Month: August 2015

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Reviews

Hands-on review of Host1Plus

If you want to take your business online or you want to come up with a personal website, whatever is the case you need to have a solid web hosting provider, as web hosting is the foundation for the success of your website. There are a plethora of web hosting providers in the market and every day a number of new providers are coming up. It is quite difficult to select your web hosting provider. We recently came across Host1Plus while searching for our next web host and we decided to try out their services, after 3 months of using their services we can proudly say they are the best. Since we are satisfied with their services we are writing this review so that our readers will be benefited and can easily select their next web host without wandering here and there.

A brief introduction of Host1Plus

Host1Plus was started in the year 2008 with their first data center in London, UK and since then they have been adding new data centers and have been on a continuous growth path. They have their data centers spread across the globe via London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Chicago and Los Angeles. After some time they started adding new services like cloud hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated hosting.

Currently Host1Plus offer shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, cloud hosting and dedicated hosting. Apart from that you can register a domain via them as well as purchase SSL certificates.

Plans and Pricing

Shared Hosting:

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Host1 Plus offers 4 types of Shared hosting e.g. Starter, Personal, Business and Business Pro. The plans are customized in such a way that any kind of requirement will be easily fitted into one of these. The cheapest Shared hosting plan starts at just USD 0.83 per month if you sign up for a year. But this plan is as good as nothing. It has bare minimum specs and can host only a static website as it does not offer any database.

However if you are looking for a decent hosting experience and have an important site you can either opt for their Business or Business Pro plan. The Business Pro plan at $14.99 per month is though at a higher side for a shared hosting plan you will get value for every penny spent and you will pat yourself for the right decision. You will get dedicated physical memory of 512MB and dedicated IP as well as unlimited domains can be hosted.

VPS Hosting:

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If you are an agency or a developer, sometimes your requirements are high and that is when you need to go for a Virtual Private Server (VPS). Me, being a developer, I have to host websites of my clients which helps me with easier maintenance, so I signed up for a VPS plan with them. Their Bronze VPS plan at USD 2.5 per month is priced lower than a normal shared hosting plan though the specs are too bad at just 0.5 CPU cores and 256 MB RAM. I would suggest signing up for a shared hosting rather than this Bronze VPS, if you do not know how to control your server. If you want a server entirely for yourself then go for VPS Bronze plan.

On the other hand, the rest VPS plans like Silver, Gold and Platinum are quite competitively priced. As I run many WordPress based sites and WordPress Multisite is quite resource hogging, I decided to go with Platinum plan. In Platinum plan just for $40 you will get 4 CPU cores, 4 Gigs of RAM and 70GB Storage. All the specs offered in this plan meet my requirements fully and trust me this is a value for money plan.

You have loads of option to customize any VPS plan you select in the checkout process via a very intuitive interface. You can select server location, add/reduce permissible hardware, add application and server module etc. I have never seen such an offering with any other VPS provider and I give a plus 1 to Host1Plus for that.

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Once you are done with the Payment, your VPS will be ready in no time and you will get the login details. They accept Paypal, Skrill, Web money as well as CC payment.

IMPORTANT:

If you are going for a VPS with Host1Plus and you are quite not sure about how a server works and not a webmaster yourself, always go for Cpanel and Extra Care support which are chargeable. At least it will let you concentrate on your business and let you do what you are good at while the support team will take care of the server.

Pros and Cons of Host1Plus:

pros

1. 24X7 Live chat support

2. Competitive pricing for an amazing specs

3. Various payment option

4. Very friendly staff

5. Globally located Data center

Cons

They charge slightly higher price if you add cPanel and Extra Care support.

I am quite happy at my decision to choose Host1Plus as my hosting partner and recommend them if you want to be tension free and have a sound sleep without worrying about your server.

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Internet

The World of Online Casino and Gaming

Since we publish our last articles, we have received many request from our users to enlighten them about Online Casino, Pokers and betting. So we have finally decided to dedicate this article to acknowledge their request.

With advent of Internet and Web technologies the Online Casinos are quite popular now a days and there is a very thin line of difference between Online and Offline casinos. The Online Casinos also known as Virtual Casinos are online versions of traditional casinos which enable the players to play via the Internet from the comfort of their home.

