I wrote this article today because it has become evident that there is a huge gap between the knows and the know-nots when it comes to Ruby, Rails and AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML). This article provides a cursory look at three of today’s hottest web development terms. Read the rest of this entry »
When you understand how web hosting works and what you will be using to get your own website on the net, you run into one of your most significant tasks: choosing a web host. Instead of pitching Site5’s service to you as the end-all, perfect service, it is important to understand what you should look for in any hosting provider. When selecting a plan from the thousands of available options, the biggest concerns you should have are Read the rest of this entry »
You are at your computer. You type “www.wizwebhost,” and in a few seconds of internet magic, a beautiful (and most likely redesigned in the past week or two) website appears on your screen. No, this phenomenon does not happen because Al Gore invented the internet and somehow embedded a secret binary code that will forever index any possible domain name you can enter. There is a relatively simple behind the scenes process that happens each time you access a website, and when you begin to understand how domains, servers, IP addresses, and content work together, it is a lot easier to understand what web hosting is. Read the rest of this entry »
You need a website. That statement sends shivers down the spine of many technology newbies. The common instinctual responses to this fact range from ‘This old dog is too old and busy to learn new tricks… have neither the time nor the patience’ to (my personal favorite) ‘I am not good with computers… I have trouble finding the power button on my computer… How am I supposed to be able to maintain my own website?’ Those types of responses have become instinctual because, based on the nature of the Internet in the past, they are completely legitimate. If you want to get into the world of development and programming, it is almost impossible to know where to begin: dozens of programming languages exist with thousands of books to teach about them. Fortunately for all of you breathing deeply into a brown paper bag to slow the onset of hyperventilation, you really do not need to know any programming language to create a multi-functional, attractive, inexpensive website.
You read that correctly: You do not have to learn C, C++, HTML, Java, Ruby, PHP,
Naturally, the programs and scripts included in all Site5 shared plans will not necessarily rival what you could create with a working knowledge of the above programming languages, but the programs will help you establish a functional virtual presence.
In its going-on-seven years of operation, wizwebhost has become one of the more widely recognized providers of shared hosting services. We haven’t ever run a Super Bowl commercial, we don’t have a catchy jingle echoing across radio waves as you sit through rush hour traffic, and we compete with hundreds of thousands of other web hosts. At Site5, we distinguish ourselves from our competition by innovation, design, and value. Seemingly, the web hosting industry has become a competition to win customers based on cost and arbitrary quality descriptors, so we wanted to take a moment to demystify what web hosting is and why you need it in order to have a website.
Within the next week, we’ll take a look at “How web hosting works,” “What to look for in a host,” and How to get started Some people are reading this post and dying for me to add a shenanigan or an antic into the mix, but if the blog series is intended on helping people gain the confidence and know-how to surf the web hosting wave, I don’t want to confuse (or scare) anyone with odd references to slap bracelets and mood rings… Ooops… So much for not referencing them…