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RatePoint: Rate Us
Posted by Jeff H. on May 22, 2008
We have recently engaged the services of RatePoint to solicit client feedback. If you have used our services in the past 90 days, please let us know how we have done.
Softlayer Selects rackAID as Preferred Partner
Posted by Jeff H. on May 21, 2008
Softlayer, a leading provider of on-demand IT architecture, has selected us as their preferred managed services provider.
Plesk Update Causes Kernel Panic
Posted by Jeff H. on May 13, 2008
Back in January, we ran into some problems with a Plesk update that caused an error in the fstab file. This resulted in a kernel panic. I had forgotten about the issue until it reared its ugly head again.
Playing Nice - Using the Post Master Service of Major ISPs
Posted by Jeff H. on May 12, 2008
Unsolicited Commercial Email, spam, junk or whatever you call it, unsolicited emails are both annoying and costly. In an effort to combat spam, major ISPs are increasingly monitoring incoming spam and blocking spamming servers. AOL, Hotmail/MSN, Yahoo, and others all use some sort of spam filtering technology. Sometimes this is as simple as the end user clicking a "report spam" button.
PCI Compliance Project: Vendor Selection
Posted by Jeff H. on May 08, 2008
As part of our PCI Compliance Project, we are working with different scanning vendors to test who has the most user friendly, cost-effective and reliable services. We've finalized our list and will start scanning soon. Just wanted to share some initial impressions of the sign-up process with the vendors.
Selecting Secure Software
Posted by Jeff H. on May 08, 2008
I previously wrote about Secunia's PSI tool to help you keep your desktop updated. Secunia has another good use: checking up on software security history.
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