Each year, old technology is replaced by new, bringing us faster, better computers and servers (among other things, of course). SuperbHosting.net has now released some new dedicated servers, and with that, updated our pricing and the way we name our servers. Gone are the old Solo, Prime, Edge, Pro, and Extreme servers that were a part […]

I’d never actually heard of the term domain tasting until recently; a Slashdot article was forwarded to me about domains disappearing after individuals had done some searching for them. There’s a bit of a dispute between those who practice the art of domain tasting and those that are against it, with questions surrounding the legitimacy of […]

The average person has little or no difficulty starting their computer, opening up their preferred web browser (likely Internet Explorer or Firefox, based on statistics), and surfing to their favourite websites. There is little understanding about how or why it works, it just does, and that’s good enough for the average user. However, once you […]

Featuring one of the processors that Superb offers in our dedicated servers, the Intel Woodcrest, this is a great article that compares three of the major server CPU manufacturers. In four years, AMD’s Opteron gained a 48% share of the US and a 36% share of the worldwide four socket server market. The response by […]

You may already know what dedicated hosting is but may be trying to decide if you need it or if shared hosting is enough. While there is a 3rd alternative; virtual private servers, they are simply an upscale, more flexible version of shared hosting.
For those who are not clear about the difference. Shared hosting […]

There are always new (and exciting) challenges facing IT professionals, and there are always new (and intresting) ways to address these challenges. With land and construction costs always increasing, especially in the more densely populated areas, building new datacenters is becoming less and less cost-effective. However, it’s not always easy to retrofit an existing site […]

The online world was abuzz yesterday with the official 9th birthday of search engine giant Google - I’m sure you’ve heard of it? Although co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin registered the domain in 1997, the site was officially launched a year later. As usual, Google’s trademark logo was adapted for the event. For an […]

Earlier this month, I posted about Microsoft Silverlight, comparing the recent release from the software giant to Apple’s iPhone. While the adoption of Microsoft’s new web platform may not rival that of the iPhone, which recently reached the 1 million units sold milestone, websites, seminars, and tutorials will slowly become available. Michael Sherotter, an evangelist […]

Security relating to computers and networks has always been a concern for IT managers tending to Enterprise-class operations. Despite all their efforts to keep their networks free from intruders - be it a hacker, a worm, a trojan, or a virus - the biggest security risk to these systems is most often the users themselves. Over time, more […]

As we all know, America (and most of the world as a consequence of America and some of its own doing), is in a recent economic downturn - quite likely on its way to becoming a recession, caused by alarmingly high default rates on recklessly issued sub-prime mortgages by many American and some European lenders. […]