Staring at glass…

The competition in the Hosting realm of the internet has been tight for many years, especially for Web Site Hosting.  There’s so many options.  Every ISP will host, every domain name register, and they’re all the cheapest and best.  But what if I want a hosting solution that provides SSH access?  Or Windows, not Linux?  How do I find it?

Here’s a great site:  http://www.hosting-review.com/

Pretty straight forward, but their front page gives you an immediate view of what’s driving the competition.  For instance, the top ten rated hosting companies offer unlimited disk space and bandwidth at about $5 a month.  That’s pretty cool.  You can also read the reviews and see which way they’re trending.

But what else do they offer?  Scroll down the page (or click the Top 10 Lists link) and choose a list based on the feature offered.  I wanted SSH Hosting, so I chose that.  After looking at the the offers there, I went to the Adult Hosting link and made sure my choice WAS NOT there.  It’s worked out great.  

I’ve been very pleased and I check the list often to see what’s going on.

Frankly, I just found this straight out COOL!  –> OpenDNS.com

Here’s a service that actually provides something substantial, and is still free.  They are a DNS service (obviously) that adds adult site blocking, phishing protection, domain blocking, domain white lists, stats, and guide pages with spell-check and “useful” suggestions.  When you try to go to a non-existent site, they’ll redirect you to a guide page with suggestions and advertisements.  That’s how they pay for it.  Works for me.

The kicker for me was the site blocking.  I was able to put the DNS settings into the configuration on my router at home, and now every computer that connects gets the benefits.  Specifically, I didn’t have to buy software for all my computers to block the crap on the internet from the little unsuspecting eyes.

Try it out.