by Scott | Mar 18, 2006 | Web Design, Web Hosting
A domain name in your own name costs just $17.50 per year, and web hosting starts at $9.99 a month with PDXTC. Why would you pay hundreds of dollars a year for service elsewhere? I suppose this is just a commercial, but every single day I see businesses that have been...
by Scott | Mar 17, 2006 | Web Design
Is it possible to get a decent website for free? Well, yes it actually is, if you’re willing to spend a little time using some great free software. How little time? A clever 9 year old can have something online for the world to see in as little as 15 minutes....
by Scott | Mar 17, 2006 | Spyware, Technology News, Viruses and Scams
Yes, another threat is here that won’t patch itself on the Microsoft Windows updates. This security hole is in “Flash”, which is software that allows you to view Macromedia Flash sound and motion files over the internet. You likely have this...
by Scott | Mar 14, 2006 | Search Engines
As you may know, inbound links are the best way to generate more “authority” on your website, and therefore, get better search results in all the major search engines. Legitimate link building takes time, and requires a methodical approach that most web...
by Scott | Mar 13, 2006 | General interest, Web Hosting
I have a domain name that is in need of renewal in the next 5 days. When I set it up, I chose manual renewal instead of auto. It was an oversight, but not a big deal, as long as I do it. Well this morning I got my 5 day renewal notice from GoDaddy, but when I log into...
by Scott | Mar 12, 2006 | General interest
Normally, I don’t post photos on my blog, but there were too cool for you to miss. My friend Tim Curran sent them to me. He’s the editor of a Portland newspaper, the Mid-county Memo, and at first I thought the second one was a joke. I’ve actually...
by Scott | Mar 9, 2006 | General interest
I admit, I’m a gadget guy, and have now had three combo pda / cell phones and I have yet to find a perfect one. Recently, (today maybe?) Microsoft rolled out the “Ultra Mobile PC”, and they might be just the thing I’ve been looking for....
by Scott | Mar 7, 2006 | Viruses and Scams
One of our Portland web hosting customers got this on her home Qwest bill this past month. The following transaction is billed on behalf of: GLOBAL YP GlobalYP GldBizPlnMoFee – $34.99 The Billing Resource Misc Charge and Credits Since PDXTC is her web host,...
by Scott | Mar 6, 2006 | General interest
Windows hosting just got a little easier (and cheaper too) in Portland Oregon, because PDXTC is now offering true Windows web hosting. We are located in a state of the art secure facility in Gresham Oregon. Best of all, our same Hsphere domain control panel and all of...
by Scott | Mar 2, 2006 | General interest
Many PDXTC hosting customers phone, email or even fill out support tickets asking how to make a subscription list, or add another domain to their account, or set up mail users, change passwords etc. They’ve always had the ability to manage their account...
by Scott | Feb 28, 2006 | General interest
Yahoo search marketing (formerly Overture) is a Pay per Click advertising service. Their goal is for you to not only spend money there, but to successfully convert your web traffic into customers so you’ll spend even more. Today, they released a plain sense...
by Scott | Feb 28, 2006 | General interest
I frequently get lots of email asking me if we’re really an Oregon based company. It seems a lot of people want to keep their sites local these days, and the answer is YES. I live here, the business is licensed here in Multnomah county (don’t get me...