Proprietary software can be pretty pricey. Heck, just running MS Word on your MacBook will set you back $130. Fortunately, you can find a lot of free, open-source software to meet practical needs such as transferring files to your website, editing images, and modifying HTML code. As follows are some of our favorite free software programs.

The weight of a phone call vs. an email
Let’s compare the weight of a phone call versus an email. When should we use email, and how can a phone call help your business.

Know what to choose between Windows or Linux web hosting
The choice of Linux or Windows hosting is not determined by your operating system. In other words, you can run a Windows-hosted site on a Mac or Linux system just as easily as you can on a PC with Windows installed. Even if you are more familiar with Windows than you are with other operating system, this doesn’t matter either.

SEO, What is it Exactly
Ever wondered how search engine rank your website, in this blog we will shed light on some of the obscure and correct way that expert may use to boost your website ranking on search engines.

The History of New Year’s Celebrations
Let’s put technology aside for this week to briefly recollect the story about the origin of New Year’s Day.

3 Main Reasons Websites Are Hacked
So many reasons could explain the cyber criminality committed on the internet. You’ll find in this article three of the main reason why a cybercriminal would like to hijack your website. You’ve been told that your website security has always been, and will always be important, after reading this blog you will better understand why.

2 common website attacks: DOS and SQL Injection
Hackers have many ways of attacking your website, and it’s important to stay up to date on the most common attacks so you can do what you can to prevent them from occurring. Malicious individuals can attack your data via your computer or they can infect an entire network. Two of the most common website attacks are Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and SQL Injection attacks.

WordPress Pros and Cons
Popular, customizable and easy to use. On the internet, you are often browsing on it without even noticing it. For certain it’s the ‘Eldorado’ and for others, it’s a nightmare. It doesn’t need much to get started and will offer a lot as long as you take care of it. Yes, you’ve guessed it, we are talking about WordPress. In this article we will take a look at the pros and cons of the content management system that is becoming more and more popular on the web.

All about cloud computing
Ever wondered what is Cloud computing… In this blog we’ll explain briefly what is the in and out of Cloud computing and which technology involve behind the scene to make it work.

Protecting your sensitive data from the POODLE vulnerability
Note that Astral Internet customers can rest easy when it comes to the latest SSL vulnerability: our customers will be happy to learn that they are already protected from POODLE, as all of our shared cloud hosting clients (and clients with service included) are patched to protect against the POODLE security flaw.