedicated to their managed dedicated hosting monthly packages. Each plan now features double the data transfer. Additionally, the provider has waived the setup fee on all dedicated hosting packages to make their plans much more affordable. These two new enhancements are sure to increase traffic. Discounted Plan Promotion for New Account Holders New dedicated hosting account holders will be able to save up to 40 percent on their first bill when using coupon code “GODEDICATED” during checkout. If the member is not completely satisfied with their hosting service, A2 provides a free 30-day money back guarantee. Standard Plan Features Every server is individually managed by A2 Hosting’s Grew employees and includes a variety of standard features such as cPanel control panel, around the clock Host-Guard Server Monitoring and managed hardware upgrades. Also, CloudFare CDN is free with Read more...
Web Host A2 Hosting Improves Managed Dedicated Hosting Plans
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux web hosting provider A2 Hosting (www.a2hosting.com) announced on Wednesday that it has doubled the monthly data transfer on its managed dedicated hosting plans. According to the press release, the company has also waived the set up fee on its dedicated packages. These moves combined have made the plans more affordable, A2 Hosting says. Last week A2 Hosting partnered with Kareila Software as the recommended host for Sandvox 2-created websites. Read more...
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