Episode #101
Could you recommend a webhost for my business? My webhost seems to be crashing on me all the time and since I have a seasonal business my customers need to be able to access my site….it’s driving me crazy. Could you help? Thanks for your time!
Suzanne, Nagagami River, ON
Not an easy thing to do. I’d suggest checking reviews on sites like http://www.web-hosting-reviews.org/ and asking for references.
Choose the right kind of hosting. The cheapest hosting will put you on a machine with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of other web sites. That’s fine if you none of those sites have a lot of traffic, but it could result in slowdowns during busy periods.
Dedicated servers cost more, but give you more control and better performance. I pay $500 a month for dedicated servers from www.softlayer.com - and they’ve been excellent.
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Air Date: November 2, 2007
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Suzanne, Nagagami River, ON
- Peter, Oakville, ON
- Dean, Winnipeg, MB
Yewell's Jewels
- EULAlyzerwindows
EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you’re about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or more.
Sean's Shinies
- Zen Stone Plus
Creative has a long history in the world of MP3 players and it keeps putting out new players, even if it’s no longer leading the pack. The new Zen Stone players are about the right size and shape to skip across a pond, but that’d be an expensive mistake: they make much better audio players. These tiny little wonders not only cram in 2 gigabytes of flash memory, but they also come with a built-in voice recorder, FM radio…even a stopwatch feature. Unlike the basic Zen Stone, the Plus version comes with a tiny window for viewing the track that’s playing and for navigating the menu system. Unfortunately, you can’t sort through the onboard music by artist or album. The Zen Stone Plus comes in multiple colours.
Pro
- compact design has LCD screen
- compatible with Mac
- recorder, stopwatch, radio
Con
- controls confusing
- can’t sort by artist, album, etc
Kate’s Tips
- Forecastfox
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