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The Disadvantages of Windows Hosting

December 21, 2022   Web Hosting   No comments

Windows hosting certainly has its advantages; it’s easy to use, and is compatible with Microsoft Access, Microsoft Frontpage, .NET and Visual Basic. However, there are some disadvantages to Windows hosting, too. While this doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t use a Windows hosting package, there are significant drawbacks to using one that you will need to know about before you choose. Let’s take a look at some of the best advantages that come with using a Windows hosting package; then, you’ll be able to make an informed decision.

Instability

Unfortunately, Windows is not as stable as, for example, UNIX. Therefore, if you are planning on running Windows instead of UNIX, you can count on having some downtime, perhaps significant. Most Windows servers will have some issues, because the platform itself is not particularly stable. If at all possible, it’s much more desirable from a stability standpoint to go with UNIX.

Slow performance

UNIX servers run much more quickly than do Windows servers. Therefore, if you want your content to come up quickly, you’re better off using UNIX. The slowness of a Windows server relates to the programming, and it’s not something you can easily fix.

System resources hog

Unfortunately, most Windows servers use many more resources than servers running on UNIX do. This means you’ll need more RAM, more bandwidth, and more disk space, likely, which can cost you significantly more money than if you were to go with a UNIX server.

Frequent reboots

You’ll need to reboot your Windows server more often than you will your UNIX server, which can mean your site will be down significantly more than if it were run on UNIX.

Incompatibility with Perl and CGI

Perl or CGI applications can cause Windows compatibility issues. These were developed in UNIX, which means that many scripts are going to be incompatible as written and you’ll need to be able to work around them. Many Perl and CGI scripts do indeed function correctly on Windows, but you have to do some research to find them, and they’re not particularly common.

No SSH or Telnet administration

You won’t be able to administer your site using SSH or Telnet, since these are UNIX based. If you’re used to being able to do so, you’re out of luck if you decide to go with a Windows server.

No “free lunch”

Because Windows is not a platform that is free operating, your Windows hosting package will likely cost more than if it’s based in UNIX. Very few free applications will also run on Windows server, which means you’ll have significant out-of-pocket expenses, likely, because you’ll need to pay for applications you could get free with a UNIX server.

What do these disadvantages mean?

Do these disadvantages mean you shouldn’t use Windows hosting? Not necessarily, but you most certainly need to look at the drawbacks a Windows server will give you versus one that runs on UNIX — as well as the advantages.

If your website is relatively basic AND you use FrontPage and/or Microsoft Access on your website, then Windows hosting may indeed be your best fit. For anything more complicated than that, though (and if you don’t need the “perfect fit” that Windows hosting provides FrontPage or Microsoft Access users), consider going with UNIX instead. UNIX provides you so much more flexibility and stability that it’s well worth your time.

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Social Connect: One Touch – Share All A Simple, Smart And Speedy Social Media Management Application

December 19, 2022   Technology   No comments

The success and popularity of social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, WordPress, LinkedIn and Tumblr point at the growing importance of diverse social media in day-to-day life. Most of us spend a major portion of our lives on different social media platforms; social media is where we live a major portion of our lives. Smart social media management can add a lot of fun, success and satisfaction to our lives.

But Harnessing the Power of Social Media Sites is Challenging.

The impact of the social media explosion is not limited to the young and tech-savvy. Sensing the growing clout of social media, a number of businesses have quickly moved to take advantage of the popularity of social media. Digital marketing managers move from site to site posting text, audio and video updates about their company, its products and its activities.

But it’s not easy for most of us to manage multiple social media accounts. The process of logging in, posting content, and then logging out (and then repeating the same process all over again for other sites!) can eat up a lot of time and effort. Managing several passwords can also be a rather tedious task. These constraints make it difficult to regularly update and manage diverse social media accounts.

There’s Too Much to do and Too Little Time!

Do you find it difficult to handle your different social networking, blogging and photo sharing sites? Do you feel that your digital marketing efforts could yield better results if you didn’t have to spend so much time switching between sites? Social Connect provides an easy-to-use and efficient solution to the problem of tackling various social networking sites. It helps you to stay on the top of your different accounts, and the simplicity of the process allows you to do a lot more in a lot less time.

Social Connect Just Makes Things Easier.

Social Connect follows a simple concept: it creates a single interface that allows you to post videos, pictures and text on 1. Facebook, 2. Twitter, 3. Flickr, 4. Picasa, 5. LinkedIn, 6. YouTube, 7. Tumblr, 8. TwitPic, 9. WordPress and 10.Blogger.

It’s a smart and productive app: type in or post the link for your update in the app and it will post them on all the social media sites. You can also click on the list of sites to select sites on which you want to post, and the app will post it on just those sites. Social Connect will significantly speed up the process of posting updates, pictures and videos.

Get Social Connect on your iPhone or iPad now to efficiently manage all your social media account from one place. The user-friendly and intuitive user-interface of Social Connect will make updating your accounts a pleasurable experience; it will ensure that boredom or time constraints never stop you from updating your virtual world on the internet.

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Linking With Integrity – Avoid Being Labeled a Link Spammer (Page 1 of 2)

October 20, 2022   RSS / Link Popularity   No comments

It’s just as important to know what not to do when executing a website linking strategy as it is to know what to do. With inexpensive linking software and services so readily available, there’s a strong temptation to take shortcuts when it comes to getting quality links. Avoiding these traps will help your search engine placements rise naturally and stay that way for a long time. In this article, I describe two ways that you can help yourself avoid being labeled a link spammer.

Link Farms

What is a link farm? A link farm is any website designed and set up for the sole purpose of getting search engine spiders to crawl and index web pages. These websites provide absolutely no end user utility or benefit.

So how do you recognize a link farm? First, you need to ask yourself, is this site heavy laden with links? Most link farms will have a “farm” of links with little to no content. As for an explanation of the site’s existence, it’s usually missing too.

The next question you need to ask is, what does the URL of the site itself look like? Most of the time, link farms will have long, hyphenated URLs (i.e. our-great-linking-directory.com). This is a generalization so not all link farms will have these types of URLs. Many of these link farms are generated using software. The software will go out and find a domain name that contains specific keywords even if it settles on something with several hyphens and numbers. You may still consider a long, hyphenated site for linking purposes but make certain you conduct more research before you submit a link.

Next, look at the domain name extension and note if it’s .info or .biz. In order to sell these extensions, many domain name registrars offer a one-time, deep discount. I know of several registrars that sell .info domains for 89 cents per year. These cheap domain names allow spammers to generate thousands of sites at a huge discount.

The next criteria I use to help identify a link farm is what I call the “cheese factor”. Although some link farms will look professionally designed, most are either 1) generated with software or 2) are designed with the same cookie-cutter, non-altered templates that fill search engine results. This is especially true with blogs. Spammers and Internet newbies will not take the time to brand their websites or blogs. These are commonly referred to as “pump and dump” websites.

Another question you should ask is, does it look human? That is, does it look like someone hangs around and takes care of things? You should also be able to contact the webmaster either via web form or e-mail. If there’s no contact information available anywhere on the website, be very afraid.

If it’s a directory site, check out the links in a few of the main directory headings. Are the URLs hyphenated just like the main URL? If you visit one of these sites, does it look the same as the site you just came from? Are there more URLs crammed onto one page than anyone could possibly visit in a lifetime?

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