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Free web hosting is a risky business to go into–if you don’t plan right, or have a dishonest server provider, things can go very wrong very fast. Although it’s not as good as running your own server, MyOwnFreeHost helps you start a free host without as many risks (assuming you trust their parent company, but I’ve had no problem with them).
After creating an account for free, you can add your own domain (I don’t suggest using the free domain they suggest, it makes you seem unprofessional) and start advertising your host. You are able to customize your host’s main page, and moderate accounts using the “Reseller Panel”. The support forum is very active and you can exchange tips with other users of the service.
The reseller account is free, but you can upgrade your users plans for a fee. Eventually, when you have experience and the money, you’ll probably want to move to an actual server, but MyOwnFreeHost is a good start!
Tags: hostingYesterday, I was uploading a large number of files with FileZilla. While it was uploading, I tried to visit a website with Firefox. There was a very bizarre problem–when I typed the letter “e”, the My Computer window opened. However, there is a simple fix for this:
The beta of Windows 7, Microsoft’s next operating system, was officially released on Friday. Within a few hours, Microsoft realized that they had underestimated the load on their servers, and took it offline (some blogs like this one posted a direct download link, but it did not work for everyone). On Saturday, Microsoft added some more servers, and it was released again.
I tried it out for myself. The installation time was comparable to Windows XP Pro on my computer, and went by without any problems. I can’t comment on the effects since I was using a virtual machine, but it seems fast and stable, much better than the hated Vista. It has some nifty new features, such as the Snipping Tool, which is a more versatile screen capture tool than the Print Screen key, the new WordPad, and the new Paint. If you want to try it out, you can get it here.
The beta (Build 7000) of Microsoft’s latest Windows version, Windows 7, was supposed to be released yesterday. They underestimated the massive amount of interest and their servers crashed, and according to the beta page, it is currently not available. However, the staff at Lifehacker.com found the direct download links:
There is no way to get product keys (possibly if you used the link on the MS website when it was available) but the trial will run for 30 days, and you can extend it to 120 using the command slmgr -rearm.
Update 1/10: The official beta site is now back online, and product keys are being given out when you download. No need for this method anymore!
Tags: microsoft, windows, windows-7I'm a student/web developer from the United States. I hope these posts are useful! If you have a question, leave a comment, or contact me using one of the links below.
