Would you post your personal cell phone number on social media? Would you post your banking details on a billboard? Most likely not, and the reasons why not are pretty obvious. Security! AIT has compiled a list of important information to help beginners understand SSL...
Not all VPS plans are the same…
It's hard to believe, but AIT has been providing Virtual Private Servers (VPS) since 1996. Yes, I keep telling myself the same thing. I'm old! But yes, we have been providing VPS that long. As you may already know, VPS platforms are designed for websites with low to...
Best Practices for Domain Name Renewals
In the course of doing business with domain registrations, we sometimes run across customers that have let their domain name lapse. That means, they didn’t renew the domain name in time. We see this for all kinds of reasons. How can you make sure that you don’t go to...
Cloud Hosting Explained
The current buzz word in hosting world is "Cloud". It's something many people have been talking about over the past few months, though strangely enough very few seem to know what exactly "Cloud Hosting" is and how it benefits them. It certainly sounds cool though,...
Still using Frontpage? Great Frontpage Alternatives
As most of you probably know, Microsoft ended support for Microsoft FrontPage years ago. The server side extensions and usability of the application led Microsoft to move to several other product offerings. AIT still provides support...
Ten Helpful Photoshop Shortcuts
Using Adobe Photoshop shortcuts can greatly increase a designer's efficiency and help boost productivity. Photoshop is full of keyboard shortcuts that really can save a lot of time on your next design project. These are ten of the shortcuts I find mostuseful. 1. Zoom...
Sneak Peak at SMT 6.0
For the past several years, there have been many internal company discussions about the direction of our Server Management Tool or cPanel. Before I get going on many of the new features that we're implementing in SMT 6.0, let me first start off by saying that...
What do you need from your email? POP or IMAP?
From time to time, we have clients ask us about different types of email solutions, and what they need in an email system. The answers to their questions are not always easy, and it varies with each type of requirement that a business or user has. I figured I would...
5 Questions Every CEO Should Ask Their CIO
In my 16+ years at AIT, I've seen many, many technology changes. I've seen the days where a server with 1GB of memory was overkill and hard drives were measured in MB, not GB or TB. Now, more and more compliance questions come our way. With these questions come...
So wait, you’re saying I don’t own my domain name?
Be careful. You don't want to utter those words. Unfortuately, I heard this today. From time to time, we get customers who have been put in a very bad situation. The company (let's call them Company X in this instance) pays...

