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April 28, 2006

Webmaster's Guide

Check out FTPplanet's Webmaster's Guide for loads of information on getting started as a webmaster, including:

- Web Design
- Web Programming
- Ratings and Reviews
- Traffic Analysis
- ...much more!

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April 27, 2006

A Cautionary Tale

Download.com has a short cautionary tale on being careful while you search. The article talks of someone visiting a "cracks" web site and getting a computer full of spyware. Here is an excerpt:

"We went to a software "cracks" site I thought was safe because I had used it before for similar reasons. Unfortunately, this time my friend wasn't so lucky. I assume the site exploited a hole in my friend's outdated version of Internet Explorer because the site downloaded so many types and iterations of spyware and adware, I can't even begin to list them."

Read the rest of the article here.

The bottom line is to make sure you keep Internet Explorer updated (you can check if you're on the latest version by visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and following the prompts.

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April 26, 2006

Top Three Ways to Transfer

1. 'Arrowing' -- Using the arrows in the center of your FTP client to transfer files from the remote to local side and vice versa.

2. Drag-and-drop -- Dragging files with the mouse cursor to transfer files between panes, or between your FTP client and desktop.

3. Copy-and-paste -- A classic technique. You can do this using either the 'Edit' menu, the right-click pop-up menu or a keyboard shortcut.

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April 25, 2006

FTP KnowledgeBase

If you have an FTP question, check out our FTP KnowledgeBase, which links to over 800 FTP-related articles.

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April 21, 2006

Want a Better RSS Reader? Get Snarfer!

Over the past few weeks, I've been using a great new feedreader called Snarfer. It's extremely easy to use with a clean interface and was very easy to import my feeds into.

Snarfer has become my reader of choice and -- best of all -- it's free! Give it a try and tell them FTPplanet sent you.

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April 20, 2006

"Designing a website aesthetically"

I came across a great article for webmasters in the Deccan Herald.

The article talks about website design and testing in a very clear way. Here is a short excerpt (visit the Deccan Herald website for the full article.

"As a netizen, you've seen many Web sites. Now you want to setup one for your company or for yourself. The good news is that you don't have to be a professional to create basic sites! For this work, you just need to have a WYSIWYG software, such as Microsoft FrontPage Express or Netscape Composer. Although not necessary, a bit of HTML experience will be a definite plus to tweak the code, if required, to fine-tune the page.

Now you're all set to design the page. How to go about this task? Let the user be the focus of your design. Then, develop all other elements of the site around this most important entity." more

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April 19, 2006

Help! The files I transferred are corrupted!

If you find yourself saying this, you probably transferred a binary file in ASCII mode. Doing this can damage the file.

ASCII mode is for transferring text files (which include HTML files). Binary is for most other file types (graphics, music, etc.).

If you're not sure what mode to use, select the 'Auto' option.

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April 18, 2006

Do you have an FTP server? Here are some tips.

Based on the most common FTP problems we hear of, here are a few tips for FTP server administrators:

- Be sure to have your FTP server live so that people can connect to it.

- Test your FTP server before allowing people to connect. This includes testing permissions.

- Speaking of permissions, be careful not to give users permissions that they shouldn’t have. You don't want someone to accidently delete files.

- Keep logs of all activity. This can help you troubleshoot should a problem occur.

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April 14, 2006

How do you search?

We're curious how you search for information online? Do you go to a search engine? Have you gotten in the habit of searching from a toolbar or desktop search program? Maybe you search from your ISPs home page?

Let us know by leaving a comment. We'll choose one comment at random to receive a free copy of WS_FTP (winner's choice: Home, Pro or PhotoMover).

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April 13, 2006

Transferring Hidden Files

In WS_FTP, there is an easy way to transfer hidden files if you know the name of the files. All you need to do is hit the transfer arrow without selecting a file(s) in the local or remote windows.

WS_FTP will prompt you for the filename you'd like to transfer. Just type in the name of the hidden file you want to transfer and WS_FTP will transfer it.

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April 12, 2006

WS_FTP Security Guide

If you're using (or want to use) WS_FTP's security features in your transfers, check out the Security Guide (it's in PDF format). This guide discusses selecting a secure FTP method, SSL, SSH, OpenPGP and more.

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April 10, 2006

Quick Guide to Promoting Your Site

There are many different methods to advertising a website, such as:

- Indexes and Search Engines
- Custom Domain Name
- Link Exchanges
- Keep Your Site Current
- Encourage Bookmarks

Read more in Quick Guide to Promoting Your Site

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April 07, 2006

Creating Desktop Shortcuts

Check out our Creating Desktop Shortcuts tutorial for help on creating easy access to your favorite FTP sites in three easy steps.

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April 06, 2006

Featured Review: GoDaddy

Based on the popularity of our ratings and reviews section, I am going to occassionally feature reviews in the blog. Hope you enjoy!

GoDaddy is one of the most popular domain registration services. They also offer additional services, such as web hosting, email and blogging capabilities. Have you used GoDaddy? Post your own review here.

Average rating (as of this post):
Number of reviews (as of this post): 22

Read the GoDaddy reviews here.

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April 05, 2006

Navigate to a Folder

In WS_FTP, you can type the name of the folder you want to navigate to in the navigation bar. This can often be the quickest way to get to the folder you want to be in.

The navigationbar is in the center of this screenshot with the directory 'tutorials/Active_Edit' showing:

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April 04, 2006

Information Summary

To quickly and easily check the total size of files and folders before you transfer, highlight what you want to transfer, then right click and choose Properties.

In addition to the total size of your transfer, you can also see how many files are included in the transfer as well as some other properties.

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April 03, 2006

Transfer Information

In WS_FTP 2006, there is a lot of information you can retrieve on transfers. At the bottom of the WS_FTP screen, there are three tabs:

- Transfer Manager: Keeps track of your current and scheduled transfers.

- Transfer History: Just as it sounds...a history of recent transfers.

- Connection Log: A record of the "conversation" between your FTP client and the FTP server you are connecting to. If you have problems during a transfer, this is the place to look for an error message.

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