Domain & Hosting Info

Every computer connected through a network has a number assigned to it. This number is unique to the whole network. The number is called the IP address or the Internet Protocol address and is assigned by the network server. If the network happens to be a small office network, the IP address is assigned by the network server within the office and is managed by the network or system administrator. In case of computers connected to the internet, the IP address is assigned by the Internet Service Provider or ISP as they are fondly known. Read the rest of this entry »

Not very long ago, owning a website was considered a luxury. Irony is, it still is considered luxury by many, including leading business houses. While having an independent (I will explain it further down) website comes in at a price of around Rs.200 per month, there are lot more places where websites also come in for free. So the question “Should I have a paid website?“. Read on… Read the rest of this entry »

Many people in India, even today, think a website is a luxury for a business. Not many realise that a website is not just a necessity for a business but also a corporate identity in the world wide web. However, few have flown swiftly with the winds of change and adopted the technology for economic benefits. This can be seen in the increasing number of websites from India. On an average, every week, about 1000 new Indian websites are launched and this is a substantial number but not enough.

Coming back to the question - “Do I need a website?”. Read the rest of this entry »

First, it was men on horse back and the pigeons, then came the postal service, then came the private couriers, then came the telephones and so on. Over the generations, the comunication channels have changed and over years, internet has changed the way we communicate. Today, it takes a fraction of a second for an email to reach from one part of the earth to the other part. Thanks to the internet, we could know what is happening in other parts of the world within the minutes or even seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello World! Hello World! Hello World!

You might have always wondered why any IT professional makes the Hello World! proclamation first before doing anything as soon as the individual learns a piece of software code. Well, the reason is simple. Before reaching the Hello World! stage, a person has to put in lot of efforts in understanding what that “Hello World!” is all about, how to write it, how it would look, etc. The satisfaction of successful compilation and execution of the very first piece of code gives a great sense of achievement and such an immense pleasure that the individual announces it to the whole world through “Hello World!”. Read the rest of this entry »