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What is a CMS? - Content Management System. A content management system (CMS) is a computer application used to create, edit, manage, search and publish various kinds of digital media and electronic text. CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific documentation such as news articles, operators' manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, and marketing brochures. The content managed may include computer files, image media, audio files, video files, electronic documents, and Web content. www.wikipedia.org
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What is Web Design?. Web Design is a process involving different procedures with the ultimate goal being a fully functional website. At Bluebit Web Design we take into consideration many different factors when designing websites. These would include but not be limited to:
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- functionality
- visibility
- relevance
- cost
- audience
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What is a Domain Name?. A domain name is quite simply a recognisable alternative name for a specific IP address that would be pointing to a website or other online service. It allows your site or service to be found easily by allowing the user to type in a meaningful name rather than a series of numbers.
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What is Web Hosting?. A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data centre. www.wikipedia.org
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What is POP3? - Post Office Protocol. In computing, the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. POP3 and IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol) are the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval. Virtually all modern e-mail clients and servers support both. www.wikipedia.org
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What is SMTP? - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail) transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. www.wikipedia.org
latest news
What we're saying on the blog
new ilikemusic.com website goes live
posted on Friday 30th July, 2010 by neil
We've been busy with the guys from I Like Music over the past few weeks designing and building their new interface. The site is now live and we're all really excited about it. There are some new fe...
more>>Bluebit rolling out Plesk for all web sites
posted on Wednesday 21st July, 2010 by neil
We are excited to announce that all our hosting customers will be able to use the well respected Plesk control panel provided by Parallels. We're currently rolling out 8.3 on all web sites but looking...
more>>conGuu 1.13.0 update
posted on Thursday 8th July, 2010 by neil
We've been busy on the rollup to our big V2 launch and there are some more additional features now available in conGuu: Gallery manager - A new module for users who want to set up image galleries...
more>>Southampton Cycle Challenge
posted on Wednesday 23rd June, 2010 by neil
We're signed up and ready to go on Southampton City Councils new "drive" to get people on their bikes across Southampton and Hampshire. Whilst two of us already cycle to work and a third walks ever...
more>>conGuu 1.12.1 update
posted on Thursday 10th June, 2010 by neil
We've carried out a few tweaks and modifications in this latest point release. Here's what's new: VAT Support for ConGuu cart. This gives us the ability to set and change VAT rates and display a ...
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