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Why You Should Consider Domain Privacy

Tanya — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:24:01 +0000

When you register a website domain, the personal information you fill out (often including name, address, contact email and phone number) is then made publicly viewable via the WHOIS information available on all domains. Performing a WHOIS lookup is very simple, and will reveal the personal information of whoever registered the website.

This information is made available for a few simple reasons; if you publish a website containing illegal material, or a website encouraging terrorism or similar anti-social behaviour, then the police (or relevant authority) will use the WHOIS information to locate the individual responsible for publishing the content. There’s also the simple (and far less nefarious) situation of someone simply wanting to get in touch with the owner of a website to request a link, a content swap, etc.

However, in recent times, hackers, spammers and identity thieves have been using this information to aid their illegal activities, potentially putting you at risk (at least easily placing your name on spam email lists).

As a result, domain WHOIS privacy – which is available via Pixel Internet – has become increasingly popular in recent times. This simple add-on will remove all your personal information from the WHOIS registration page, ensuring it’s no longer viewable via a WHOIS lookup. Not only will this simple add-on help keep you (and your domain) protected from hackers and identity thieves, but can dramatically reduce the amount of spam you receive almost immediately.

If you’d like to add domain WHOIS privacy to your website, get in touch with Pixel Internet to discuss including the add-on in your hosting package.

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The Current State Of Cloud Computing [INFOGRAPHIC]

Doug — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:26:21 +0000

When it comes to online storage and data hosting, cloud computing has become a major industry as more and more businesses (as well as the public) look to take advantage of secure storage and virtualised applications.

So what is the current state of cloud computing in the UK and further afield? Well, you can now find out with the following infographic, commissioned by the team at GuruOnline.

The Current State Of Cloud Computing:

Win Win Win!

Tanya — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:01 +0000

We’ve just launched the Pixel Internet Wheel Of Fortune game!

Have a go today by visiting the Pixel Internet homepage and grab yourself a free Pro hosting plan, Reseller hosting plan, .uk domain name, web builder software and even an Ipod Touch! We’ll be running the game throughout February and everyone is invited to have a go and please feel free to have a go every day (limited to one play per day).

(Terms & Conditions apply)

We’ve upgraded our hosting plans!

Tanya — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:58:00 +0000

Following the re-launch of the Pixel Internet website, we’ve been making some big changes that will benefit all new and existing hosting customers! Firstly we’ve changed the name of our four Linux hosting plans, rolled out two new Windows hosting plans and upgraded all of them!

We are now pleased to offer both Linux and Windows Starter, Home, Business and Pro hosting plans, starting from as little as £19.99 per annum!’

So, what are the changes we have made?

We’ve doubled web space for each hosting plan
All plans now benefit from unlimited bandwidth allowance
We’ve added our free website builder software to each plan
We’ve included a huge amount of free web resources and web tools worth over £300!

So, whether your an existing customer looking to renew, or you’re taking the plunge into the world of web for the first time, Pixel Internet offer huge hosting plans, packed full of features and backed by our award winning customer services team and 30 day money back guarantee all for ridiculously low prices… you really do have everything to gain by joining our UK hosting team here at Pixel Internet.

Hosting Sales Now On!

Tanya — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:51:24 +0000

To celebrate the launch of our all new website, we’re giving a whopping 20% discount on all our web hosting plans!

When you place a web hosting order here at Pixel Internet, for any of our Linux or Windows hosting plans, you can grab yourself a 20% discount off the listed price!

Just place your order as normal and when you get to the checkout screen you will have the option to enter a discount code.

Simply enter ‘getsome‘ to receive a 20% discount!

Enjoy!

Tanya.

Static and Shared IP Web Hosting

Doug — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:46:15 +0000

IP address is an important term associated with web hosting. Two types of IP addresses are shared and static IP addresses.You have a better understanding of these terms only after you have appreciated the actual meaning of IP addresses.

Basically, IP address is used to address all the sites of the internet.Instead of typing the url, typing the IP address will lead you to different sites.Four discreet block of numbers which are separated by periods constitute an IP address.A few examples of IP addresses are 64.191.62.74 and 192.168.0.1.

However specific IP addresses are not allotted to all websites.There is a chance of there being no IP addresses to be used for websites in the future if all sites were to be allocated different IP addresses today.You can thus find many sites on servers using a single IP address for numerous sites.

When two websites share the same IP addresses, we have a shared IP address.A person looking for the first website of the IP address reaches the server wherein the server sends the required page to the person on realizing which website the person is looking for.

Sites that have its own IP address, and do not share it with anyone else, have a static IP address in the web hosting world.To reach a website with a static IP address, all you require is its IP address.

On the contrary, sites that have a shared IP address cannot be reached by just typing in the IP address.You need to mention the domain name of the website you are looking for so that the server can direct you to the website you want.It is however better to use web hosts offering static IP addresses if you require more security for your website.

Web Hosting for Game Servers

Steve — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:25:09 +0000

The internet offers you many games to play.These games are played online through game server connections, which are offered by game server providers.A game server is a remotely or locally run server that game clients use to play multiplayer games.

Dedicated game servers are provided by companies called game server providers.Today, game server web hosting is one of the fastest growing segments of the web hosting industry.

Game server web hosting is found in two varieties; listen and dedicated servers.In case of listen servers, a player can play simultaneously host and take part in the game as the server runs with the game.These servers are usually operated by individuals in LAN networks and not over the internet.

It is also possible for dedicated game server web hosting to be run by individuals.The difference here is that it is usually run on dedicated hardware that is found in data centres so that they can provide more bandwidth and dedicated processing power.Most of the PC based multiplayer games found today use dedicated servers for their hosting purposes.

When compared to traditional hosting, game hosting proves to be a more demanding form of web hosting.The reason is that it needs a specific amount of formatted server space so that it can meet the requirements of all players simultaneously playing a game.With millions of consumers looking to play online games, game servers have to provide reliable and dedicated web hosting.

Apart from heavy traffic, you also have to make sure that the game server provides you with easy to use control panels .These control panels should let the site owner automate and organize processes easily.This feature is important in game servers because online gaming players look out for efficient customers support and services in gaming sites.These sites also use many applications and software updates, which can be provided only through a good control panel feature in the web hosting plan.

Multi Domain Hosting and the Concept behind it

Brian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:19:08 +0000

If you are on a shoestring budget, and want to start a web hosting business, then the best option you have with yourself is multi domain hosting.It is possible to host more than one domain using a single hosting account in multi domain hosting.So if you want to start such a web hosting business, you have to first get a multiple domain name hosting account.

With multi domain hosting, you get an account where you create 6 or more websites and then you can develop one for your personal use and let your clients use the remaining five sites, at a cost.

All you have to pay in multi domain hosting is your regular fees to the web host and collect fees from your clients for the remaining sties. When you rent your sites to your clients, you still maintain the administrative control over the sites. Basically, you create a subfolder under your main domain, which contains everything like the main domain.

Your web host has to give you a control panel with complete administrative facilities that help you manage your multi domain hosting.You can request for individual control panels for the websites you provide your clients.

You have to specify on this point to the web host as there are many web hosting companies that don’t give you individual control panels for the domains you receive. These companies usually give only one control panel which is used to manage all these domains.

The advantage of multi domain hosting is that you get to completely use all the web hosting space that is provided to you.Multi domain hosting is the preferred hosting option for web designers as they can buy a single plan and then share their storage space into various accounts for their respective clients.The web designer’s web hosting costs are reduced considerably while their clients have no control over their websites.