Web Services

Chances are good you already have a FTP client installed on your computer for transferring files to your web host, but what if you are on a public computer and no client is installed? Many web hosts now offer web-based FTP service. Using a web FTP client, you can access …

Yesterday, we learned how to create m3u playlists to stream your mp3 files over your server ondemand. Anytime users open the playlists, the mp3 files will be played for them. But what if you want to skip this step and have the media play directly from the website? It will …

Yesterday, we learned about two radio streaming servers available for Linux: Shoutcast and Icecast. Today, you will learn how to install and setup a Shoutcast server. In this example, you will create a special user to run Shoutcast, rather than having it run as root, which is a security risk. …

Setting up a radio broadcast requires two main components: 1. server-side streaming software and 2. some type of streaming software on your local computer that sends streaming music through the server. There are many popular audio streaming solutions, but two of the most common free solutions are Shoutcast and Icecast. …

Some web hosts offer an HTML editor called Site Studio with their plans. While the software can be useful in some situations, the name is misleading. Site Studio is a web-based WYSIWYG editor. Unlike alternatives such as Frontpage, it runs completely in a web browser and does not provide a …

UltraDNS, the DNS provider for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Northern California, briefly went offline Thursday due to a reported Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Specifically, their S3 cloud storage service was unreachable from about 5:43 pm to 6:38 pm Pacific Time. While the service itself continued to operate, users …

These days, it seems like every small business wants its own web store. There are a variety of ways to set one up, but one popular solution is osCommerce, a free Open Source CMS that will quickly and easily set up an online store for you. OsCommerce will work on …

Once you have successfully developed a website, you will need to perform periodic evaluations to ensure that it continues to meet web standards, accessibility guidelines, and is usable on multiple platforms. You can have the most beautiful website ever created, but if it is too slow and crashes a user’s …

Speed Tracer is a new extension released by Google for its Chrome web browser that can identify and help fix website performance issues. It’s easy-to-use and best of all, free. If you ever experience poor performance at your web host, take advantage of this tool. It and others can give …

An SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server is primarily used for sending email messages between servers. Most email systems use SMTP servers. But are there free servers for this task? Free SMTP Server is a Windows program that satisfies that need, and it is very easy to use. Furthermore, it …