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There has been a substantial increase in web sites on the Internet being hacked and malicious code inserted into them, ftp login details if obtained are the crown jewels that if leaked or stolen can lead to your website being compromised. itresolve have a FTP locking facility to prevent any unauthorised access. To unlock FTP, customers will simply log into their control panel and click one button to unlock FTP for a period of time. FTP will then automatically lock again after the time period has expired. If your development PC has a fixed ip address then you can stipulate it and the site will be permanently unlocked. The image below shows the area within the control panel to access this facility.

Here at itresolve we use Google Chrome as our choice browser but things may be on the change. Building websites demands us to have the most popular browsers installed and running so Firefox should be included in this comparison as it is also a very good browser. It seems now that speed is king with security being also of paramount importance. We moved away from Internet Explorer due to security issues and speed several years ago, Chrome used to be considerably faster than anything Microsoft could produce, light on its feet and secure it is a remarkably good browser. Recently Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9.

What is Web 2.0, the answer is broadly debated. Some people say it is social networking, You Tube or the BBC iplayer. Here is a good video called 'The Machine is Us/ing Us'.

There are only a certain amount of Web Fonts suitable for websites, it does not follow that the fonts installed on your pc will be the same as on someone else's. They might have a different Operating System, or older version. It's best practice to stick to the most commmon fonts when designing a website and here is a good demo of them.

To determine the quality of your boradband connection, using these tools you can verify that you are getting what you pay for with your ISP. Streaming Video and Audio, gameplay and video communications are all quite bandwidth thirsty, its worth checking your pc to ensure nothing is running using bandwidth before running these tests. Feel free to leave a comment with your results using the form below.

Should you be experiencing technical difficulties with your Website or email the first thing to check is the server status, here you will see if there is any planned maintenance or problems with the itresolve servers. Its essential to do upgrades, improvements or repairs to the servers and where ever possible we do it during the small hours at night when traffic is at it lowest volume and the least impact will be felt to your website or email systems. 

The Domain Name Availability tool is now live, use it to discover if your preferred domain in available, should you want to proceed contact us or use the form below. The checker is availble as a link on the homepage or click here.