Web Hosting – 6 Tips for the Unwary

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A website hosting charge is the charge for the disk space on the hosts’ server that is taken up by your websites files and also includes a charge for the bandwidth used by the visitors to your site.  There are pros and cons for where to host your site and how much to pay. Following are some explanations and tips that will help sort out the minefield of jargon filled choices available.

 HOW BIG IS YOUR WEBSITE?

Most information websites on the internet are under 10Mb in size, so beware of a company that is offering you unlimited disk space to host your site  – they know also that it is unlikely to be larger than 10Mb.  Don’t go paying for something your are not going to need [Read more…]

Laptop Computers Reviewed

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With the recent drop in the value of the $NZ and as a consequence the price of imported electronic goods hpcq_60going up, it’s more important than ever to get value for money when buying a high priced item.  In this review we examine the laptop computers on offer for around the $1000 mark (give or take a few hundred!). There are many highly-spec’d laptops that are considerably more than this – often running over the $3,000 mark, but for the average user, be that a business person or a student you don’t need to spend that much to get a machine that will perform perfectly well for your needs. [Read more…]