Author: mhdev222
Changes and Options for our Customers
On December 31st, as some of you are aware, we experienced the third connectivity outage since August at the colocation facility where some of our servers are at. As I’m sure you’ll agree, that is not acceptable, and I apologize for the trouble the outages at that facility has caused. This is the same facility […]
Read MoreWhat to buy the person who has everything? How about 1 year of hosting?
Christmas is coming up and I’m sure there’s some hard to please budding (or active) entrepreneur on your list. Order a MacHighway gift subscription today. This year, why not give the gift of helping your loved one potentially reach a global audience? Web hosting is inexpensive, thoughtful, environmentally friendly (thanks to MacHighway’s renewable energy policy) […]
Read MoreLatest web app updates: 12-12-13 edition
Make sure your web apps, such as WordPress, Joomla, and phpBB, are always updated to the latest version. Quite often, updates to web apps contain essential security fixes rather than feature upgrades. Keeping your apps up to date helps keep your site from getting hacked. Below is our list of popular web apps and their latest version […]
Read MoreScheduled maintenance on luann, sherri and terri on Friday, Dec. 13/kodos, kirk, and jasper on Monday, Dec. 16
We know all about not crossing a black cat, but we’ve never heard anything about not doing required server maintenance on Friday the 13th. So we’re going to give it a shot. Our technicians will be performing a MySQL upgrade on sherri.machighway.com, terri.machighway.com and luann.machighway.com on the morning of Friday, December 13 at 2:00 AM […]
Read More** Issue on edna.macHighway.com
I wanted to update our customers on edna.machighway.com. After several hours of searching, we’ve finally been able to identify a database error on edna.machighway.com that is causing problems with a small minority customers receiving email, as well as issues on site components that rely on MySQL to work, including some WordPress sites, forums, Joomla, etc. Our techs […]
Read MoreHappy Holidays! It’s the season to give (and receive)!
Ordering a new service with MacHighway this December can help to create a profound difference in the life of someone in need. MacHighway is proud to announce that we are donating 10% of the proceeds from all new sales to the Food Bank of the Rockies, a non-profit in our hometown of Denver, CO. As […]
Read MoreHow long will your hard drive last? Also, did someone say Backup?
Lifehacker has posted an interesting piece on how long your hard drive might last. From the article: “The good news is, 80% of hard drives last at least four years. The bad news is 20% of them don’t.” This is as good of a time as any to remind you to keep good, recent backups […]
Read MoreLatest versions of popular web apps: 10-31-13 edition
Make sure that your web apps are always running the latest version. Quite often, updates to web apps contain essential security fixes rather than feature upgrades. Keeping your apps up to date helps to keep the server and, most importantly, your site secure. Below are the latest versions of some of the more popular web […]
Read MoreImportant info if you believe your MacHighway site was hacked over the weekend.
We will have more information regarding the events of this weekend coming soon in an email. Currently our support department is overwhelmed with requests, many of which we believe to be resolved at this point. Our security team believes that we have repaired most, if not all, of the hacked sites. If your site was […]
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