There are times when you may wish to test a web site you have designed before the actual domain name's DNS (Domain Name System) entry is updated. DNS Explained Think of yourself placing a phone call to the 411 Operator. You ask the operator "What's the phone number of Joe's Pizza...
I have had the "notification to update" sitting on my iPhone for a couple of weeks now. As with most updates, Apple or otherwise, I usually wait for the dust to settle to see if there are any issues or problems reported by users by such updates. My update policy...
It is usually a good practice to use descriptive Subjects in your emails (i.e. mention your company name or purpose of email). If you are forwarding an email with a vague Subject line to someone else, it is perfectly acceptable to append/edit the original Subject before sending. If you are an...
Mass Emailing is a great way to communicate with customers. By sending out targeted emails to your contacts and customers with information they might even want to receive promotions, notifications, industry news....all the stuff that might interest people who are interested in your company, subject or business. According to recent studies mass emailing provides the...
Here are a few items to consider when looking for a company to host your web site. Watch out for web hosting companies claiming unlimited bandwidth. There is a lot of fine print in their contracts and many really are not unlimited and in fact have extremely high fees if you go over...
Just a heads up for everyone regarding the latest in Visa fraud. Royal Bank received this communication about the newest scam. This is happening in the Midwest right now and moving. This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want.. Note, the...
If you receive a renewal notice by U.S. mail or email for your domain name, please be careful! It is quite possibly that it is NOT a valid invoice! Several registrars are targeting unsuspecting domain owners with domain expiration notices disguised as renewal invoices. These phony "invoices", which are sent by...
Remove your e-mail address from your website If you list or link to your e-mail address(es), you WILL be spammed. Address-harvesting robots (known as spambots) will spider your site and other web sites throughout the internet and extract them. So remove them wherever possible and use web-based forms instead. Bower Web...
Not content to bombard our inboxes with spam, rogue keypunchers are now over whelming the Web, as well. During a three-month study in 2010, PandaLabs, an anti-malware developer, found that cyber criminals, on a daily basis, churn out thousands of websites designed to deceive users and manipulate search engines. By...
