How to Find the name of Web Hosting Company from the Site URL

Who Is Hosting This? - Ever wondered who is hosting those high-traffic websites like BoingBoing, TechCrunch or the Drudge Report ? Enter a website address and this cool tool will return name of the web host provider that's hosting that website or blog.

You may be also interested in the following domain name and DNS information tools:

Netcraft Web Server Query - Type a website URL and Netcraft will tell you the site's operating system, web server, and a graphical view of the time since last reboot for each of the computers serving the site.

DomJax [review] - Checks domain name availability and also runs an automatic whois report for any domain that's taken - hover the mouse over the domain name and DomJax pops up a neat "thought bubble" which has all the information about that domain like who owns it, when it will expire and how to contact the owner.

AJAX DNS - An excellent set of common DNS commands and tools packed in a non-geeky interface. See all DNS records and Reverse DNS records for a domain, HTTP headers, ping a domain or view the whois details for a domain.

Clean a Mouse with White Paper for Smooth Cursor Movements

An illustrated guide about cleaning a slow and sluggish mouse in 2 seconds with just a piece of white paper.

If you are using an external laser or optical mouse with your laptop or desktop computer, you probably know the problems that surface after using the mouse for of weeks - the mouse feels sticky or is hard to move especially when you are using it without the mouse pad, the pointer on the screen may not move smoothly with the mouse or jump.

Most of these mouse problem are because of the dust that sticks to the bottom of the mouse surface at points that are in constant touch with the table or the mouse pad - see the red arrows in the above picture - the white circles are actually made from accumulated dust that is disrupting the smooth movements of the mouse.

To solve this problem, hold the mouse over a piece of white paper and gently (but firmly) drag the mouse from the top edge of the paper to the bottom as shown in the picture below.

AOL is Bad

There are a lot of ISP's out there and a lot of them aren't even known. First it all started out with one ISP, then two and then the previous video store company, Erols went into internet business. It was a nice little world of ISP's, that is until the bad ones came. First, a really bad company rose, AOL. Their job was to make a nice ISP but, as it turned out, they made much more than an ISP, and it was really bad. They started out with an irregular kind of ISP, it had it's own little browser, channels and features. All the previous ISPs had either offered Mosaic or Netscape and they might have e-mail, but only sometimes. AOL decided they were going to be different, that they were going to change the world and become the lead ISP, as it turns out, for a while they were, but many people did not like them at all. First, they are very pushy and have all sorts of autolaunch options that are hard to turn off, Second they were money stealers and crooks. They would take their service away and delete your account, but keep charging your credit card for a long time. Overall, you should go out and get a nicer ISP like Erols, Toast or Netscape. For one thing, don't get Compuserve, for some stupid reason AOL bought them.