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Simple File Hosting with 10GB Upload Size Limit

FileSavr is a simple service with a simple goal. That is to offer a simple file hosting and if you have a file as big as 10 Gigabytes to upload and share, you won’t have any problems with FileSavr. No registration is needed and you can upload right away as soon as you step on their homepage, although I see a sign up link in their homepage that displays a coming soon message when you click it.

Unlike the other sites, we do not force users to sign up for paid accounts to download files, we do not show long countdown timers, pop up ads, or any other spam related activities

This is a great alternative to file sharing sites such as RapidShare and other popular file hosting sites out there. They promise to keep your files until forever as long as they are being downloaded. I just have no idea on for how long they are going to keep your files if they have no download activity.

Tags: file, filesavr, Free, hosting

Free File Hosting for RAR Files

RarHost is a free hosting service focused on hosting RAR files. RAR is the native format of WinRAR archiver. What makes RarHost so great is that you can actually view the content of the RAR file before making a download. This will give the user the ability to scout the inside of the compressed file for malicious wares that might me included in the RAR file.

The service offers unlimited hosting for RAR files as long as it is below 350MB per file. If your file is larger than 350 MB you have to split it in order to upload it in RarHost. Files uploaded by non members will only be hosted for 30 days on inactivity. Members will be given 2 months of non download activity before the file is removed from the database.

Registration is quick and free so I see no reason for uploading files as a non member. Members can access the file URL anytime in their dashboards and can manage uploaded files a lot quicker by taking advantage of the monitoring service. You can check how many times your RAR files have been downloaded. The uploader also has the ability to delete the files that he/she uploaded in RarHost. A special file URL will be available to the uploader for quick sharing to friends. You can also set a password to the uploaded file if you wish. This is great if the file you are sharing is only for specific downloaders.

There are many free file hosting services available online where you can also upload RAR files. The only thing is that the other user, which is the downloader, will never know what is in that file until the download is finished. RarHost provides literally more transparency when it comes to viewing the contents of the uploaded compressed files.

Tags: compressed file, file hosting, Free, hosting, rar file, rarhost

Using WordPress as your Hosted Blog Platform

Introduction

WordPress is a blog publishing system  written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. WordPress is the official successor of b2\cafelog, developed by Michel Valdrighi. The name WordPress was suggested by Christine Selleck, a friend of lead developer Matt Mullenwerg.

WordPress supports one weblog per installation, though multiple concurrent copies may be run from different directories if configured to use separate database tables.

WordPress MultiUser is a fork of WordPress created to allow simultaneous blogs to exist within one installation. WordPress MU makes it possible for any one with a website to host their own blogging community, control and moderate all the blogs from a single dashboard. WordPress MU adds a new data table for each blog. Notable communities that use MU are WordPress.com and Harvard University.

Starting Your Own Blog Site Part 3

After you have chosen your domain name and hosted the domain all you need now is a competent platform for your blog. My number one pick would be WordPress.

Why I chose WordPress?

• Highly Recommended: WordPress is the most widely used blog platform there is.
• Its FREE: You can download WordPress webhost file here. Everybody loves Free stuff.
• User Friendly : WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it. Even as a new user I quickly got the hang of using WP as a blog platform. And besides, not everybody likes to stay all day in front of their computers editing websites.
• Highly Customizable: WordPress features editing tools inside its admin pages so you can add codes for your ads and other widgets. You can use WordPress on just about anything even e-commerce websites.
• Loads of FREE Plugins: There are loads of FREE plugins that are available for your WordPress blog from search engine optimization, gallery plugins, email form plugins, auto bookmarking plugins and many more.
• Thousands of FREE Themes: Free Free Free!
• Support: There are thousands of websites offering support and discussions for WP, from editing, themes, site optimization widgets and some hardcore WordPress manipulation you name it, and you will find what you are looking for.

Tags: Blog, hosting, wordpress

Starting Your Own Blog Site Part 2

Hosting the Domain

When choosing a domain host, browse around the web for a reliable company that will meet your needs. Ask around webhost forum sites where you can get a decent domain host. Learn from others about their experiences in their chosen host.

Try comparing each company’s web hosting packages. Starting from the price of web hosting, to the other factors that are also considered in selecting the right web host such as, bandwidth, disk space, security, the scripting language and database that it supported and how many accounts may be allotted for each client, and server specifications. The choice of package will basically depend on the type of website that you are planning to make, whether it is storage or computationally extensive.

Quick Tip: When using WordPress it is recommended that you use a Linux server as your host OS.

The standard pricing for domain hosting that comes with a fair service suitable for a blog site varies from $7.00 to $8.00 monthly subscription depending on the package that is being offered. Some companies will offer a larger storage space with less bandwidth which is also true for the opposite.

Quality and reliability is seldom proportional to the cost of web hosting. Never fall for webhosts that offer ridiculously high storage and bandwidth service for a cheap price. Chances are, they are only using it as a promotion to generate sales, but can’t give you the proper service that you really paid for. Happy host hunting and good luck!

Tags: Blog, Blog Tips, domain, hosting