Windows 8 – What the Early Reviews are Saying
Windows 8 hasn’t yet been officially released, and we already found tips pages for using it. Of course, that reflects how in the 21st century yesterday is two days too…
The 13 Best Free WordPress Plugins
We covered recently the best plugins available for the webmaster who doesn’t mind spending a few bucks. Now it’s time to look at the best ones for webmasters who do….
For my next column I was all set to write about the iPhone 4S, which was released to a flurry of reactions that were so-so. It will make an interesting…
Tips for Improving Performance of Your Windows Server 2008 Dedicated Machine
It’s common in the web hosting world to compare the relative benefits of operating systems. This masks an important fact, though: in all cases, they are what you make of…
5 Hosting providers that re-define “Managed”
“Managed hosting” is a term that most everyone in the web hosting industry understands, despite the fact that it is a bit vague. We know that it means that you…
5 Hosts Running Macintosh Web Servers
Even a lot of us who are long time users of Windows, Linux or UNIX remember fondly our years with Macintosh. It’s amazing to think that once they were known…
A Look at Common Cloud Hosting Lingo, Part One
If you haven’t heard about cloud computing yet, God bless you: We haven’t a clue how you missed out on the barrage of hip new trends, but we sure are…
Security Aspects to Watch for in Your Server Logs
If you’ve started taking a closer eye on security for your web site then you’ve probably at some point started looking at the actual logs of users visiting your web…
Social Networking Wars – A Great Show, and an Educational One
Wars between major corporations are way more fun than we would perhaps like to admit. We can’t help but view it like some football game between demi-gods whenever, say, Coke…
A Lightning Quick Guide To Intel Processors
Back in the golden days of web hosting, it was a simple task to figure out if your server’s processor was heartier than the chap’s down the street. Manufacturers kept…
You of course know HTML, you may know some XML and SGML, and you figure there are probably a handful others out there that a few people use. If by…
Tips for Designing a Web Site for the iPad
Apple has come out with the latest of its products to split the tech world down the middle. Opinions about the iPad are diverse and often polarized. For the webmaster…