Tag: Unix Linux

Snort for Network IDS

Posted on Jun.23, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

What is Snort?
Snort is an open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) that can audit network traffic in real-time. Snort is a packet sniffer, a packet logger, and a network intrusion detection system.
Snort as I mentioned before is an open source software which means it can be configured and complied on most operating systems. Snort has been ported over to Microsoft Windows operating systems also, but it’s bread and butter is back on the UNIX/Linux side of the house. Most [...]


Implementing ERP for Large Publicly Traded Corporation ? Microsoft Great Plains

Posted on Jun.04, 2009, under Computer and PC Tips No Comments

We would like first emphasize the change in the paradigm. If you look back ? 20 years or even 10 years ? those days you saw ERP/MRP monster applications/systems winning time. Everyone wanted to be looking large and, especially due to traditional business consulting sales efforts ERP applications were sold to large and mid-size clientele. The proposed strategy was: you need three components:
? Reliable Hardware: RS6000, AS/400, Sun Sparc, probably Mac and as the last resort ? IBM PC with [...]


Do You Want To Save Time With Your Web Design?

Posted on Mar.08, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

It starts off simply; a few HTML pages, a few hyperlinks, some affiliate links. Your mother is proud of her clever son.
Then you install a forum, some more content, maybe consider using a Content Management System (CMS).
Before you know it, you have a monster on your hands. This monster is eating up your time and energy and money.
Here are a few tricks I’ve learned to save you time and money with your web design.
1. Avoid Windows servers, if you can.
I’ll [...]


Choosing the Right Web Server – Part 3 of the How To Build Your Web-Site Series

Posted on Jan.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

In my previous articles in this series (Part One & Two on How To Build A Web Site both available here at EzineArticles.com) I began to outline just what is needed for the “real” web-site to succeed. In this article we are going to discuss the first important decision that you will have to make and which most people do not understand the far-reaching consequences that can affect and effect your web site way down the line as you get [...]


Increase Your Traffic by Recovering Your Lost Visitors

Posted on Jan.19, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

If you spend any time surfing the Internet, you’ve probably encountered a few error messages.
Error messages have numerous causes, such as misspellings, outdated links or internal server errors. When an error is encountered, your server will display specific generic error pages according to the error. These error pages are not only dead ends, but they are also very frustrating for your potential visitors.
When your visitors mistype your web address or click on an outdated link and receive the dreaded error [...]


UNIX vs. Windows- What server operating system should you use for your web hosting?

Posted on Nov.02, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

So youve decided to create a website? The most obvious thing that you need is of course web hosting. Among other things, like cost and features, youll need to decide which server youll need: Windows (NT, 2000 or XP) or Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.).
Both have their merits, so the first thing you should think about when making this decision is if you are looking for stability, or ease of use. UNIX based servers are generally superior in the site [...]


How to Choose a Right Web Hosting Service?

Posted on Nov.01, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

Indeed, choosing a right web hosting service for your website is not an easy task especially when there are thousands of web hosting providers all offering almost identical web hosting packages. Therefore, it is important to know few major considerations even before you start your web hosting search. Below are three major criteria for web host seeker:
Web hosting features requirement
This is probably the most important consideration to start finding a host for your site. You need to decide the technical [...]


Classification of Web Hosting Terms

Posted on Nov.01, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

As the number of Web pages grows to trillions of pages on the
Internet, Webmasters have too many hosting plans to choose from
- affordable web hosting, Cheap Web hosting, ASP Web Hosting,
Budget Hosting, Dedicated Servers, eCommerce Hosting, FrontPage
Web Hosting, Hosting With Templates, Managed Web Hosting, PHP
Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Shared Hosting, Unix / Linux
Hosting, Virtual Private Servers, Windows Hosting and
Co-location Hosting.
Those commonly used web hosting terms represent the many faces
of web hosting. All web hosting plans and terminologies can be
classified [...]


Web Hosting Review Simple Host

Posted on Oct.31, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

SimpleHost A Web Hosting Review
SimpleHost has been providing reliable hosting services since
1996, and have grown to become an industry leader hosting over
10,000 clients world-wide. SimpleHost was launched to make web
hosting simple for the novice and expert alike. We offer
powerful web hosting solutions in one simple package for small
to medium size businesses. We make it simple enough so that the
novice user as well as advanced user can take advantage of all
the Internet has to offer. Since our initial release we have
been [...]


Simple Host – Web Hosting Review

Posted on Oct.30, 2008, under Web Hosting No Comments

Simple Host A Web Hosting Review
Our History: SimpleHost, (formerly wyattweb.com) has been
providing reliable hosting services since 1996, and have grown
to become an industry leader hosting over 10,000 clients
world-wide. SimpleHost.com was launched to make web hosting
simple for the novice and expert alike. We offer powerful web
hosting solutions in one simple package for small to medium size
businesses. We make it simple enough so that the novice user as
well as advanced user can take advantage of all the Internet has
to offer. Since [...]