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Even people who have fairly simple computing needs can have trouble keeping track of the various versions of all their files. Take, for example, a workaholic who spends all day working on a document, backs it up compulsively, and then takes that same document home on a USB (Universal Serial Bus) key, then copies [...]
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No, the word is PuTTY not putty. A PuTTY server has nothing to do with someone who brings you gobs of dough-like cement whenever you ask for it. It does, however, have something to do with giving you remote access to a computer whenever you want it.
Elsewhere at GoodHost.org we’ve talked about the Telnet [...]
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Theoretically, staying connected to our friends, colleagues and clients should be getting easier by the day. New advances in technology, as well as new implementations of relatively old ones, are making it increasingly easy to have your communications networks move with you. By setting up an Outlook Web Access Server address you will equip yourself [...]
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The development of the Internet has seen many systems and applications become obsolete over the years, but there some tools that survive the culling even as newer, more advanced technology is developed. Much of the Internet is still overlayed on technology that can be traced back to the infancy of networking. Telnet (Telecommunication network) protocol [...]
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The basic premise of the information age is that information is power. The more you have, the better, but it also matters that other people don’t have the same information. Something that is widely available is no longer a valuable commodity. Consequently, any service that protects the integrity and secrecy of an organization’s information can [...]
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If you are hosting a single website or are a home user, then you probably will have no need of any mail systems that are more complicated than a basic POP3 account. Many people even forgo POP3 accounts in favor of remotely accessible webmail accounts like those provided by Hotmail or Gmail. However, if you’re [...]
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I remember when Call of Duty 4 came out. The first time I saw the game was when my friend showed it to me. The game’s release coincided, not so miraculously, with the arrival of my friend’s new gaming rig. The game was simply jaw dropping at the time and it wasn’t long before a [...]
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Generally speaking, when we use the terms “host” or “hosting,” the concept implies the idea of sharing a resource between multiple users. In many cases it refers to a kind of online publishing, but there are many reason one might want what can be called a private file host.
File hosts are generally designed to make [...]
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Host Hardening is exactly what it sounds like: the systematic strengthening of a host’s position with respect to potential security threats. To put in slightly militaristic terms, hardening is what you do when you’re digging in because you intend to be there for a while and you expect outside “interest.”
Hardening is necessary because all security [...]
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The term “dynamic virtual host” is a fairly simple concept that is surprisingly hard to describe. There are a few related ideas that will have to be explained first in order to create a clear picture of the concept.
One of the most economical forms of hosting for small-scale applications is virtual hosting, which is a [...]
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