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YouTube Clone Hosting – Podcast 217
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Welcome to the first Web Hosting Show for 2011. So what is the first thing we have to talk about in the sixth year of this broadcast? I want to touch on the topic of getting your own YouTube clone set up. We will tear apart the basic necessity you need (FFMPEG hosting) and give you a few good scripts to try out so you too can get on the social video sharing bandwagon.
Running Time: 7 minutes | File Size: 3.14 MB
You can make a clone of about any popular website service out there, and YouTube is no exception. You basically need the FFMPEG tools to help convert the video or audio into a digestible web format and a script to organize it all. Sounds pretty simple, right?
Here is what we have in store for you on today’s show:
Time to take a look at another hosting term you might have heard of but didn’t really know what it means. FFMPEG hosting is the word up for review today. This is a term that is used to refer to any time of hosting that provides an assortment of of recording, converting and streaming tools for audio and video on the server side.
So, you want to start your own website where people can upload videos of dogs of skateboards? A few years back, this would be nearly impossible. These days though, finding a script that will clone many of the best features a video sharing service like YouTube has is pretty easy. There are a lot of duds out there though in the world of YouTube clone scripts so I have gone through the trenches to find you the three best scripts for the job.
That is it for today’s show. Hope you enjoy – and if you have any feedback be sure to use the contact link above or leave a comment and share with me your own thoughts on FFMPEG hosting.
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Can’t Host That – Podcast 216
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Believe it or not, there are files you probably should not upload to the server you host your website from. Not only could you get in trouble with your web host by doing so, but you could also be putting your own security at risk. On today’s podcast we will go over some of the files you should not host and my favorite way to back up personal files remotely and securely. The Web Hosting Show is on the air.
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Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.30 MB
There are a lot of unsaid rules that you must learn when it comes to mastering the world of web hosting. Knowing what files you should or should not host is one of them. While it might sound like common sense to some – sometimes it is the things that go unsaid that get you in trouble, so let me save us all a lot of trouble and let you in on this.
Here is what we have in store for you on today’s show:
Having a web hosting account is handy at times. It allows you to practically upload anything you want to share with friends, or to store online. This is a blessing and also a curse when it comes to the web hosting business though. While it is handy to be able to upload anything to a web hosting account, it is not always practical. Sometimes, it might even be against the rules.
Better Off Site Backups with Carbonite
I have been a big fan off keeping files backup off site for a while now and the best tool I have found to get that job done is Carbonite. Out of all the other solutions, Carbonite does the best job at making backing up automated so I don’t have to worry about it. For the webmasters out there, it is also a great way to store your website backups too.
Hope you enjoyed this edition of the Web Hosting Show podcast. Feel free to share your own thoughts about hosting in the comments. I would love to see them!
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Web Hosting Show on Stitcher
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Need smarter radio for your mobile phone? With Sticher’s free mobile phone app, BlackBerry, iPhone and Pam webOS users can listen to the Web Hosting Show podcast anytime, anywhere. You can stream this podcast any many others on-demand from anywhere. No wires or syncing involved.
Getting started with Stitcher is easy. The best way to get started is to click that "Listen to us on Sitcher" link you see on the Web Hosting Show’s website via your mobile device. Now, just enter your e-mail address into the empty box – and get your download link.
By streaming the best in news, sports, talk and entertainment straight to mobile phones, Sticher is the easiest way to stay connected to the world on the go – receiving only the information that’s the most important, in a format that fits into people’s busy lives. Go check it out, if you need an easier way to follow the Web Hosting Show podcast on your mobile phone.
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3 Free Photo Gallery Tools
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It might be easy to find a free photo gallery script you can get up and running on your website. However, not all scripts are created equal. Sometimes you might want a simple page dedicated to photos, and other times you might need an entire domain dedicated to the idea of showcasing your images. I have searched the Web high and low to bring you the best free image gallery tools for big projects, medium sized projects and lightweight projects.
Here are the three best free image gallery scripts, depending on the job you need them for.
