Archive for July, 2005

Highest Rated Podcast?

I just noticed this morning that we are on Podcast Directory’s “Highest Rated” podcast list off of the front page of their Web site. Just in case we get bumped off, here is a picture to prove it!

Make sure you keep voting for us there! The support is greatly appreciated!

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Alienware Introduces Rack Servers

Now a story about new rack servers wouldn’t usually get me all that excited. If you’ve seen one grey box, you’ve seen them all right? Well now it seems like Alienware has jumped into the server business! Here are some of the interesting details from the folks at HostSearch.com. Read more »

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Free Hosting, Home to Hackers?

Who would have thought it possible, hackers using free Web hosting solutions to get evil and twisted things out and onto the Internet. This article via the folks at WWWCoder really doesn’t bring me any new news. However these numbers are a little shocking.

In the first two weeks of July 2005 alone, Websense Security Labs has discovered more than 500 incidents of free web hosting sites that were created to spread keyloggers, Trojan horse downloaders, Trojan horse droppers, and other harmful spyware and aware. Earlier this year, Websense reported that free blogging accounts were being used to harbor malcode - this trend is now expanding to any form of free web hosting site. The recently uncovered sites include those available for hosting online journals, photo albums, greeting cards, music, sports ‘fan’ pages and online scrapbooks, among many other popular purposes.

Now do you want the bad news? I bet you that the numbers are probably a lot bigger than 500, depending on how many Web hosts you are looking at. So have we seen the death of free hosting accounts? No. Right now free Web hosting is too big of a bargaining chip for Web hosting companies to just toss out with the trash. What we do need to see is better and smarter ways of dealing with the problems at hand.

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Wiki Web Hosting

Now we have seen Web hosts that specialize in game servers. We have seen Web hosts that specialize in podcast hosting. We have seen Web hosts that do forum hosting. Never though have I ever seen a Web host that does specialized wiki Web hosting. Well, that is till now. Read more »

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Podcast Download Numbers

I always like to look at the download numbers for a show one week after it is posted. It is the closest thing I have to real “rating” as far as the whole podcasting thing goes. So how did the numbers look last week? I am happy and proud to say that Podcast 21 of the Web Hosting Show rose to the top again this week with about 250 downloads! Read more »

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Web Hosting Show Expanding to Cool Cast Radio?

The Web Hosting Show has been chosen to be a part of the BX Radio Network’s Cool Cast Radio opening podcast line up. BX’s launch date is said to be in September. What does that mean? It means you will have even one more way to listen to the Web Hosting Show each and every week! All the details have yet to be announced, but I do have a few more nuggets of information for you to enjoy. Read more »

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Domain Name Auctions

Looking to get rid of a domain name you have no use for anymore? Maybe the Web site crashed and burned and you want to make some of your money back? HostSearch.com is reporting that AIT has opened a new domain name auction Web site. Read more »

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