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Just like Dallas did, I’d like to welcome everybody to the new year too… Zealand-style!Yup, all FOUR DreamHost honchos – and Prince William – are yukking it up this week in Wellington for a freaking linux conference.What are we, a bunch of neckbeards?!Don’t worry, we’re not just going for fun. Sage is actually giving a [...]

Want to upgrade your store to the latest version of Magento but are worried something might go wrong?Don't stress over the possibility of a botched upgrade ruining your store, breaking your current de

The best way to test out a new Magento release without potentially destroying your production store is to setup a staging area.A staging area is a duplicate of your primary store that you can use to s

Mobile internet use on the Internet using a mobile device (a handheld device weighing less than an ounce a couple of ounces, or a larger device weighing a few kilograms), as a suitable mobile phone, P

The software as a service (Software as a Service -- SaaS) is a concept to propose a subscription to a software rather than buying a license.

Several of our clients have received emails from eNom in the last 24 hours about supposed WHOIS compliance issues:

We have always worked hard to provide the best hosting service you can get for the money and we’ve been pioneers in offering many unique features such as Jabber IM, WebDAV, Subversion, Phusion Passenger, and our One-Click Installer for popular web applications.  We love to play with all the newest Internet toys and provide them [...]

For those who aren’t aware of this blogging platform, b2evolution is a software solution along the lines of other popular platforms like WordPress or Movable Type, which allows a blogger to have their own blog hosted on their own server through b2evolution hosting on a web host they trust. This freedom is what many seek [...]

If you blog or run a website of any kind, then you might have noticed that ’tis the season! That’s right, even on the web, people like to do a little merry making and there’s no sense in being a scrooge when it comes to your website design, especially when it’s now easier than ever [...]

It's rare for domain names to make the mainstream news. But it happened last week, with news that by mid-2010, the first domains in non-Latin scripts should be up and running. This means we will start to see domain names in scripts like Chinese, Cyrillic and Arabic. It's a change that could affect everyone online.

If you collect information about people, you have a legal requirement to let them know you are doing so. This applies to both the real world and the Internet.

Matt Cutts gave a talk this spring at WordCamp San Francisco 2009 (which he just republished in his blog the other day), during which he gave some great ins

Due to the success of the first Open Session we hosted a couple of weeks ago, we’re hosting another one soon. This Open Session will be held on Wednesday, July 29 at 8 PM CT.Just like last time, this Open Session will be a chance for both potential and existing HostGator customers to come into [...]

Update: This took place and was a big success. HostGator employees answered a ton of questions about backups, VPS solutions, Windows hosting, affiliates, and more. We appreciate people taking the time to come by and ask questions.This upcoming Thursday (July 2, 2009) at 5 PM CT (Houston-time), HostGator is going to be hosting an Open [...]