Like an unlit firework on the 4th of July, the Web Hosting Show is back and ready to burst with excitement anytime now. All we need is for you to ignite the flame, tune in, and we will have a web hosting blast like the world has never seen. The Web Hosting Show is back on the air. Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 171! Running Time: 10 minutes | File Size: 4.26 MB Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode: Where is the Good in Clustered Web Hosting? An Online Tool to Clean up Your CSS! Problem Finding FFmpeg Web Hosts? Multi-column CSS Layouts with YAMAL Builder Here are this week’s web hosting news headlines: Global Internet Solutions accused of Hijacking Sites News Story on Global Internet Solutions - Video from Fox News Sorry I missed you last week, but I had a bit of a lingering cold, and didn’t think you’d be able to stand a show I was sniffling all the way through. I promise you this is a sniffle-free zone now! Web Hosting Directory: Check out the new list of the best hosting resources! © Mitch Keeler 2008 | Check out my firefox help site and my tech blog too!   Less

Today’s Show: Spys, Podcamp Planning, Social Networks, Robotic Overlords, Servers, Coffee and Tea —- Sponsored by GoToMeeting, Try it Free for 30 days visit www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts Try GoDaddy Code Blu84 for 10% off —- Today’s show is packed full with great stories, some should be taken with a grain of salt and others with a good stiff drink. Anyone else getting Bleeding Heart [...] Less

Did you know the peaceful Swiss people have problems with spam?  The king of all spam has also met his fate.  Spams not the only thing we got on the line up today, there is a lot of hosting news, and information coming to you.  So stand back, there is a Web Hosting Show coming through! Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 157! Running Time: 10 minutes | File Size: 4.97 MB Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show. Why Not Setup a Data Center Out of Your Basement? The King of Spam to be Sentenced to Hard Time! What is Domain Name Front Running? What Country Tops the World in Spam? ICANN Blames What Domain Register for Recent Hack? Short on words this week, but since we do have an awful lot of SPAM talk this week: Have you taken the Web Hosting Show’s fan survey yet? If not, listen to the show and then get it done. Your feedback given there could dramatically change the production of this podcast! Be heard and give me you thoughts! Free Download: Download Your Free Copy of My Best of the Web Hosting Show Guides eBook! © Mitch Keeler - like this? visit Mitchelaneous.com | FirefoxFacts.com | WebHostingShow.com   Less

Hardware, Software, Computing Erik Mellgren wrote: Computer users are a seasoned breed, accustomed to less-than-perfect service from their machines. That applications suddenly freeze, forcing you to restart your PC every once in a while, is just a reality of modern life. But for a lot of businesses it’s vital to have a high reliability in their computing systems. If a banking systems goes down it can lead to big monetary losses; if a hospital system does the same the consequences can be even worse. Stratus Technologies of Maynard, MA, has been in the business of building high-availability computer systems for decades—the company got started in 1980 as a maker of fault-tolerant minicomputers. It still sells its “ftServer” hardware, which come with their own special failsafe software, for customers who need very high quality of service. On Tuesday, the company launched its first pure software product, called Avance. It transforms two ordinary servers, regardless of manufacturer, into a highly reliable computer system with more than 99.99 percent availability. “This allows our customers maximum flexibility,” August Calhoun, vice president for life sciences at Dell, said during a Stratus company webcast about today’s news. The principle is that all active applications run on one server, which is continuously mirrored by the other one. If Stratus’s software detects a malfunction—say, a faulty hard drive–the other server node will take over the workload. Avance is geared to small and medium-sized businesses. Stratus charges a one-time fee of $2,500 per server. As you need two servers for a meaningful installation, that means a minimum of $5,000 per customer. “Stratus knows from three decades of first-hand knowledge that, all things being equal, every provider and user of computer-based services would opt for superior uptime reliability given the choice,” said Stratus president and CEO David Laurello in a statement about the product launch. “Avance software is the equalizer, eliminating the two biggest barriers—cost and complexity.” Comments | Permalink | Share |  E-mail Less

Episode 82 takes us back to basics - gone is the video edition of the podcast, back is more traditional audio only enjoyment. After taking last week off due to illness, we’ve got a ton of Battlefield Heroes news to catch up on as well as some great detailed interviews about Bad Company. We cover pretty much every iteration of Battlefield in the mod updates and also take some time out to answer a listener question. Excuse the coughs, where are the Frappr shoutouts, and more fun on this week’s episode of Battlefield Podcast! Show notes: Battlefield: Apocalypse First Strike Eve of Destruction Fight for the Future Point of Existence 2 Eve of Destruction 2 BattleGroup-Frontlines Battlefield Heroes Games for Windows CrunchGear GameDaily BFZeroes BF-Games.net BF Portal Sean Decker, Part 1 Part 2 Joakin Grundwall, Henrik Karlsson, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Less