Electricity in many states is deregulated, a confusing situation leading to either risk or opportunity. An energy broker can help you find your best deal and also get you an unusual ally – an aggregated bill. And even if you’re in a state without deregulation, you can still save money by using a cogeneration system. Columns .htaccess and its Functions R1Soft’s... 

You established a Web Hosting Business, and want to make it known to potential customers. You need to locate your target audience. Chances are, you already have a list of potential customers, or you would have never set up your business in the first place. This seed will grow, if properly tended. You will need to expand on this list not only to prosper, but to keep from wearing out your list... 

From Wind to Solar to GeoThermal, nature provides renewable energy sources for data centers. And they’re not only green, they’re profitable. Remember, Wind can blow profits into your center, Solar shines a light on them, and Geothermal helps you find buried treasure.   Columns Is your Website Secure? Geek Gadgets Under $40 The Right Way to Dispose of Old Computers A... 

  It is more than likely that you have heard the buzz associated with cloud hosting. This term is tossed around so loosely that people are really unaware of what they are actually paying for. As its popularity grows, it seems that new cloud hosting services are surfacing everywhere. However, before settling on a cloud hosting option for your business needs, it is important that you thoroughly... 

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is the answer to moving up in rankings on the internet. In fact, many people hire SEO specialists to move their websites up, making them more visible on the internet. But, realistically, what is the lag time involved, here? How long does it take to get results from SEO? Columns Bynari: Making Collaboration Available to Everyone, Inexpensively FIVE... 

Are you using social networking for your business? If you’re not, you’re missing out on the cheapest form of advertisement ever created. If you have gone through the trouble of setting up a website for your business, you’ve done the hard part. You’ve developed your landing page and started supplying content. Your site may be very intricate, with links to other pages and blogs, or it... 

Are you using social networking for your business? If you’re not, you’re missing out on the cheapest form of advertisement ever created.If you have gone through the trouble of setting up a website for your business, you’ve done the hard part. You’ve developed your landing page and started supplying content. Your site may be very intricate, with links to other pages and blogs, or it... 

The use of virtualization and cloud computing is growing quickly among companies of all sizes. Currently, 30 percent of servers are virtualized, and surveys show that by 2012, that number will grow to 50 percent. In order to fully understand how virtualization and cloud computing will transform the business world, let’s first look at the evolution of these capabilities.    Columns 10... 

In a world where the Internet has evolved into a way of life, it has become vital to create a perceptible presence on the industry – be it for personal, business, or purely social purposes. With the immense network of Internet users these days, it is not surprising that thousands have already ensconced themselves and their business or organizations and made their mark on the World Wide Web... 

I often hear people say, “Nobody reads website content, they just skim.” What do you think? As a business owner, marketing executive, or someone who makes decisions about the content and copy that is published on your website, will people read all your website content or just skim the headings? Should you just create snippets of information with bold headings or go all out and develop well... 

There are few companies that can say they’ve had as much of a hand in the development of the web hosting industry as cPanel.  J. Nick Koston, the founder and guiding force of cPanel, has been at the helm since its inception in 1996. Looking back on the history of the Internet, you’ll find few who’ve had as much of an impact on its growth, development, and progress as Nick Koston. Prior... 

Top rankings on Google are a major topic for webmasters, affiliate marketers, business owners, etc. There are a lot of self-proclaimed “SEO” gurus out there, but few stick around for the long run. However, since there is so much fluff floating around the Internet about the next best “magic trick” that you need to purchase to obtain top listings with minimal work, you need to remember... 

It used to be all the talk, everyone knew it, accepted it but few did anything about it and still even today, very few do anything about it. What is it? Data Integrity. But it is not in the form of how we usually look at data integrity; it is not backups, raid management or similar — it is host based intrusion detection. Columns Why Move to Hosted Authentication? Case Study:... 

How often do you meet a woman who is a “nerd” in computers and capable of answering any technical questions you throw at her? How about a woman who is a “nerd” and a CEO of a successful hosting company at the same time?Meet Kacy Carlsen – a female CEO in the industry historically dominated by men – web hosting. There is this widespread stereotype that web hosting, like many other... 

What is in a shopping cart? Not just your groceries. When opening an online store the shopping cart is as important as the web page itself. When looking to buy a shopping cart you have to consider a few things in order to make sure the cart you get is right for you. The best way to get an idea of what to consider when looking for a shopping cart is to break the shopping cart functions into...