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PostHeaderIcon Backup Data Properly

PostDateIcon October 20th, 2010 | PostAuthorIcon Author: admin
Computer data can be very important to us, especially those of us who make a living on the computer.  Over the last several years, the computer has grown on all of us, making our lives so much easier.  For that very reason, it’s easy to tell that if we lost our computer data, it would completely destroy a majority of us.
Losing data can be an overwhelming thought to say the least.  Computers store data, although machines have been known to fail.  Even though the computer has become a lot more reliable over the years, it is virtually impossible to prevent computers from losing data.
You don’t need to take this lying down through, as you can indeed fight back.  The ideal way to ensure that you never lose your precious data, is to back it up and keep backing it up.  You should back up your computer data at least once a week, with once per day being the recommended way to do it.
In the past, and even some today, the floppy disc is the main method used to back up computer data.  Even though they store a small amount of data, they are easy to access, easy to use, and nearly every computer has one.
Those of you who are looking to take things to the next level should look into backing up your entire hard drive.  Backing up your entire hard drive is something that everyone should do, as it is indeed one of the best and most reliable ways to backup your computer.
When you create a backup of your entire hard drive, it will copy all of your information, so if something happens you’ll always have your data.  Doing a full backup of your hard drive is great, although it can be very time consuming.  To make matters worse, it is recommended that you create  a backup at least once a week.  On the other hand, if what you have on your computer is very important, you’ll find it more than worth the effort and time needed to back things up.
Another way you can back up your data, programs, and files, is to burn them directly to a data CD or DVD.  This way, you can select which files or folders you want to keep.  If you use CD/RW or DVD/RW disks, you can continue to add information to them when you create a backup.  If you don’t use the RW (re-writable) media, then you won’t be able to go back and add more information to the disc.
Burning data directly to discs are the method of backup that most people are using these days, although backing up the entire hard drive is the preferred way of backing up your data.  If you plan to use discs, you’ll need either a CD or DVD burner, which you can get for a great price these days.  The discs are cheap as well, which only makes this method of backing things up that much better.
Whether it’s for your business or for personal reasons, you can’t go wrong backing up your data.  You should always strive to back things up properly, as this will ensure that the data will always be there when you need it.  This way, if you computer happens to crash or you lose everything on your hard drive, you’ll always have your backup files to go back to.  This in itself can save you a lot of time, effort, and quite possibly even money – just for the simple fact that the files are all but a copy away to restore.
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PostHeaderIcon Types of Web Hosting

PostDateIcon April 15th, 2010 | PostAuthorIcon Author: admin

There are several types of web hosting available for websites on the internet.  Depending on what type of business or website that you have will determine the type of web hosting that you will need.  Web hosting choices come as follows:

Free Server

There are many different websites that offer free web pages or sites for individuals.  They generally offer a page or two with an ability to post photographs.  Some are free or close to free.  They are also very user friendly.  You do not have to be a computer genius to use one of these servers.

Think about a website like MySpace.  You can get a website there that is totally free.  You can add photographs, blogs, messages, videos and even music.  The stipulation is that this is for social purposes only, or is supposed to be.  This is a good example of  a free website.

In the meantime, MySpace uses your webpage to post their own ads.  You are limited to space and what type of content you can post.  The website does not belong to your, but MySpace.

Now suppose you want to sell products online.  You can use a cheap shared server that offers you an opportunity to set up your website for free.  They may even provide templates.  You will have to get a domain name, such as myfavoritecurtains.com  You will register the domain name and then be able to upload your website on the shared server.

In the case of a free shared server, you will be sharing your website with other websites.  You will be limited to space as well as bandwidth.  You cannot have thousands of people visit your site in an hour as it will take up too much bandwidth.  This can be ideal for small business that sells very little products online.  In the meantime, your website will probably have a number of ads that are placed on there by the provider to earn the revenue needed to maintain your site.

Shared Server

A shared server is just like a free server only you have to pay a little bit each month to maintain your website.  You have a bit more freedom when it comes to ads and can even generate revenue by signing  up for Google Ads to be put on your site.  You will still have to come up with a domain name.

Dedicated Server

A dedicated server hosts only your website and no others.  You have all the space you need to make your website as large as you want.  You have enough bandwidth to accommodate all the traffic you can get.  You have total control over the ads that you place on your website.  You can even have several little affiliate websites to make up for the difference in price.

A dedicated server is the ultimate in web hosting.  You are actually hosting your own website.  You have space, bandwidth and freedom to what you want.   A dedicated server, while costing more money to use, may actually end up saving you money,  or adding to your revenue, if used correctly.

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