New ICANN Domain Transfer Policy

ICANN’s New Transfer Policy came into effect on December 1, 2016 setting out new rules regarding changing or updating a domain name’s registrant contact information. What is the New Transfer Policy? The Transfer Policy, formerly known as “Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy” or IRTP, sets out how domain transfers should be handled. Up until now, this policy […]

System Administrator Appreciation Day 2016

Happy SysAdmin Day to all System Administrators wherever you are! Today is the Seventeenth Annual System Administrators Appreciation Day. Who are SysAdmins and what do they do? System Administrators work behind the scenes performing a wide variety of tasks keeping computers and computer networks up and running. Software installation and upgrades, hardware maintenance, troubleshooting and […]

HTTPOXY Vulnerability Patched

The HTTPOXY Vulnerability has been patched on all Alpine Hosting Plans. CloudFlare instituted a fix on July 18, 2016. See their blog post here. If you are not using CloudFlare learn more here: https://www.alpineweb.com/domain-names/cloudflare/ If you are managing your own VPS or Dedicated Server running cPanel/WHM you can run the latest version of EasyApache v3.34.2 […]

SEO Advantages of Using SSL

There are SEO advantages of adding a Digital Certificate to your domain – using SSL on your website – HTTPS instead of HTTP (the lock icon in your browser) In addition to the security offered by HTTPS there are additional SEO benefits for webmasters to take advantage of. More Referrer Data Whenever traffic passes from […]

SEO Basics

Some very basic things to consider when you market your website that will have an organic impact in the search engines. Create quality/relative/specific content – Content is King and Queen – it is the most important component of your website. Target relevant search phrases – Keywords and their meaning remain the primary input search engines […]

ImageMagick Vulnerability

ImageMagick, a popular PHP module, recently announced a severe security vulnerability in their product which may allow a malicious 3rd party to execute commands on a remote server. We’re posting this announcement today to assure you that AlpineWeb is both aware of and is actively tracking this vulnerability. ImageMagick has not yet released a patch, […]

Did you know there are new TLDs available?

What is a TLD? “A top level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet.” — Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain The best example of a TLD is the most common, popular and well known TLD: .com. In the example of www.alpineweb.com, the .com portion […]

CloudFlare

If you’re an AlpineWeb Customer you’re probably using CloudFlare for your DNS, CDN and WAP. AlpineWeb Customers using CloudFlare are automatically protected against online threats and DDOS attacks. Learn more about CloudFlare here: https://www.alpineweb.com/domain-names/cloudflare/ If you’re an AlpineWeb Customer and you’re not using CloudFlare, you can enable CloudFlare for your domain name(s) for FREE here: […]

Update your iPhone to 9.3.1 here is why…

If you use an Apple iPhone, iPad or other iDevice, now would be an excellent time to ensure that the machine is running the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system — version 9.3.1. Failing to do so could expose your devices to automated threats capable of rendering them unresponsive and perhaps forever useless. Zach Straley demonstrating the fatal […]

How do I set up email on my computer?

Probably one of the most commonly asked support questions – How do I set up my email on my computer or mobile device? If you are using an Apple or PC – you will need an application to check your mail. Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, and Windows Mail are the most common. You can check […]

Please Note our new Mailing Address

Please make note of our new Mailing Address: AlpineWeb Design PO Box 506 Bartlett, NH 03812

What is a responsive website?

What is responsive website design and do you need it?  Responsive Web design involves designing and developing websites to provide an optimal viewing experience, easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, expanding, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices – from mobile phones, tablets to desktop computer monitors and widescreens. Responsive Design is […]