The first duty of life is to live.
~ Burt Lancaster

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Image Credit: Instagram (↑)

Two years ago Google started to promote the idea of a safer web by getting more if not all websites to use HTTPS instead of HTTP.

While in the early days it was expensive and cumbersome to use HTTPS this is not the case anymore.

The video “Mythbusting HTTPS” from June, 2016 explains why there are more benefits than drawbacks by switching your site entirely to HTTPS.



Especially non-commercial projects were shied away by the cost of certificates which usually starts at 60-70 $ annually and is much higher for multi-domain and wildcard SSL certificates. Thanks to a non-profit organisation one can get certificates for free nowadays. However, some technical expertise is required to handle the installation process which should be automated.

Free Certificates

• Let's Encrypt (↑)
  
  
• Webhosts which directly support Let's Encrypt (↑)
  
  
• ZeroSSL: FREE SSL (↑)

More Resources

• A secure web is here to stay (↑)
  February 8, 2018
  
  
• Why HTTPS Matters (↑)

In context with the upcoming EU-General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR) the use of HTTPS is highly recommended from a legal standpoint of view.


Yours

John W. Furst

Tough times don't last… Tough people do.
~ Gregory Peck

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On May 25, 2018 a new EU law called “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR) will go into effect.



My favorite Email Marketing Service Provider AWeber (↑) has published a blog post explaining how its customers are effected. Here are the bullets from the post.

• What is the GDPR?
• Why the GDPR is a good thing for email marketers
• Who does the GDPR affect?
• How does the GDPR affect me?
• How to prepare your business for the GDPR
• What is AWeber doing to prepare for the GDPR?
• A checklist is available for download
• What’s next?

Get the details and the checklist here:

Your GDPR + Email Marketing Playbook: How to Prepare for the New EU Data Law (↑)

AWeber is already self-certified with both the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield, and complies with lawful transfers of EU/EEA personal data to the U.S. in accordance with its Privacy Shield Certification. Additionally, AWeber is actively preparing to be fully compliant with the GDPR by May 25, 2018.

You can try AWeber free for 30 days. (↑)


Yours

John W. Furst

“The problem with the world is that everybody is a few drinks behind.”
~ Humphrey Bogart

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If you've heard the words Drupal, Joomla, and Wordpress before, you most likely know that CMS is the abbreviation for Content-Management-System.


A content management system is a computer application that supports the creation and modification of digital content. It typically supports multiple users in a collaborative environment. The times when you had to write code and upload HTML files to update your website with content are long gone.

If you need to create a website for your business, you might be wondering which content management system (CMS) is the best choice for you. The people at Rackspace have written an article which compares the three popular platforms:

• Drupal
• Joomla
• Wordpress

Read the full article with comparison chart.

CMS comparison: Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress - Rackspace Support (↑)

Rackspace, Inc. is a reputable managed cloud computing company based in Windcrest, Texas, USA, a suburb of San Antonio, Texas.

Google Trends

Looking at the following graphs from Google trends reveals much about the size of the installed base for each of this CMS.


Now that we have this out of the way.
Enjoy your day.

Yours

John W. Furst