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Dreamhost now has super-fast SSDs on their Shared Web Hosting Plans

Posted on September 3, 2016

If you’ve been looking for a faster server to host your blog or website but you can only afford a shared hosting plan, I have some news that just might interest you.

Dreamhost, one of the world’s most popular web hosting companies, now has super-fast SSDs on all of their shared servers!

Why is this a huge deal? Because the access speed of the server’s hard drive is a serious bottleneck that limits the speed at which web pages can load and database queries can be completed. In short, the fantastic speed of an SSD ensures that you’ll have a much faster and vastly more responsive website. [Read more…]

Samsung has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smart phones worldwide

Posted on September 2, 2016

galaxy-note-7 Have you taken the plunge and purchased one of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smart phones that recently hit the market?

If so, it has just been recalled due to what has been described as a very serious battery issue.

Apparently the defective batteries are subject to overheating, and some of them have actually exploded and caught on fire. Not a good thing to say the least!

Here is Samsung’s official statement concerning the recall: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the Pokémon GO Upgrade phishing scam

Posted on July 22, 2016

scam By now you’re probably aware of the new Pokémon GO game app that’s taking the world by storm.

Well, as usual the scammers are already crawling out of the virtual woodwork to take advantage of it.

Right now there’s an insidious Pokémon GO scam making the rounds, and it’s deceptively tempting to say the least. It works something like this… [Read more…]

Microsoft is once again giving away tons of great ebooks for free!

Posted on July 18, 2016

Every year Microsoft offers a bunch of great new ebooks for you to download for free, and that time has arrived once again.

Right now you can click here to visit Microsoft’s blog and download the titles that interest you. In fact, you can download all of them at once if you want. [Read more…]

Check out this 6TB SSD. Yes, that’s 6 Terabytes.

Posted on July 15, 2016

massive-ssd Have you been wanting to upgrade your PC by swapping out the hard drive for a super-fast SSD?

If so, you might be reluctant to do so right now because of the relatively low storage capacities that SSDs are famous for.

Well, thanks to recent breakthroughs in solid state storage technologies, those low SSD storage capacities will soon be a thing of the past. [Read more…]