What's Involved in Good Web Hosting?

Be sure you know your terms so you can know what you're looking for. A web host owns (or rents) the computer that serves the files of your Web site to your visitors, usually in exchange for a monthly fee. You don't have to cancel your current Internet account to hire a Web host. In fact, many Web hosts don't offer Internet service provider (ISP) service. Those that do need to be local, or it isn't worth it for you. The great thing about your neighborhood ISP is that it's in your neighborhood, and it gives you a local dial-up number. You don't want to have to dial in to Albuquerque whenever you want to browse the Web (unless, of course, you live in Albuquerque).

Most shared web hosts seem affordable in price but the quality can vary drastically. As far as costs are concerned, you might want to take a look at hosting companies that offer some kind of multiple domain shared hosting plans. With these kind of plans, you can host hundreds, if not infinite domains on one shared account. After the first domain is setup, all consequential domains setup afterwards would be considered an add-on domain of the first domain. But as far as the internet is concerned, they are separate websites. It may not have the same advantages as having your very own dedicated server, but you'll be saving about a month with the difference.

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And what about "discount" web hosting? Like anything else, if it seems too good to be true, it definitely is here. A lot of people are looking for a lower and affordable web hosting solution online, and discount web hosting should be a great choice here. There are many different types of discount are available online, get to know the time and how to redeem for it is the key for you to get a better price without losing the reliability of the solution.

What's Involved in Good Web Hosting?

What's a Wiki? - Using Wikis and SharePoint

The web is all a buzz with wikis. And if you're anything like me, you're probably left wondering, what a wiki might be. Well, a "wiki" is a collaborative web site or web space where users may login and edit text. One of the internet's most popular wikis is Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org) a massive online encyclopaedia.

While encyclopaedias are definitely the more common uses for wikis, they've been used for many other subjects, sometimes appearing as a collection of articles pertaining to specific topics, such as software programming. At the heart of the "wiki" is its brevity. Derived from the Hawaiian word that means fast, wikis are all about presenting relevant information in a timely manner.

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So what do they have to do with SharePoint users? Well, the latest version of SharePoint Services, allows you to create your own wikis within your working SharePoint portal. You can use them for anything that you might want additional user input for, such as a jargon dictionary for new employees, editing press release or advertising copy materials, as well as a means to keep people posted on progress of a project for a client.

A Wiki can be set up with relative ease in a hosted SharePoint account. Simply follow these steps (keep in mind you will need Site Administrator access in order to accomplish this task).

Click on Site Actions then Create

In the Create page under "Web Pages" click on Sites and Workspaces.

The next page (New SharePoint Site) is pretty straightforward to fill out. Enter the title, description and the URL (you're creating a new site for the Wiki). Under the "Template Selection" section, click on the Collaboration tab template, and select Wiki Site. Continue on the page to select permission and navigation settings.

Once created, SharePoint Services provides a document on getting started with the software. I recommend reading through the information to get the most out of your new Wiki site.

What's a Wiki? - Using Wikis and SharePoint