Perhaps like me you have a website maintenance job on the side. Don’t let the mundane Webmastering task narrow field your vision away from the full potential of website development. I think it’s important to keep up the study on website trends, techniques for funnelling business and customers, because in the long-run, this makes you a [...]
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption is a standardized and relatively simple piece of software from a technical standpoint. Typically with SSL, people slap an inexpensive certificate onto a site, partially because the longer forms of validation are annoying and tedious. Also, a web developer does not want to have to involve the client in [...]
What do you need to know about a data center, whether using it for hosting or co-location? Above all, of course, you must know that your data will be safe and that support will be there when you need it. More specific questions should often be asked before making your choice. A number of [...]
Our cPanel/WHM hosting control panels come standardly with Fantastico. As many of us know, Fantastico is a beloved piece of software because its auto-installation capabilities (similarly to SimpleScripts or Softaculous) make it such an easy way to get your site up and running with all of the major open-source content management system (CMS) options out [...]
Those who understand coding are exercising their brains. It’s like learning to pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time, or learning to speak a different language. Here’s a round up of the top resources for learning on the web. Ten websites that teach coding and a bunch of other things From pandodaily.com [...]
Understanding distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks is important to protecting websites, networks, and personal computers. So what exactly are these things, and how do we protect against them? In this article, we will look first at what denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are, then specifically focus on the distributed version, DDoS. Finally, we will look at how [...]
In today’s Tweeted news I noticed that the headlines floating about relating to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) digital advertising guidelines. The Advertising guidelines were updated a month ago with no real surprise but to clarify that disclosure rules apply to all forms of advertising including mobile. Mobile-friendly Websites to comply with FTC guidelines | mobiThinking [...]
Which operating system is best for your server, i.e. for your hosting package – Windows or Linux? I will analyze various parameters of both systems – including account accessibility, software compatibility, cost, uptime, security, support, and the choice of open source vs. proprietary technology. Often the debate over operating systems becomes passionate and emotional, and [...]
