I often hear complaints from people that FTP programs are too hard to use. There are too many options, too many buttons and too many configurations you have to learn about. For those people out there looking for a simpler FTP program I offer to you DropUpLoad.
This program is a very light, simple yet robust utility which manages your uploads in the way of a spooler. It also is so small you can load it up on a USB device too. You don’t even have to worry about getting it installed. All you do is double click the .exe file and it is ready.
To use, just create or select a server you wish to connect to then drag and drop the file you wish to upload into the white box. You also have the option to zip each file you upload too. Another neat feature is that you can create a “locked” version of DropUpLoad, which limits connections to a single server and hides and encrypts login information inside the generated executable.
If you feel like you don’t need a full FTP program like Filezilla and the like to get the job done DropUpLoad is undoubtedly the simplest alternative program you could have in your web hosting tool belt.
Tons of fun to be had on this week’s show. It was a big week for those us us in the hosting business and I’ll cover it from headline to footer and everything in between. We have buyouts, we have failures, and we even have the Juggernaut.
Is it just me, or does it seem like there is a lot of spam talk these days? Here I have for you two of the hottest spam stories of the moment, and a little talk about hacking and passing the blame to round things up.
We all started hearing the phrase “front running” when Network Solutions got caught with their pants down on a few domain name registration issues. Now what does it mean? With all the news and coverage, not many bothered to explain.
Did you know the peaceful Swiss people have problems with spam? The king of all spam has also met his fate. Spams not the only thing we got on the line up today, there is a lot of hosting news, and information coming to you. So stand back, there is a Web Hosting Show coming through!
Why Not Host it From Home?
Is it all worth it though?
Services You Can’t Provide with Home Hosting
Looking at the services that a datacenter could provide that you may have trouble with, some of the most important aspects of hosting may be missing from your host it from home server. People like having redundancy. Are you going to be able to provide backup generator power, diesel generators, redundant routing and multiple carriers?
More Work for YOU! (and explosive diarrhea)
Now not only are you managing your own hosting company, you are also in charge of keeping that machine updated, secure and running around the clock, 24/7, 365 days a year. Think of it as having to baby sit a child that you can’t take anywhere because it has unpredictable explosive diarrhea. You never know when it might strike, and as far as taking care of a server goes – you never know when the worst might happen.
Professionalism: Who Would You Rather Do Business With?
The last point I would like to bring up is that people don’t feel comfortable with it, so don’t expect to get many customers to sign onto the deal. If company A told me they were hosting out of their basement and company B told me they hosted out of a real datacenter. I’m going with company B, and you know you would too.
The moral of the story is that people often greatly under estimate the time, devotion, costs and more that it takes to get this type or project up and going. Between server security, updating the server, and administering it too your not going to have much time for anything else. Best to go out and find a good data center or dedicated hosting partner to help you with that side of the web hosting business.