Announcements

Emergency Hardware Replacement – MICROLITE26.COM

Scheduled for weekend 19/20/21 June 2015

We have been unable to satisfactorily bring MICROLITE26 up to the level of reliability that we require as a minimum due to an inherent hardware fault that we have not been able to successfully isolate.

With this in mind, we have decided to replace all of the hardware completely – including the storage units.

During the weekend 19/20/21 June, we will be migrating all client data from the current hardware (5.77.60.174) to completely new hardware (5.77.60.165).

There will be no downtime for your web sites or email services. We will switch the new server into production only after it has passed our comprehensive data migration and validation testing.

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site data.

Thank you for your patience,

Colin @ Level III Team

Google Has Started Giving A Ranking Boost To HTTPS/SSL Sites

It’s official. Every site needs SSL. If you do not have SSL, it’s time to get it.

GoogleSSLAdding HTTPS to your website using a 2048 bit SSL certificate will cause Google to give your site a “ranking boost” against your non-SSL counterparts.

To be exact, Google said it carries “less weight than other signals such as high-quality content.” Based on their tests, Google says it has an impact on “fewer than 1% of global queries” but said they “may decide to strengthen” the signal because they want to “encourage all website owners to switch from HTTP to HTTPS to keep everyone safe on the web.”. This was announced by Google last year and there are signs that this signal is strengthening.

We all know how important security is. Prior to Google’s “HTTPS Everywhere” drive, there were more generic reasons why you would need to install SSL.

  • eCommerce web sites definitely needed SSL. Your customers will no doubt enter personal information (such as name, address, email) to sign up to your service. Even if you do not accept payments on your site and use an external payment provider, it is still essential that you protect your customers personal data and passwords.
  • Sites with a login form that require a username and password. Any site that requires a visitor to login – such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal or a community Forum. Why? Because generally people use the same password across many sites (I know, it’s bad, but they do) and you have to protect their details from being leaked. As time progresses, people will simply avoid sites that do not use SSL/HTTPS.
  • Sites with forms where visitors would type personal information. If you have a contact form where visitors will type their name, address, telephone and email then an SSL with protect their data. You are more likely to get leads if you use SSL.

We Make Requisition and Installation of SSL Easy

You quite likely do not have the time or inclination to work out what you need to do to acquire, install and activate SSL on your website. That’s where we come in. All you need to do is order the certificate.

We will generate the CSR, acquire the SSL certificate and Install/Activate it. You do not need to do anything. It’s time to boost your site ranking and protect your visitors.

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UK Cheapest – The Smart Choice for Domain Registration

10 Reasons Why People Choose UK Cheapest

With so many domain registrars to choose from it is difficult to determine which deals are the best. If you have done your homework you will have already discovered that the initial registration cost is not the only cost you need to consider. We make calculating hidden fees easy – by not having any!

  • NO Transfer Out Fees – Our Transfer Away fees are £0.00, that’s right, we do not hold you to ransom if you register your domain with us.
  • NO WHOIS Record Fees – It is important to keep your WHOIS details up to date. We do not charge for any changes to your WHOIS record.
  • NO IPSTAG Change Fees – No fee to transfer your UK domain or for IPSTAG changes. Many registrars make this fee so high that you are stuck with them.
  • NO Registrar Lock Fees – It is important to lock your non-UK domain but we don’t extort you for it. We give you FREE control over your Domain Locking.
  • NO Transfer Code Fees – Registrars often quote free transfer outs and then charge you for the AUTH code! Get your auth code from us at ANY time for FREE.
  • NO Parked Domain Ads – To many registrars place ads on your parked domains. WE do not place ANY advertisements on YOUR parked domain names.
  • NO Web Forwarding Fees – Forward your domain to any location and change this setting whenever your wish. For free. No charges. Ever.
  • NO Name Server Change Fees – Change your name servers as you wish. You can change your name servers as often as you want at absolutely no cost. Ever.
  • NO DNS Management Fees – This is often an additional fee based service to your domain registration. With us, you have FULL control over your domain DNS Management at all times.
  • No Email Forwarding Fees – Create an unlimited number of email forwarders (or aliases) for every single one of your domain names. Absolutely no charge. Ever.

Avoid nasty surprises. BEFORE you use another provider, find out their hidden fees.

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Great New Top Level Domains available for Registration

The Domain Name Landscape has changed recently.

For years, we had little choice of gTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) and we kinda got used to the idea that it was all about .co.uk, .com, .net.

But times have changed.

There are now new gTLDs for all business categories and organisation types.

If your business is accountancy, no longer do you fight to register “MyFirm.com”, you can register the more appropriate “MyFirm.accountants”. How good does that look?

But, you need to hurry. These new tLDS are catching on, and as with the original domain name extensions, soon all the great names will be gone.

Extensions we have added and that are available for registration right now include:

  • .accountants
  • .agency
  • .business
  • .associates
  • .catering
  • .cleaning
  • register-a-domain-name.consulting
  • .design
  • .enterprises
  • .estate
  • .events
  • .gifts
  • .guide
  • .life
  • .limited
  • .media
  • .network
  • .photos
  • .photography
  • .plumbing
  • .properties
  • .pub
  • .restaurant
  • .solutions
  • .town
  • .vet

Register and reserve your business relevant names now – before someone else does!

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MICROLITE26 Plesk 12 Upgrade

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MICROLITE26.COM – Upgrades

As part of our service to you, we strive to provide you with the very latest services, performance and security for your web sites. Our new upgrade schedule will completely replace your hardware and software to the very best available.

“During the period 25th thru 31st May the server hardware and plesk panel will be completely upgraded to the very latest specifications available.”

HARDWARE: The new hardware will improve the performance and reliability of the server. Response times and security will be greatly increased. The server will also be migrated to our new UK datacenter. The old IP address was 5.77.34.152. The new IP address will be 5.77.60.174.

SOFTWARE: The core OS of the new server will be of the latest stable version. PHP, MySQL  and all other features will be of the latest production versions.

PANEL: The Plesk Panel will be upgrade to Plesk 12, the current latest version of Plesk. This will provide the very latest features, functionality and security for your accounts.

ENHANCED SECURITY: The new Security Core combines ModSecurity, CSF, Malware Detect and Fail2Ban with Outbound Antispam and ServerShield™ tools and many features that protect against malicious attacks and site vulnerabilities.

WEBMAIL: AtMail is now replaced with the awesome RoundCube. Your username is in the format name@yourdomain.co.uk. Your passwords are unchanged. If you do have a problem with your mail password simply change it or request support to change it for you.

COST: These are no-cost upgrades, there will be no additional charges to your account.

DOCUMENTATION: Take a look at our Step-by-step Video Tutorials or review the Official User Guide

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site data.