Archive | December, 2009

The Ajax Exposure

Not many web developers notice this, but the amount of customers enjoying Ajax-based sites more than ordinary HTML pages or Flash animated sites are generally increasing. Flash does offer a lot of interactive features and animation, but the amount of data downloaded cuts down responsiveness slightly. Ajax, on the other hand, is based on simple client-side JavaScript and XML combination that allows it to load swiftly and provide smoother flow to the overall site.

If you haven’t used Ajax on your page just yet, make sure you take your time and look into several cool features that you can add to your site with the help of simple Ajax programming. Not an experienced web programmer? Don’t worry about it at all, because there are several APIs and programming frameworks that can be used to develop your own Ajax scripts and apps in an instant.

You can also use plug-and-play Ajax scripts also available online. These scripts offer basic features such as Ajax form, calendar, page elements, etc. that can be used instantly by copying and pasting the source code to your page. Your site can be Ajax-powered in a matter of minutes, and your visitors will have even better times browsing through it.

VPS Hosting for High-Traffic Sites

If your site is getting less responsive as the number of visitors increases, maybe it is time for you to switch to VPS hosting. VPS or Virtual Private Server offers more reliable hosting platform to support high-traffic or resource intensive sites. Before plunging in and move to VPS hosting right away, let’s take a look at some of the benefits you will enjoy from using this type of hosting service.

VPS is not actually a dedicated server; it is basically a virtual platform that runs in a solid server along with a couple of other virtual platforms. You are getting better performance and overall quality, yet the cost of your hosting package is not as expensive as getting a dedicated server.

VPS hosting also allows you to run resource intensive scripts. If you are maintaining a media-intensive site with lots of interactive features, you might as well get a VPS hosting package from the very start to maintain accessibility. Site responsiveness will be kept at a high level to ensure visitors’ comfort.

Although the server is shared among several VPS packages, each package still get a portion of dedicated resources. VPS hosting actually has the ability to bridge a site’s development from using shared hosting to full dedicated servers.