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Linux Enters the Car Industry Autobahn

Linux in Cars, Tizen OS, Automative Grade Linux

Linux, one of the most popular operating systems used by affordable hosting providers, is making its presence felt in the automotive industry. Linux is known for its exceptional services as an open source platform, and if it is high-powered enough to run web hosting servers, there’s no doubt it can generate high performance levels in computerized car systems. Who knows, one day we could end up with driverless cars, and possibly flying cars?

The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and advances Linux projects as well as supporting the works of Linux creator Linus Trovalds. One of its projects throws a hat in the car industry ring with the creation of the Automotive Grade Linux Work group (AGLW) in London.

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Adopting a Micro-strategy Towards Website Data Inside Google Analytics

Advanced Segments | Google Analytics

You have probably heard about the term Big Data, a gigantic movement underway in cloud computing, designed to analyze huge clusters of data sitting inside document folders, image banks, giant databases, email archives and other repositories, which many believe hold hidden pearls of wisdom and could make bigger companies more agile and competitive.

Meanwhile, smaller companies hosting their websites on cheap, professional hosting platforms may simply wish to understand the data accumulating inside free tools like Google Analytics. Just about everyone is comfortable checking overall bounce rates, unique visitors, top performing pages and search engine traffic from SEO strategies. But, what about going further and analyzing which groups of people are visiting more than one page or returning to your site on a regular basis? Or, which keywords produce the longest average visit time on your website?

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Is “No Central Point of Failure” at Risk with New Chinese “Mobile” Underdog?

Android vs. Aliyun

Google says a central point of failure is at risk if it allows Acer hardware and Chinese technology giant, Alibaba, to continue their romance and launch the Aliyun operating system (OS), which Google says is engineered off the Android platform; but is not compatible with Android.

Everyone is used to China pressuring smaller nations not to trade with its nimble island neighbor, Taiwan, but now Google appears to be throwing its weight around as it strives to protect the original tenants of the Android operating system; which it spearheaded, stating many years ago that, “we created Android in response to our own experiences launching mobile apps. We wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no industry player can restrict or control the innovations of any other. That’s why we created Android, and made its source code open.”

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7 iPad Tips for Web Designers and Bloggers

iPad Tips for Web Design and Blogging

The iPad is a great tool for viewing content, interacting with productivity apps, and giving consumers and staff the ability to work from any location without lugging a bulky Windows or Mac laptop around.

However, as designers, developers, and copywriters you may hit a brick wall when it comes to those handy features that are standard on most desktop browsers or operating systems, since they are no longer available on the iPad.

Here are some convenient tools and tips to help you be more productive on Apple tablets.

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Why Being SAS 70 Type II Compliant is Important for a Data Center

SAS 70 Type II Data Center

You have probably noticed in the WestHost data specs that all managed and unmanaged dedicated servers are housed in Tier 3, SAS 70 Type II compliant data centers. But, why should this be important when you are shopping around for an affordable web hosting company?

Since hosting providers are the keepers of your data, files, and information, it’s critical they demonstrate clear measures to protect and safeguard these assets. The SAS classification is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

“In addition, the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 make SAS 70 audit reports even more important to the process of reporting on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,” said SAS 70, the caretakers of the accreditation.

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Drupal Content Management System 7.15 released on All Affordable Web Hosting Platforms

Drupal 7

One of the world’s most powerful and popular content management systems (CMS), Drupal, has released version 7.15 which cleans up a few bugs and tightens some security settings.

These include the introduction of a ‘user_password_reset_timeout’ variable to allow the 24-hour expiration for user password reset links to be adjusted (API addition). Another bug that was fixed relates to optional radio buttons (with an empty, non-NULL default values) that could result in an illegal choice error when none were selected.

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Facts and Figures Relating to Online Blogs on Cheap Hosting Platforms

Blogging Stats

A recent survey, by Technorati of roughly 7,200 bloggers, indicates that at least 19% of self-employed professionals consider their blog to be their “company.” Other surprising facts emerged too, including demographic data confirming that 2/3 of all bloggers may be male and that at least 11% say blogging is their primary income.

Blogging platforms are now one of the key tools used by small businesses to market their products and services on affordable hosting platforms. Generally, deploying a blog on a website is as simple as clicking a button provided by the hosting provider.

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Starbucks and Square Forge a Powerful Mobile Payments Partnership

Square partners with Starbucks

“If someone can swipe a mobile phone faster themselves than handing a credit card to a cashier for the cashier to swipe it and hand it back, then [Starbucks] loves it.” ~ Los Angeles Times.

Starbucks is injecting some caffeine into the world of mobile credit card processing, or is it the other way around? Rather than re-invent the wheel, Starbucks has teamed up with Square to start using mobile payment systems in nearly 7,000 U.S. coffee shops. While Starbucks already has its own app, Square has been revolutionizing the way phones can interact with credit cards.

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Do You Remember How to Handwrite? Check Out This Google Search Feature!

Google Handwrite

Over the last few years Google has pioneered a number of ways for users to conduct a search including Google Instant, speaking your queries, and by using an image search instead of a web search.

They recently did something very clever; handwriting a web search on mobile phones and tablets.

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WestHost Joins Industry Coalition Committed to Internet Growth

WestHost and i2Coalition

Since 1998 we’ve worked to build a strong company and uphold the growth of the Internet. As a founding member we’re proud to announce the formation of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition); a group committed to drive the “nuts and bolts” of the Internet. The i2Coalition consists of more than 40 industry leaders from various infrastructure providers and technology companies.

The i2Coalition began as a necessary idea 2011 when the founding members joined during successful campaigns to educate public and elected individuals about the threats from the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). The i2Coalition’s mission and goals are to be a voice and advocate for public policies essential for the growth and free-flow of ideas on the Internet.

As part of the launch, i2Coalition published a video with co-founder and board chair, Chris Dawson, outlining the priorities and mission of the organization. Visit www.i2Coalition.com to view the video.

Along with our fellow i2Coalition colleagues, we support the needs of the Internet infrastructure industry to develop market-based standards to drive innovation, which is crucial for continued growth. We intend to be a unified voice for public policy advocacy and education for the industry.

Working as united group brings strength and i2Coalition is always working to build on the vision to serve the Internet infrastructure industry through new members. Please consider becoming part of the i2Coalition by visiting the membership area to learn more.

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