Cambridge Web Solutions Blog

27 January 2012

The history of Google

Google has come a long way since two grad school PhD students started it in 1995.  Online PhD have created this interactive infographic detailing the comapny's rise to fame.


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15 December 2011

Thank you Microsoft!

Today Microsoft have announced they are going to be making my life a bit easier.  From January they are going to automatically update everyones version of Internet Explorer to the most current version possible. This will save many hours of testing and changing code to make websites look good in browsers that are ten years old and fewer and fewer people are using.  This extra time can be spent on user testing resulting in better websites.

I  use CSS3 for things like rounded corners and shadows rather than using background images. This is because it's quicker to build and it makes the site run faster. Older versions of Internet Explorer do not display CSS3 so sites don't look as good as they do in browsers such as Chrome or Firefox.  Newer browsers are also safer and make your web browsing experience a better one. 

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18 November 2011

This years 25 worst passwords - is yours amongst them?

Password management provider SplashData has released it's 25 worst passwords of the year ordered by how common they are.  Unsurprisingly "password" is number one on the list.

SplashData creating the list using millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers.  Here is the list:

1. password

2. 123456

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

6. monkey

7. 1234567

8. letmein

9. trustno1

10. dragon

11. baseball

12. 111111

13. iloveyou

14. master

15. sunshine

16. ashley

17. bailey

18. passw0rd

19. shadow

20. 123123

21. 654321

22. superman

23. qazwsx

24. michael

25. football

Cambridge Web Solutions would strongly advise that if your password is on the list that you should change it.  Hackers can break into many private accounts just by trying common passwords.

Tips for a stronger password

  • Include letters, numbers and special characters when possible
  • Choose passwords with eight or more characters, you can seperate words with underscores
  • Don't use the same password and username combination for different websites as if one gets hacked they can hack your other accounts easily

If you struggle to remember all of your passwords you can use a password management tool such as LastPass www.lastpass.com, which is free for the basic version, or a premium version which includes apps for your smartphone is just $1 per month.

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