How to check IP Reputation?

Recently i received a complain from our customer said that he cannot send email using webmail and mail client. I suspect his email server IP Address most probably blacklisted by the Spamhaus Block List (“SBL”) Advisory (database of IP addresses from which Spamhaus does not recommend the acceptance of electronic mail).

The main reason why their IP been blacklisted by SBL is because their IP Address been identified as a zombie or intentionally send out SPAM.

Here i going share with you a good website that i use to check the IP reputation. The website called mxtoolbox. Continue reading

Always use the HTTPS setting on your GMail

It is important to keep your email encrypted to prevent your  personal information do not fall into the wrong hand especially when accessing your email through a public wireless or non-encrypted network.

Gmail’s automatic HTTPS setting allow us to encrypt our email as it travels between web browser and server. According to Wikipedia, HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer protocol Secure) is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer protoco with the SSL/TLS  protocol to provide encryption and secure (website security testing) identification of the server. Bank and Credit Card website use this protocol to protect our financial data.

To make your Gmail always use HTTPS setting:-  Continue reading

How to download HD and Full HD video from Youtube

I’m sure you already notice that YouTube enabled high quality viewing for all users. YouTube’s HD mode will add support for viewing videos in 720p or 1080p, depending on the resolution of the original source.

If the video have 1080p quality, you just need to add [ &fmt=37 ] at back of the video URL. It will enable us to view video in 1080p mode. Continue reading