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    The Dreaded SQL Injection

    Friday, October 31st, 2008

    These days, hackers are employing various attacks to compromise the sensitive data stored on a website.  One of the most common exploits is an SQL injection.  This attack takes of advantage of poorly scripted web applications, thus allowing an intruder to inject commands to gain access to the information stored ...

    Introduction to Windows Hosting

    Thursday, October 30th, 2008

    Even though you may not have direct access to it, the operating system is an essential part of your web hosting account.  This component enables the direct control, administration and operation of the server your site is installed on.  It is also the foundation on which the hardware devices and ...

    October’s Best: This Month in Web Design

    Thursday, October 30th, 2008

    It seems like each month there is more and more design-related content available. That means there are plenty of opportunities to learn and be inspired, but it also gets hard to sort through everything to find what you really want. Hopefully this collection of the best posts from October will ...

    The Two Sides of Shared Hosting

    Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

    Shared hosting is the most cost effective way to get a website of your own, thus the main reason why it is so popular among personal users and small to medium sized businesses.  So why is shared hosting so affordable?  It’s rather simple.  Multiple users are hosting their sites on ...

    What You Need in Website Security

    Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

    If you haven’t put much thought into website security, now is a good time to start.  Just as hackers and malicious code writers look to exploit end-user computers, they are especially out to corrupt high-powered servers, this includes the web hosting company serving your pages to the internet.  There are ...

    25 Impressive Blog Footers

    Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

    Footers are often an afterthought in blog design. I know firsthand, because my footer is about as basic and uneventful as it gets. The blogs on this list are excellent examples for the rest of us that the footer can be a helpful and interesting aspect of the design (maybe ...

    Search Featured: Craig Newmark, owner and founder of Craigslist

    Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

    Back in 2002 I’ve lived in Ocean Beach, San Francisco and worked at Haight and Cole. I went by the Craigslist building a few times and it didn’t look like much. I’ve used Craigslist back then and when I moved to San Diego, I was happy to see he put up a San ...

    The Basics of Web Hosting

    Monday, October 27th, 2008

    Web hosting is a service that allows you to host a website where it can be viewed by anyone who has access to the internet, meaning your pages are accessible to web surfers throughout the world.  You sign up with a company who allocates space on their server and allow ...

    After all is said and done…

    Sunday, October 26th, 2008

    …one and one still is one… A line from one of my all-time favorite songs. Coming soon to an editor near you.

    The Guide to Managed Hosting

    Friday, October 24th, 2008

    Although managed hosting could describe the service offered by a shared host, it mainly pertains to a variety of management services supplied to a dedicated server customer.  The type of services ranges widely between different providers but you can generally expect three standard levels:  full management, standard management and self ...

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