Category Archives: Nexcess
Watch Your Users
After my previous post, involving the microwave interface, I asked a few people in my family how they enter one minute on a microwave. I was surprised that none of them had ever thought to enter 6 – 0 for … Continue reading
Troubleshooting Tips For a Failed Site-To-Site VPN Tunnel
Troubleshooting a site-to-site VPN tunnel that is not working can be a difficult task, luckily most VPN appliances provide ample debugging information for you to diagnose the issue. When viewing this debugging information, a good set of steps can be … Continue reading
Running a Public Mirror
We run the Nexcess public mirror for distros and software our servers and employees use. Running our own mirror reduces our bandwidth usage since the traffic for updates and installations of our CentOS servers never leaves our network. It also … Continue reading
A Tech & Internet Point of View
Back in the fall, I packed up my laptop and headed out on a long trip. We started with 10 days in Italy (my wife had a conference there) and then headed down to South Africa to visit friends and … Continue reading
Turpentine Update
It’s been a couple of months since we initially released the Turpentine extension for Magento. It has come quite a ways in that time, with these new features added: Hole-punch support via ESI (and optionally AJAX) Initial cookie bypass support … Continue reading
Chocolate Treats by Jackie
A few weeks ago, I decided to become something of a chocolatier and make chocolate treats for the Nexcess staff. This was the exact reason why I purchased a brand new double boiler. It’s cute, isn’t it? There are a … Continue reading
Trick or Treat
Halloween, that frightful time of year, is upon us once again. Not only is it the holiday where kids (and adults alike) get to dress up as their favorite ghosts, ghouls, goblins, fairies, heroes and more, but it happens to … Continue reading
Nexcess Sponsors WordCamp Detroit 2012
Ann Arbor, MI September 27, 2012 – Nexcess, a leading provider of shared and dedicated WordPress hosting, has announced that they will be an enterprise-level sponsor of this year’s WordCamp event in Detroit, Michigan for a second consecutive year. WordCamp … Continue reading
Using Google Webmaster Tools: Secure your Site
Google Webmaster Tools is an amazing, free resource available to web developers. If you aren’t already using it, you should check it out! There are many features available, but here I’d like to focus just on using Google Webmaster tools … Continue reading
How Magento Sends Email
If you use Magento, then you depend on its email functionality to send order confirmations, invoices, and shipping confirmations to your clients. Aside from technical people, many Magento users do not know how Magento sends email. While knowing how Magento … Continue reading
