Spotlight this week for the most innovative and fun to use web hosting tool goes to YouGetSignal.com. This site is not only visually appealing – but it also delivers you some awesome tools to boot. The most impressive of them all would be the visual trace routes.

As you can see the Visual Trace route tool is where the most fun is. It goes from hop to hop showing you how it goes and where it goes. Other tools they provide include:
- Port Forwarding Tester
- Network Location Tool
- Phone Number Geolocator
- Reverse IP Domain Check
All in all a great resource for any web hoster, network freak or regular interested person should have in their networking toolbelt.
Video Tutorial on Trace RoutesI have covered how to do a trace route on a number of different opperating systems before, however visual tools always help so I figured I would create a video tutorial covering the topic. Trace routes can often come in
Domain Tools and Resources – Podcast 57Domain name tools, they aren’t just for Web hosts anymore! On this special edition of the Web Hosting Show, I’ll share with you some of the best domain name tools and resources that are out there today.
Pingdom ToolsOne of the tools I use most often in my day to day web hosting work is Pingdom Tools. The full page test that they provide is second to none when it comes to an awesome way to see