Author Archives: Jamie

WordPress wp-login Attacks

What is happening? Over the last several months we have noticed a significant volume of brute force attempts to break into WordPress sites by directly posting login data to the wp-login script. These attacks are coming from tens of thousands of … Continue reading

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Password Security

The ability to generate strong unique passwords for each and every website you have an account with has never been more important. It’s not just basic personal information that is at risk, routine use of online banking and shopping sites … Continue reading

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Google Gmail and Drive Storage Unification

Google Apps for Business News Gmail and Drive Storage Unification Google announced Monday 13th May 2013, Gmail and Drive storage unification that combines the 25GB for Gmail and 5GB for Drive included with Google Apps for Business into a single … Continue reading

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Google Apps Admin Console Redesign

Google Apps for Business News Admin Console Redesign Google will begin the rollout of a new Admin console starting 22nd May 2013. 10% of our existing Google Apps for Business clients will be transitioned to the new Admin console on … Continue reading

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National Vegetarian Week 2013

This year, National Vegetarian Week runs from Monday 20th May to Sunday 26th May 2013. Help reduce climate change whilst saving the lives of animals and improving your health! For more information regarding what’s happening and adopting a vegetarian lifestyle … Continue reading

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phpMyAdmin 3.5.8 released

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2 was released on the 8th April 2013. This is a bugfix release. If you have a Dedicated Server or Linux vserver with us that has phpMyAdmin installed, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version available … Continue reading

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Planned Maintenance at UK Data Centre 8th October 2012

The UK data centre we use have informed us of planned maintenance occurring overnight starting at 10pm on 8th October 2012. If you are an existing customer, please review the information below and if you have any questions, please do … Continue reading

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Emergency Network Maintenance at UK Data Centre 18th July 2012

Following network connectivity and speed issues earlier today, the UK data centre we use have informed us of emergency network maintenance occurring this evening starting at 9pm, 18th July 2012. If you are an existing customer, please review the information … Continue reading

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phpMyAdmin 3.5.2 released

phpMyAdmin 3.5.2 was released on the 7th July 2012. This is a bugfix release. If you have a Dedicated Server or Linux vserver with us that has phpMyAdmin installed, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version available … Continue reading

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Planned Maintenance at UK Data Centre 6th June 2012

The UK data centre we use have informed us of planned maintenance occurring overnight starting at 10pm on 6th June 2012. If you are an existing customer, please review the information below and if you have any questions, please do … Continue reading

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New Office Address from 18th May 2012

We have moved! As from 18th May 2012 our new office postal address is: Unit 1U, Unicorn Business Park Wellington Street RIPLEY Derbyshire DE5 3EH We have also updated our contact page with geographic telephone numbers as alternatives to our … Continue reading

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Planned Maintenance at UK Data Centre 21st May 2012

The UK data centre we use have informed us of planned maintenance occurring overnight starting at 9pm on 21st May 2012. If you are an existing customer, please review the information below and if you have any questions, please do … Continue reading

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Planned Maintenance at UK Data Centre 2nd April 2012

The UK data centre we use have informed us of planned maintenance occurring overnight starting at 9pm on 2nd April 2012. If you are an existing customer, please review the information below and if you have any questions, please do … Continue reading

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phpMyAdmin 3.4.10.1 released

phpMyAdmin 3.4.10.1 was released on the 18th February 2012. This is a minor security release. If you have a Dedicated Server or Linux vserver with us that has phpMyAdmin installed, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version … Continue reading

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phpMyAdmin 3.4.10 released

phpMyAdmin 3.4.10 was released on the 15th February 2012. This is a bugfix release. If you have a Dedicated Server or Linux vserver with us that has phpMyAdmin installed, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to the latest version available … Continue reading

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Change to Postini Message Security for Google Apps

This news affects only those who have activated Postini Message Security as part of their Google Apps service. If you purchased Google Apps for Business from Ecological Hosting and you aren’t sure whether you are using Postini, please contact us. … Continue reading

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YouTube Channel

We now have a YouTube video channel! youtube.com/ecologicalhosting Our first video is a presentation explaining the various options we have available for email service provision, and this can be viewed via YouTube or directly on our website by clicking here. … Continue reading

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Email Service Options

The following presentation provides an overview of the many ways we can provision email services and talks through the main differences between our email service and Google Apps for Business Gmail. Typical user profiles are also provided as guidance to … Continue reading

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