Useful Tools

Backing up data is very very important and if you are a blogger, it’s even more important. Today, we will talk about backing up your desktop files  (not the files on your web server) and review a file backup solution provider.

JustCloud is a relatively new online backup and storage solution provider. You need to download a desktop application to backup your files to Justcloud. Once the initial backup is complete, JustCloud will automatically save any changes to your files or backup any new files added. You can access your files at anytime from any device by logging on to the JustCloud online control panel. Read the rest of this entry »

The workplace has changed considerably in the past 10 years. Many small businesses have recognized the benefits that come with hiring freelancers and other virtual workers instead of full-time employees. It’s cheaper to hire a remote staff. It also saves time when you delegate assignments that don’t require your skills.
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Radix Hosting has gone out of business!

Montastic is a free website monitoring service that alerts you whenever your website goes down. Updates are available via email, RSS feed, desktop widgets and though the website itself. Montastic also updates you after you website gets back up and thus you would easily be able to find out the time your website stayed down for. Sign up is easy and fast so is everything else.

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I have been on a look out for a FREE PHP host recently to host my personal blog. After signing up with 5 free PHP hosting providers and abandoning them all, I finally reached 000WebHost. This FREE PHP hosting provider had everything that I was looking for. 000WebHost provides 1500 MB Disk Space and 100 GB/mo Data Transfer. You get full access to the latest version of PHP and MySQL. You will also have access to the most advanced Control Panel in the industry, the cPanel. cPanel is widely used by the paid hosts, but 000WebHost are giving it absolutely free! Moreover they don’t put any kind of advertising on your pages. Register now and get the following all for free:

* 1500 MB of disk space
* 100 GB of data transfer
* PHP and MySQL support with no restrictions
* cPanel control panel
* Website Builder
* Absolutely no advertising!

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BeFunky lets you cartoonize your pictures or convert them to uvatars with just a few clicks. Upload your image and follow the simple interface and convert your picture to a Cartoon or an Uvatar. You can then use your uvatar on your blog, forums, social networking sites or elsewhere. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes and it’s absolutely FREE. The picture at the left is what my Uvatar looked like after I converted a picture of mine.

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MyIPneighbors is a Reverse IP Domain Check DNS Tool. To make things simple for you, MyIPneighbors actually lets you find all other neighboring websites hosted on your shared hosting server if you are using one. If you have a web site, odds are you’re probably using shared hosting. Shared web hosting service or virtual hosting service or derive host refers to a web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. Each site “sits” on its own partition, or section/place on the server to keep it separate from other sites. Shared hosting has both pros and cons. Shared hosting is generally the most economical option for hosting as many people share the overall cost of server maintenance. Shared web hosting also lets the hosting company make profits when giving away the hosting plans for very less money.

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