16 December Super Useful web.config Trick for Development Teams Every ASP.NET application has no less than one website configuration file - also called the web.config, since that's what the name of the file actually is. We often get asked a lot of questions about how to properly check-in the web.config and how to safely distribute the file across environments and developers. This article is going to disclose one of the tricks that we use for our clients. By Will Strohl Technology ASPNET, Development, Productivity, Security, Tips and Tricks Loading Disqus... Read More »
19 September I’ve Installed DNN. What’s Next? Sometimes it’s easy to forget some of the simple things when you've been working with something over a long period of time. When this happens, it's easy to overlook how technical, difficult, hidden, or simply not obvious things. You end up in something of an auto-pilot mode. This article helps to outline some of the quick-and-easy things that we often do after first installing DNN. By Will Strohl Technology, Website Best Practices, Branding, DNN, DNNCMS, Performance, Security, Website Design, Websites Loading Disqus... Read More »
18 July 5 Simple Tips Anyone Can Do to Protect Yourself and Your Business Online Ever since computers have been widely available, we seem to be in a never-ending battle against the “bad guys” online. They’re constantly trying to hack us, steal our private information, create fake identities, and so many other nefarious acts. It’s difficult to keep up with all of the latest details and exploits that you could potentially be exploited by. Here are a few tips to make your life a bit more worry-free, as well as protect you and your business at the same time. By Will Strohl Business, General, Technology Privacy, security, tips and tricks Loading Disqus... Read More »
11 June Securing Your Non-Azure Website Using Let’s Encrypt If you’re in the developer community, and especially if you’re using or near any Azure conversations, you’ll continuously hear someone suggest Let’s Encrypt when it comes to securing your domain name. You know, that thing you do to allow your website to use the HTTPS protocol to get that lock in front of it in the web browser. I’ve tended to use NameCheap.com these days. They’re cheap like their name suggests, and they’re super easier to use. However, things just got even easier. By Will Strohl Internet, Technology, Website Hosting, security, tips and tricks, Website Loading Disqus... Read More »
7 May Never Remember or Even Know Your Password With all of the security breaches that have been happening over the years, I’ve always been skeptical of using a password manager. Do you remember the (completely preventable) breaches at places like Target, Home Depot, and the massive one at Equifax? Security is always a balancing act. You’re constantly trying to walk that fine line between convenience and protection. This high-wire act, unfortunately, leads many people into truly insecure password practices. The most common taboos include writing it down somewhere, using the same one everywhere, and using passwords that increment by a single digit. Historically, many data breaches have one or more of these as the root cause. By Will Strohl Business, Technology authentication, lastpass, password management, password manager, save money, save time, security Loading Disqus... Read More »