A Secure Socket Layer usually abbreviated as SSL a digital certificate that encrypts data exchanged between a web browser and a web server. SSL Certificates normally allows private and sensitive data to be transmitted without interferences from third parties. An SSL Certificate usually contains the following data: – Certificate holder’s […]
What is a domain name server and how does it work?
Domain Name Server usually abbreviated as DNS is the system used to convert word-based addresses of systems to their corresponding numerical IP address (Internet Protocol). For example http://www.truehost.co.ke to its equivalent IP Address (192.185.2.39).The translation of word based addresses to their corresponding IP addresses is important since that’s what computers […]
What is cache memory in browsers?
Cache memory is a kind of memory that your browser uses to store a history of the web pages that you visit. It helps the browser to load those pages faster the next time you visit them. How to clear cache memory. Mozilla: Click on the history menu. Click on […]
How to capture a screen shot of your browser.
A times we want to take a picture of the current browser window for our own uses. That is what we call a screen shot. There are several screen shot applications on the internet that can help you achieve that but this article covers the most basic and easiest way […]
What is the difference between an address bar and search bar?
It is sad that most people using the internet do not understand the difference between an address bar and a search bar in their browsers. Actually many use the search bar for everything. This article explains the difference between an address bar and a search bar. Usually, we type a […]
Can i order email service or hosting service if i don’t need a website?
Sometimes you may ask yourself, can I order for email hosting or any other hosting service if I don’t have a website? The straight forward answer to your question is YES. Email hosting gives you the power to acquire and own a personalized email account. At truehost.co.ke , we have […]
Common reasons for a site to be inaccessible
A times we try to access our favorite websites but we are hit with an error message from the browser “Server Not Found” and we ask ourselves what could have happened to the site? That is what this article tries to solve. First you need to understand why the error […]
Meta tags optimization
Meta tags are coding statements that provide information about the content of a page. They are usually a snippet of text, usually less than 60 characters, which inform the search engines about the content of your page. It is the information that spiders look for so as to know what […]
.htaccess and its importance
.htacess is a filed used by Apache Web server software to effect various configurations to the directory where it is located. It is a hidden file in unix based systems (since its name starts with a dot), and is placed in the root of the directory in which it is […]
.htaccess and its importance
.htacess is a filed used by Apache Web server software to effect various configurations to the directory where it is located. It is a hidden file in unix based systems (since its name starts with a dot), and is placed in the root of the directory in which it is […]
