Email Bac’n is not Spam
The other day I heard an NPR story on email “bac’n.” What is bac’n? Well it is not spam or ham, but emails that you want but are of very…
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Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Ensim Goodbye
What do Gary DeCarlo and Ensim have in common? This week, SWSoft announced that they have acquired two important rivals: H-Sphere and Ensim. Though SWSoft says they intend to support…
Plesk 8.2 Upgrade Issues
f you asked me a few years ago about SWsoft’s Plesk, I would have said “run”. “Run very fast to another control panel.” But Serguei has worked hard on quality…
Good Remote Server Backups at Last
Backing up dedicated servers, especially shared hosting systems with control panels, has always been a pain. cPanel, Plesk and Ensim all have their own format. When you get a restore,…
How to Set Your Web Hosting Budget
Let’s ask a simple question. If your servers were down for a week, would your life change? Could you meet payroll? Would you have to cancel that family vacation? Could…
Star Clients: MyYearBook and NowPublic
At rackAID, we work with a large number of start-ups providing Software as a Service and Web 2.0 services. A couple of our clients are doing quite well. MyYearbook.com and…
Plesk 8.2 DNS Server (BIND) Error
I’ve seen a few cases of DNS Server (BIND) generating errors after updating Fedora Core 4 or Plesk 8.2. I’ve not ruled out which update causes the issue. The problem…