History of Online Casino

The online Casino has started barely 20 years ago and now has a market of 35 Billion USD. Considering the fact that the offline version started 200 years back and took so much time to popularize the online version is at par with it in just a span of 20 years. It all started when in 1994 Caribbean nations passed law to allow offering online gambling license.

The infographic below explain in detail about the history and evolution of online gambling.

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Even though the technology for online casinos was present since the beginning of the internet, the actual gambling started in the year 1994. The first legally established online casinos Gaming Club and Inter Casino opened in the year ‘95 and ‘96.

Microgaming developed the first software for online gambling and Cryptologic developed the encrypted communication technology.

Gradually the software and user experience saw a tremendous growth and interest of many software firms which gave rise to booming of many online casinos. The Virtual reality has added ore fun and joy to online game playing now.

Type of Online Casino Games

Theer are various sites offering various types of online casinos and some of them like netbetcasino offer combination of all. The popular online casino games available as of now are

Slot Game

Here you place a bet and pull a virtual lever and then the drums start spinning, when they come to rest the images are lined up and based on the image configuration various prizes are paid. The progressive jackpots keep on increasing as the game progresses.

Video Poker

Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine. The aim is to assemble the most powerful poker hand and get paid.

BlackJack

This is also known as twenty one and it is most widely played online casino game. It is played between player and dealer, a player can not compete against other player.

 

The internet acts as the life source of online casinos without which they cannot exist. The broadband technology has brought in users from different parts of the globe. Players can play real time poker with lively and exotic settings, they can chat with one another while they are playing, view game statistics of the various games available on the internet and they can do just about anything and everything they would do in a land-based casino.

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General

Play Poker without any deposit

Playing pokies is tons of fun with the entertainment factor and winnings. More and more casinos are adding incentives everyday that draw visitors to their site. The biggest one is the no deposit pokies. This strategy gives players a chance to try out the software and brand. While going to brick and mortar casinos has its own appeal, online pokies offer the convenience of play anytime and anywhere.

Regardless of how you find your action, you can be a winner using the no deposit feature. With a little research, you will find a plethora of casinos to visit on a regular basis. Look for these different types of options when searching for casinos that give away no deposit bonuses.

What Is a No Deposit Pokies Bonus?

Just like the name implies, players can gamble without making any deposits of their own money. They will receive a specific amount of the casino’s money in the form of credits or spins. The no-risk feature of the bonus is the most compelling. In addition, redeeming this bonus across the entire mobile platform and personal computers or Macs is also attractive.

The practice is so commonplace that a slew of variety is available. Although, you can find these bonuses with instant play, most brands want you to be a regular patron and push for account creation. They make this stipulation easy for online pokies by allowing customers to use Facebook accounts. The bonuses are usually well displayed on the home page for visitors to take advantage of.

Free Credits or Free Spins

To claim free credits, spins or both, there will be steps that each player will need to take. Some include entering a code, contacting customer support, or they are automatically deposited into a player’s account. Examples of the bonus include receiving 20 or more free spins after the software download or with instant play. Or, try on bonuses with a small amount of credits for less than $10 to well into the thousand dollar neighborhood. Additionally, some offers provide multipliers of one hundred percent or more times the initial deposit of players. While this is a free incentive, there may be additional restrictions that apply.

What Do the Restrictions Look Like?

Most of casinos have some strings attached with the no deposit pokies. The first is the account may need to be set-up with a player’s real money account. Next, the money may or may not be withdrawn as a regular winning. However, most casinos use this last example based on the amount of the original bonus. In addition, customers will have to complete the banking information required by law before any withdrawals are made.

The other examples include visitors may have to play a specific game, or play on a certain day. The restrictions are clearly explained on each website. Customers can also contact support with additional questions or when problems arise during the redemption process.

Online pokies are all the rage because of convenience and the myriad of bonuses being offered to lure them to play. They can expect this bonus to take on a new look with them being given away at random times outside of the first visit. Because of this, players are finding their favorite casinos to return to again and again. The bottom line is the no-risk aspect of this feature makes it well worth the try.