2009 August

Check out screen cap below for the “Failed Session” I encountered with Google’s search recommendation recently. It seems like Google is a big fans of unlimited web hosting and think people should be more interested in maxing out their server usage. * See the real...

Updates on my hosting reviews

There are a lot of changes in hosting industry for the past six months and I have been working hard to reflect these changes in my web host review section – revise web host ratings, new web host reviews, update hosting plans…. (Gosh, I wish I have more time!) In summary,...

Ultimate list of 17 really useful WordPress plugins

There are endless amount of WordPress (WP) plugin available for downloads. In fact, there’s a plugin for almost every problem I encountered when blogging. Listed below are some of the best WP plugin that I have used or tested, and find them very useful. I hope the list helps you...

5 things to do before breaking up with your web host

Yes I know migrating from one web host to the other sounds like a hell lot of jobs to many. But when the web host can’t keep up with your hosting needs; the best thing to do is, always, say goodbye and move on to a new hosting company. In this article, we are going to talk about...

Blogger Tutorial (1/6): Introduction & Getting Started

I know some of you guys are keen about blogging but unwilling to spend extra on web hosting and domain. The good news is there are tons of great blogging platform around and they are absolutely free. One of the top rated blog platform is of course Blogger.com manged by Google. For...

StartLogic Gone Green!

The ‘Green-Factor’ is growing stronger and stronger in web hosting industry. Not long after FatCow’s switch to green energy, StartLogic launched their eco-friendly policy and they (offices and our data centers) are now 100% powered by wind energy. How StartLogic...

Hostgator vs Lunarpages (detail comparisons)

Introduction Both Hostgator and Lunarpages are not new names in the hosting industry. Hostgator, founded by Brent Oxley in year 2002, currently based in Houston, Texas. The Gator is currently hosting more than 2,200,000 websites and they were recognized by Inc. Magazine as one...

Web hosting domain names are expensive!

$3,688 domain name for a business selling $3.68/mo products, anyone? Check out WebHe.com ($4,088). $817.6 per alphabet – that cost of the single alphabet is higher than GDP per capita for some African countries.

Save the earth, pick an environmentally friendly web host

Do you know web hosting is estimated to be as polluting as the airline industry in year 2020? According to Amenworld’s recent study of over 3,500 web servers, a single web server needlessly consumes 1,000 kWh on average, producing more than 630kg of CO2 annually. The figures...

Hosting Commitment Period vs Price

Sometimes hosting deals are so C-H-E-A-P that it’s almost irresistible to shoppers. If you’re shopping for web host, I am sure you’ll see these lines here and there. “Cheap web hosting, $1.99/mo for unlimited hosting!” “$3.95/mo – Get unlimited hosting...