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November 23, 2011

Breaking the Mold: When to Use Windows on Your Server

We’ve written up a short list below to help educate you on when a Windows-based server isn’t just necessary, but vital to the health of your website. So without further ado, we’ll start at the top:

October 14, 2011

Some Scripting Languages you may Want to Make your Peace With

Which scripting languages are dying? The results were interesting.  Some of the most common answers are listed below, with a summary of the reasons typically given.

September 05, 2011

A World After Microsoft Frontpage

Changing times caught up to Microsoft, and in 2003 it finally discontinued Frontpage and passed the torch to a new line of products.  Being eight years ago, there probably aren't a whole lot of web designers who are unaware of this history.  If you are one of the stragglers who just realized that the last time they updated their web site was when “Friends” was still on the air, a quick catch-up summary of the packages that put Frontpage to bed is in order.

July 28, 2011

GoDaddy Launches 4th Generation Cloud Hosting

Industry-leading web hosting provider and domain name registrar, GoDaddy, recently announced it has launched the 4th generation of cloud hosting. The launch comes only one month after the company announced its acquisition by KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures. The investment is reported to be in the range of $2 billion although the deal is not yet complete.

May 27, 2011

Exploring FrontPage Web Hosting

The simple days of developing and publishing a website using Microsoft’s FrontPage software begin with its inception in 1996.  The program revolutionized web design decades ago, yet as ever-changing and dynamic as the IT environment continues to be today, there is still a need for both the software and support.

January 17, 2011

FrontPage Web Hosting - What You Need to Know

FrontPage is one of the most popular WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) web editors currently available. One of the most common reasons why this software is so popular is because it’s fairly easy to use

December 24, 2010

The History of Microsoft FrontPage

Microsoft acquired Vermeer in January 1996 only so they could add FrontPage to their product repertoire during the browser war years. Ironically, FrontPage was the designing power behind their browser, Internet Explorer.

November 19, 2010

Features of Microsoft FrontPage

Created in 1996 by Vermeer Technologies Incorporated which was then acquired by Microsoft a year later, FrontPage was branded with Microsoft Office suite until 2003.

August 03, 2010

Utilizing Silverlight with Windows Server Hosting

One of the most underutilized pieces of Windows web hosting technology features is Microsoft Silverlight. Silverlight offers many functional and overlooked functions that can be greatly useful to webmasters and developers alike.

March 05, 2010

Frontpage Web Hosting vs. A Capable CMS

Frontpage web hosting was once a very popular solution as it provided direct integration with Microsfot's HTML editor Frontpage. However, over the years Frontpage has been replaced by a host of more convenient and powerful applications such as Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 and others.

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