What is a DNS Cache?

A DNS cache is a temporary database, maintained by a computer's operating system (Windows etc), that contains records of recent visits and attempted visits to web sites and domains.

The internet uses Domain Name System or DNS to index public Web sites and IP addresses. Every time a user visits a web site the user's Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc) initiates a request to visit that web site, but this request cannot be completed until the Web site name is converted into an IP address.

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Want do you want your web site to do?

A big mistake business owners & organizations make is not knowing what their web site goals are. You should clearly identify what you want from your web site.

Do you want your web site to provide general information about your business or organization? Do you want more qualified leads? Are you trying to improve brand awareness? Are you trying to improve customer service? Do you want people to sign up for events? To book a reservation? Download your visitors guide or brochure? Once you identify what your goals are then you can maximize your web site by tailoring it around the goals you have set.

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In addition to checking your email using webmail using yourdomain.com/webmail (insert your own domain name in place of 'yourdomain') many clients like to add their email address into an email client such as Thunderbird, Outlook, Windows Live or a host of other email client options. This can easily be accomplished by logging into your cpanel and finding your email client settings.

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Are you afraid your web site could get hacked? You should be.

It's an unfortunant fact in the technology age that sharing data can leave you open to exploitation. One not-so-small issue associated with privacy, security and the internet deals with keeping your web site clean and secure. Hacking has made big news in recent years with big businesses from Sony to Target to Home Depot being targeted. Many small business owners don''t realize how big the risk for hacking is for their own business. I often hear from small business owners, "Why Would Anyone Target Me?" or "It's Can't Really Be That Big of a Problem." The scarey truth is that even if your business is not specifically targeted their are opportunists just looking for web sites that have not been properly maintained by their owner.

So what can you do to protect yourself? Well if your web site was built, maintained and hosted with Waves Web Design we have done a lot of the groundwork for you but there are additional steps you can and should take to supplement the measures we have in place.

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1) Quality Content - Quality content is the best way to get search engines to your web site. Sure meta tags and key word density matters but the best way to get to the top of search engines is fantastic content.

2) Keep it Fresh - Do you still have events, pricing or dates on your site from 2013? Not only does this look bad but harms your search engine placement.

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When receiving emails on the server, there may be a need for filtering specific email addresses that are coming into the server. Emails can be Discarded, sent to another email address, or delivered to a program with the User and Account Level Filtering. This tutorial will explain the User / Account Level Filtering.

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