From the first time I ever heard about Fantastico, I always thought about the traditional magician pulling rabbits from his hat.  Who would have a clue that a few years later on down the road I would have a chance to speak with one of the magicians behind the magic at Netenberg to find out more about this favorite cPanel addition.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 168!
Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.33 MB

On today’s show, I got the chance to speak with Aric Pedersen, who works tech support for the Netenberg company.  If you have ever wondered how Fantastico got started, or how you could get your own scripts included in this legendary cPanel add-on, this podcast is for you.  We also cover other services Netenberg offers to the hosting industry, Fantastico 3, as well as what make Fantastico unique in comparison with some of the other “one-click” install scripts out there.

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We all need smarter tools to get us through the day, and one company has made a name in providing those smarter tools to each and every one of you.  What is their name?  SmarterTools Incorporated!  From webmail tools, to statistics, they offer many tools that are leaps and bounds above the competition.

So if you want to know more about this company and the tools they provide, stay tuned - because this will be your kind of podcast.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 167!
Running Time: 9 minutes | File Size: 3.82 MB

On today’s podcast I am lucky enough to have the Vice President of Business Operations of SmarterTools Inc, Jeff Hardy.  From going through their services to ask him why he thinks these tools would be helpful to your web hosting or small business, I promise to leave you at least knowing more about this excellent web services company.

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Any web host will tell you the hardest part about the web hosting business is finding a team of support people that care about your clients as much as you do. You want to make sure they are in good hands. One company that promotes themselves as those good hands to trust is Bobcares.

They specialize in support for small, medium and large hosting companies.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 166!
Running Time: 10 minutes | File Size: 4.44 MB

On today’s show I am luck enough to get to talk with the co-founder and Director of Bobcares, Sangeetha Naik. Want to know what they are all about, who they get the most business from, and how they feel about their type of services versus freelance contractors, this is the podcast for you.

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Not just any podcast, the Web Hosting Show is back this week for episode 165. What is lined up for this week’s broadcast across the web hosting world? Well we have a little scam brewing with one domain name register, and we also have a lot of handy FeedBurner tools I bet you didn’t know existed.

All that and a bucket of chicken on this week’s edition of the Web Hosting Show.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 165!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.66 MB

Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:

• How to Read Bad Hosting Reviews
• Domain Hijacking, Not for Gangsters
• Best FeedBurner Analysis Tools
• Free Performance, Availability and Traffic Monitoring

Here are this week’s web hosting news headlines:

• Google to Build Data Centers that Float?
• EstDomains.com Involved in Hundreds of Online Scams?
• Hostway Gives Away More Apple iPhones
• GoDaddy Races Sing This Song, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

Web hosting world, you had better get ready cause we got yet another great podcast from pillar to post to share with all of you. Give a download, listen to it, and let me know what you think!

On today’s edition of the podcast I am going to teach you how to get your dollar’s worth in many different ways.  Do you really need to spend extra cash to add JSP to your hosting account?  Get four money free ways to search the file hosts out there.  All that and so much more on this penny pinching edition of the Web Hosting Show.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 164!
Running Time: 11 minutes | File Size: 5.20 MB

Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:

• Ever heard of JSP? What is it?  What Can it Do for Me?
• 4 More Ways to Search Rapidshare, Megaupload and More!
• Fundraising to Get Cash for Your Next Web Project
• Web Site Monitoring with Site24×7.com

Here are this week’s web hosting news headlines:

• Limelight Networks Does Work for the Wii
• UK Web Host Replacing Old Machines
• VeriSign Takes the Role of “Captain Obvious” and Says the Web is Growing

Can you name the man used in this week’s podcast graphic?

From head to toe, from pillar to post this podcast yet again delivers a little something for everybody. From dissecting ICANN to help with turning Gmail into your default e-mail client for all of your e-mail addresses, this week’s hosting podcast promises to deliver the goods*.

Format might have changed a little but one thing will never change, I’m hyped, excited and ready to deliver you the best hosting podcast you’ve heard in a long time.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 163!
Running Time: 11 minutes | File Size: 5.02 MB

Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode:

• What is ICANN and What Can It Do For ME?
• Get IP Based Info with Firefox
• Import POP3 Accounts into Gmail
• Trademark vs Copyright for Webmasters

Here are this week’s web hosting news headlines:

• School Spreads 1.5m Spam Emails
• Web Host HostGator 21st in Inc 5000 List
• WebHostingBuzz.com Wins Award for Best Web Hosting Support

Changing things up a ‘bit this week. A little change never hurt anybody, right? Also tune in this week to check out the new Web Hosting Show theme, which I must say does rock.  What else would you expect coming from the web hosting industry’s media rock star?

* - actual promises of delivering may vary.  This citation was just an excuse to plug the re-written about page on webhostingshow.com.  Go check it out to learn more about me and this podcast.

That is the question a lot of people are asking about coming out of this year’s most recent HostingCon.  Paul Hirsch of the AIHSP stopped by to answer a few common questions we all have about this new association of internet and hosting service providers.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 162!
Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.03 MB

Here is how the Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers is described from the official web site’s front page:

We represent an innovative collaboration of industry providers, from small Web hosting proprietors to major software vendors and consultants. We aim to instill a spirit of cooperation within hosting and related industries and achieve meaningful representation for our shared interests in the public sphere.

After listening, if you are interested in learning more, check these links out:

• AIHSP Membership Section
• AIHSP Community Forums
• AIHSP - 14 Long-term Goals

Personally, I am fully behind any organization that promotes the success of the hosting industry as a whole.  The AIHSP looks to be on the right track.