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HTML, CSS, PHP, Ajax, Content, Search Engines, web browsers, mobile devices...web development is a complex process.

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Web hosting requires a lot of trust. Trust with your files, messages, and information. You already trust us with your priceless member data; trust us with your web data as well. Our hosting is rock solid, with state-of-the-art servers and around the clock monitoring.

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Web Services Professionals will manage your web site updates. You simply provide the content and we'll optimize it, test it and publish it. Avoid the hassle of managing HTML and browser compatibility. Let our professionals do it for you.

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Planned Maintenance For 7/19

CU*Answers Web Services has a planned maintenance window on Tuesday morning (7/19/2011) from 5:00 am – 8:00 am EDT. Client websites and email services may experience intermittent downtime (10-15 minute intervals) during this window. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Planned Maintenance For 6/28/2011

CU*Answers Web Services has a planned maintenance window on Tuesday morning (6/28/2011) from 5:00 am – 8:00 am EDT. Client websites and email services may experience intermittent downtime (10-15 minute intervals) during this window. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Intro to DNS

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DNS or Domain Name System is what makes the Internet human friendly.  Its a core set of technology that maps the domain names you know (cuanswers.com) to the actual IP address that your computer cares about.  You can think of it as asking for directions to the “local grocery store” and DNS telling you it’s at “123 Main Street.”

It’s a behind the scenes system that you don’t really appreciate until its not working.  It’s also one of the more confusing aspects about the Internet and how it works.

Smashing Magazine has a good introduction to DNS and how it works.  It also outlines what DNS is, how it works and includes some tips on moving websites.

Web Services works with DNS everyday.  Sometimes we forget that its not technology that everyone is comfortable with, so this article is a good primer in case you hear us talking about terms you aren’t familiar with.

 

Hosted WordPress With SiteControl Sites Upgraded To 3.1.3 Release

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All of our hosted WordPress with SiteControl sites have been upgraded to the latest greatest 3.1.3 release version. This release is a maintenance and bugfix release. Read more here…

How to Upload Videos to YouTube

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More and more websites are including video on them.  We often get questions on how to  publish a video on your website.  Web Services’ recommended solution is to upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo and use their embedded browser.

Here’s why:

  1. They’ve built a business on it.  Their servers are set up to stream video.
  2. They have the bandwidth.  Instead of using CU*Answers’ hosting bandwidth, use theirs and send it directly to your visitor.
  3. They’ve already done all the hardwork to make an embeddable video player.
  4. It’s easy.

Lifehacker has put together a simple set of instruction on how to upload a video to YouTube.  Once it’s up on YouTube you can then embed it on your website.  If you are using WordPress with SiteControl, there is even a simple code you can use.

NCUA Finalizes Changes to Its Advertising Rules

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The NCUA  finalized the requirements for the official advertising statement in the monthly board meeting early this week.  This affects how the NCUA blue box or disclaimer copy is presented on your website.  After a cursory review of our hosted websites, we do not believe any changes will be required to your websites.

Read the original article.