FTP information:
Sometimes, when you upload a page and view it afterwards, your computer
will only allow you to see the old page due to what is called 'caching'
(or storage) of previously viewed pages. You can 'trick' your computer
by changing the address you type into the browser the second time, i.e.
your main page can be either:
http://yourdomain.com/
http://yourdomain.com/index.html
http://www.yourdomain.com/
http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html
The two most popular FTP programs are:

1.
Cute FTP. Marketed by GlobalSCAPE Inc. you can download a free 30-day
trial. You'll have to pay $39.95 after the trial period if you want to
retain all the features of CuteFTP however the basic functions will
continue to operate for you. http://www.globalscape.com

2. WS_FTP is also a very popular program. The Lite version is available for free download at:
http://ipswitch.com
A
good, reliable FREE anti virus program
To install Avast home
edition: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Scroll
partway and select 'download' next to the 'English' version. follow
the steps as they appear on the screen. Once installed a blue ball
appears in bottom right tray, right click, it will ask you for a
registration key, click on the REGISTRATION link within the box.
this will take you to the Avast site, enter your details and they
will send you a registration key via email. copy the key from the
email, right click on the Avast icon in the bottom right of the
tray again and past the key into the field .
URL forwarding
There are 3 different ways of doing this:

1.
URL forwarding. Can be done through your webhosting cPanel. The
forwarded address is displayed in your browsers address panel.

2.
Framing. Leaves the original name (alias) in your browsers address
panel. Not too wonderful cause if you submit this address to search
engines, their spiders won't get to your sites content.

3.
CNAME (Alias) forwarding. Very few domain name registrars can provide
this. For global domains try registerfly.com and UK domains
just-the-name.co.uk. CNAME forwarding allows the new URL to be
displayed in the browsers address panel, and duplicates file names too.
Search engine spiders can access the site content. Problems will be
encounted if you're intending using forms on your web pages.
i. For setup at Registerfly, refer
to their instructions. Must point to an IP address. Following
entries ensure both with and without www. prefix.
| www |
CNAME (Alias) |
yourdomain.com. |
| @ |
ADDRESS |
your IP address |
ii. (Note: the entry for yourdomain.com on the first line, must
end with a period).