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Modwest Mentioned in New York Times - Jun 17th, 2009
For the past couple of years we've relied almost exclusively on word-of-mouth referals to grow our business. So, it's especially nice to get a little free press once in a while. Modwest is mentioned in a recent Times article by...(continued)

New Database Server Deployed - May 31st, 2009
We've just deployed another MySQL database server for customers on the shared system. It goes by the name of "db2.modwest.com", and it's running MySQL 5. It's a powerful, brand new server and we encourage anyone using the older database servers...(continued)

Storage Server Issue: What Happened - May 22nd, 2009
Earlier this week we experienced a storage server problem on the Modwest shared hosting system. I just wanted to give you the low-down on everything that happened and how we responded. Late Monday night, the server had warned us about...(continued)

PHP upgraded... and everything else - May 15th, 2009
We have known for quite a while that we needed to upgrade PHP. In fact, it was a top requested answer to the question "What else can Modwest do to help our clients succeed?". We're listening! The answer is is...(continued)

50-50 - May 5th, 2009
A reminder, or perhaps an announcement for 05-05: We have a limited number of Modwest pint glasses, and we're sending one to each of the first 50 customers who earn 50 points in the Modwest Community. Here's a tip: Some...(continued)

Barcamps and Ecosystems - Apr 23rd, 2009
Some people say that while Missoula may be an awfully nice place to live, it comes with a significant disadvantage: insufficient access to a critical mass of talented and creative people. They go on to say that if you really...(continued)

New Shared Hosting Environment - an Introduction - Apr 2nd, 2009
As we've mentioned previously, our shared hosting environment has a long overdue upgrade in the works. We're really getting close now, and we thought we'd offer a few technical details about the new environment and what to expect. Some things...(continued)

When You Need a Boost - Mar 13th, 2009
A common challenge in running shared hosting servers is how to ensure everyone gets a fair portion of the shared resources, and prevent any one misbehaving or resource-intensive script from affecting the performance and stability of the server for everyone...(continued)

Bad Guys Want Your Password - Feb 13th, 2009
It might be tempting to assume that since you're a good person and have nothing to hide, strong passwords are unnecessary. Here's why that's not true: Every day, Bad Guys try to break in to every computer on the internet....(continued)

First Fruits of the Modwest Community - Jan 28th, 2009
A couple weeks ago we launched the Modwest Feedback Community. Already, we have heard important ideas form customers and implemented changes in response! Here's a few examples: radiohead correctly pointed out that while Subversion (svn) is available in all Modwest...(continued)

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