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Handlers Apache 2.0 and 2.2 allow you to compress content before sending it to the visitor’s browser. Types of content to be compressed, set the type of MIME. This function requires the correct operation of the command handler mod_deflate Apache. Before modifying configuration file, don’t forget to back up your .htaccess.
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On the last week Dotcom-Monitor announced a new Website Performance All Star Award Program. The program is designed to monitor and analyze the availability and performance of participating websites, and then to recognize top-performing sites across all industries with three award designations and associated logos, which are displayed prominently on each participants website.
“Awards are separated by Industry Type and are granted at three levels. >98% = 5-star “Best of Industry” Award, >95%=”Outstanding” 4-star, >90%=”Standard of Excellence” 3-star. Websites with <90%= no star do not receive an award for that month.”
Participation costs 100$ per month. More info is available at Dotcom-Monitor.com website.
DigitalPoint Forums: Database Error
In: downtime
21 Sep 2009
Hi guys,
Today I’ve tried to access DigitalPoint forums (also known as DP forums, one of the largest webmaster forums in the world) several time but every time I get a ‘Database Error’. I refreshed the page 4 or 5 times and than I thought if every DP user is doing the same, this is what actually keep the DP database down 
I’ve searched for any explanation and\or official information but couldn’t find anything really relevant. Perhaps you know something that could shed some light on what is happening with DigitalPoint? Please tell us in the comments.
Website Monitoring Using Cloud Becomes Reality
14 Sep 2009
Today BrowsMob have announced a new website monitoring service, that allows the clients to watch their website from different locations in the cloud, using different browsers. If an error is detected BrowsMob immediately captures and image of a site and notifies the client. This technology uses a web browser in real-environment tests are exactly what users see on the website. Moreover BrowsMob will record performance data and it will be possible to track the performance history of sites over time.
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How To Monitor Website Changes
8 Sep 2009Want to know when prices are falling on trade sites? When someone publishes a new message on your favorite forum? When your friend’s website updates? All these scenarios and many others cry about the programs that can monitor changes in websites. Are there programs that allow checking website changes and how do they look like? It’s obvious that they must be able to check websites at intervals and compare the active state with previous state of the site. Update site should be announced at the user’s computer. Optional pleased to be able to monitor the site focuses on the changes to the site, the ability to ignore minor changes to the Web site (eg, date and time when change every minute) or log functionality.
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