Last month we talked about the mysterious (to most people anyway) CLOUD. Although we've heard tons about it to date, it is worth reminding ourselves of one of the worst problems lurking in every Internet nook and crabby: MALWARE. There are many common internet myths...
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Introducing Mike
CharlesWorks continues to grow as we welcome a new member to our team. Please welcome Michael Cole of Greenfield! Beyond web technology, Mike's interests include reading novels, singing, watching movies, and spending time with his wife and two sons. He likes to...
Internet attacks are in progress right now…
We've been extremely busy over the past year and haven't gotten our newsletter out as often as we'd have liked to. We are sending this particular one out to let you know about ongoing attacks on the Internet, the most recent of which have been targeting in particular...
Huge Upgrade Successfully Implemented
We're very excited about our new gigabit fiberglass line that was installed for an upgrade! We immensely increased the speed of our major Internet backbone tie-in. Okay, maybe not the most exciting thing for most of you - but it was very exciting here at...
Web stats Part 2: What does it all mean anyway?
So now you have a good grasp of how your web server works and what information can be obtained from its logs, like number of hits (to the server and to individual URLs), number of IP addresses making the requests (and how many hits each IP address made), and when...
Web stats Part 1: What does it all mean anyway?
Web statistics can seem very alien to those not familiar with them. They are a very important aspect of a web presence because they let us know if our website is being accessed. Here is a little information about what some of the terms mean. Welcome to the wonderful...
Email Etiquette: How do we Appear to Others?
In what appears to be a desperate pursuit of both economy and productivity, many people seem to have really gone off the deep end attempting to communicate entirely via email (and more recently via text messaging). But are we really getting across exactly what we mean...
Online Social Media Networking: Is it important?
There is a lot of hype out there about what we now commonly refer to online as "Social Networking." Many wonder if it's really "social" or if it's even good "networking". That leads many business people to real question: Is it important? I suppose that really IS the...
Time’s-a-Tickin’!
Ten seconds is what I have to get your attention. When you browse the web, you are there for a purpose, looking for a particular service or for information. Typically, you do your search and land on an impressive, expensive looking site with beautiful graphics moving...
Tricks and Treats in the Website World
We've heard many say they are affected by what they refer to as a continued decline in the economy. We are seeing more and more do it yourself ads in nearly every field of expertise. This appears to be true in website and web services industry as well. Surprisingly,...