An Advanced Free Image Gallery Script
Zenphoto is a great gallery tool that also comes with some CMS (content management system) options to make it a great tool to use to run your entire website. It doesn’t try to do too much though, when it comes to features. it keeps things simple by just delivering one of the best web media gallery management tools out there. Once installed, the administrator interface is pretty easy to pick up and with the online template system they have – you can create a beautiful website in no time at all. Zenphoto can also handle audio and video too – which makes it an all in one multimedia gallery tool too.
A Middle of the Road Free Image Gallery Script
Minishowcase is another good gallery script that keeps things really simple. With just a little PHP and JavaScript, you can put together an online gallery of photography, artwork or anything else without the need of configuring databases or customizing the code. You can literally get this script up and running in just a few minutes. All you need to do is bring the content to showcase. If you need a gallery tool that is on the simple side (but still looks good) there is no better choice than Minishowcase.
A Very Lightweight Free Image Gallery Script
SmoothGallery is the last album script I have to share with you today. Using mootools, this fantastic JavaScript gallery and slideshow system lets you setup a simple image gallery, slideshow or showcase anywhere on your pre-existing website. While you could not use this tool to run your entire website, it does make for a great way to showcase your work on the website you already have set up. So if you would rather just showcase your images on one section of your page, rather than dedicating an entire website on it – SmoothGallery is a great script to use to get that job done.
There are plenty of more scripts out there, but these three of the best for the occasions you need them. Zenphoto makes for a great tool to base your entire website off of. Minishowcase is a nice lightweight gallery tool that could maybe be put in just one section of your website. Then, last but not least, you have SmoothGallery. It would let you display your images on a single page, just to quickly show them off to your website visitors.
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3 Best Image Gallery Services
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There are thousands of free image host out there, but not many that focus on providing you a cheap or free place to host an online gallery for your photography, images or artwork. If you do not want to upload a script and run it from day to day, you might try one of these three free image gallery hosting services to get your own portfolio hosted online.
Picasa
I had to throw one generic free service into the mix, and Picasa is the one I decided to pick. Now run by Google, Picasa not only gives you a place to host pictures – but also comes with a very powerful desktop client to organize your collections with too. If you have a Google account (and really, who doesn’t these days) go check it out and see if you like it.
Flickr
Flickr is another awesome and free way to upload and share your digital images online. It might be one of the most well known photo sharing websites on my list today, and there is good reason for it. It works, and it is where the people are right now. You can create an account for free by logging into the Flickr website with your Yahoo info, and you’ll be ready to upload soon after that. You can also organize your collections, share them with friends or limit who can see them too.
SmugMug
The SmugMug service is an interesting alternative to Flickr. It seems to do everything Flickr does, and I am sure the developers of the service would say they do it better. Where SmugMug might hold the advantage is when it comes to selling your prints online. They have a nicely integrated service that makes buying prints or merchandise with the prints on it very easy to do. It might not have the community that Flickr does, but it is not short on features either.
So there you have it – which one of these services do you like the best? Do you have another that you love more? Send your thoughts to me in the comments – cause I would love to check out what you use for free image gallery hosting.
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Gallery Hosting Tools – Podcast 215
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this podcast has to be worth at least eight minutes or so of your time. On this edition of the Web Hosting Show we will be taking a look at both online photo gallery hosting services and three different types of photo gallery scripts you can install on your own web hosting account.
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Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.27 MB
There are hundreds if not thousands of great ways to showcase your artwork, your photography or any other type of images you have created and share them with the world. I have done my best to check them all out – so you can finally know which ones are the best of the best.
Here is what we have in store for you on today’s show:
There are thousands of free image host out there, but not many that focus on providing you a cheap or free place to host an online gallery for your photography, images or artwork. If you do not want to upload a script and run it from day to day, you might try one of these three free image gallery hosting services to get your own portfolio hosted online.
3 Free Photo Gallery Tools for Any Occasion
It might be easy to find a free photo gallery script you can get up and running on your website. However, not all scripts are created equal. Sometimes you might want a simple page dedicated to photos, and other times you might need an entire domain dedicated to the idea of showcasing your images. I have searched the Web high and low to bring you the best free image gallery tools for big projects, medium sized projects and lightweight projects.
Also, I would love to hear your experiences with the best gallery hosting services online or the best album scripts on the web. If you have any other great resources worth sharing, be sure to leave a comment and share it with the rest of us.
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