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Servers and Software

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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Looking for a design solution for your website?
When we were doing all the research that goes into creating a new site, I don’t even want to think about the hours we spent going back and forth over different hosting options and site structures.  We were fortunate enough to come by Chris Pearson’s THESIS theme for [...]

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Ventrilo is a VoIP program. VoIP stand for “Voice over IP,” which is to say it is a voice exchange application that works on top of Internet Protocol. The software works, essentially, by allowing the users of distinct IP addresses to connect to a server which puts them in direct voice contact with other users. [...]

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Microsoft Speech Server is the software giant’s contribution to every Science fiction fan’s dream of a computer you can talk to, and which can talk back. Speech recognition has been around for a while in various forms. The ability to control your computer with spoken words is, for example, incorporated into Microsoft’s latest operating system, [...]

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If you’ve ever wished that you could access another computer remotely, then a terminal server is the answer to that wish. The purpose of such a server is to manage the connections required to make remote operation possible. Terminals, however, require software to function and on that front you can run into some problems. The [...]

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Security is, of course, always a concern. It is vital to protect sensitive information, proprietary data and communications in an organization to avoid having one’s objectives compromised either by competitors or those who would seek to harm you simply for sport. There are many methods available to make sure your computer systems and networks are [...]

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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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As in all things, security is important. You need to protect your home, your possession, your family, but what we are particularly concerned with here is your business and your information. A catastrophic virus infection can bring an organization to its knees if the effects are wide-spread enough and disperses across your network. You really [...]

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If you’ve ever experimented with running multiple operating systems, then you’ve probably heard about Partition Magic. If you want to give yourself the option of running two operating systems on a computer, then you’ll need to have them in isolated partitions or you will be risking all kinds of conflicts and headaches. Usually, creating a [...]

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Microsoft Cluster Server is Microsoft’s offer to the world of cluster computing. It is, essentially, a system for linking together machines for the purposes of supercomputing and reliability.

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