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May 03, 2012

How to Make Money From Owning a Website: The Big Issue Edition

Yes, we’ll be detailing all of the quick, long, dirty, and downright awesome ways you can be making money off your website during the course of this article.

January 13, 2012

Top Reasons to Use a Content Delivery Network

We’re about to dive into our top reasons why you need a content delivery network backing your data. But first, how about a short description of the technology itself, in case you’re a little confused?

November 29, 2011

What To Do When Your Server Is Suddenly Frozen

Ah, the dreaded day has arrived at last! We always knew it would be more a question of “when” rather than “if” where hard drive crashes are concerned, but still: A server that’s suddenly locked you out is nothing to laugh about. If you were happily using your server, only to quickly find it frozen stiff as an ice cube, remember that you shouldn’t panic.

November 25, 2011

Common Server Terms You Should Be Aware Of

The world of server hosting, like any other, comes with its own blend of unique and confusing terminologies, all of which you will at some point have to learn. We know: It bloody sucks, especially if you’re new to the business. But before you go pointing the finger (or that finger in our direction) we’d first like to offer up a single solution.

October 27, 2011

Security Tips for your Dedicated Machine

On a shared server there are all sorts of services, many of them often archaic, that need to be keep accessible in case any user needs them.  While typically most of these aren't unexploitable, all it takes is for there to be one weak link.

October 10, 2011

Hosts Offering Good Linux VPS Packages

VPS hosting is quickly growing in popularity.  It seems to be surviving its infancy well, and the only noticeable problem people seem to have with it is its cost.

As Linux hosting tends to be cheaper than its Windows counterparts, this is making Linux VPS hosting an increasingly popular choice with lots of viable hosts to select from.  We'll look here at some of the good offers out there.  This list won't look at the cheapest hosts, but rather the ones that seem to us to offer the most solid overall Linux VPS hosting packages.

September 23, 2011

cPanel Server Logs That’ll Make Your Job Easier

cPanel is one of the easiest control panels around, making it simpler than ever to host, manage, and share your content. Even better, the service makes it a cinch to track usage data, create new scripts, and modify other amenities like Google Adwords, or SEO management. However, did you know that cPanel comes choked to the gills with enough logs to smother a small village? Each of these is helpful in its own way, making your web hosting job easier.

July 06, 2011

Spam Sources Published Online

Spam is one of the biggest enemies of email hosting providers and servers as they can bring a variety of problems such as viruses, malware, worms and other attacks on network systems and individual user’s computers. Recently the Center for Research in Economic Commerce at the University of Texas at Austin revealed a new initiative entitled, “SpamRankings.” 

July 01, 2011

Managed Hosting Platform to Utilize IPv6

Webair hosting has recently announced their plans to improve their top tier cloud computing platform through the integration of IPv6 support throughout its entire network. Several IPv6 addresses have already been allocated to customers that are currently using the latest Internet protocol and are participating in World IPv6 Day.

April 26, 2011

What Are DNS Lookups and How Are They Used?

Every web server can be utilized as a DNS server, provided that the plan holder has the permission to access the server root, where the server software can be installed that facilitates communication with the DNS system. The following paragraphs explain DNS lookups and how they are used on a regular basis.

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