Digg is currently alpha testing their new system and we have 1,000 invites available. To get access simply click here.

The new system is a lot more social with friends and followers (you can follow ServerTastic on Digg). New Digg is currently separate from the original Digg. However once testing is complete New Digg will become the default.

Why not give it a try and let us know how you get on.

UPDATE: So New Digg is now out of Alpha and available to all. But you can still follow us!

We recently renewed our partnership with SmarterTools (official press release). Back in February some of you may recall I posted how we had sold over $415,000 worth of SmarterTools products. I have received our August statement from SmarterTools (and that figure has gone up even more). This time I will focus on the SmarterBundle report.

We have assigned over $163,000 worth of SmarterBundle's to our customers (The SmarterBundle represents $800 worth of software supplied to customers at no extra cost who spend at least $199.00 with ServerTastic).

If our customers had paid full price for all the SmarterTools products we have sold and SmarterBundles assigned they would have paid just over $946,000 (aiming for $1m by the end of the year!)

If I then calculate the discounts it shows we have saved our customers approximately $241,000!

Have you had the benefit of saving money with ServerTastic? Let us know!

Help your friends and followers save money on ServerTastic!

You can also follow us on Twitter and FaceBook.

   

Overall the results are very pleasing. It is great to see mostly positive responses. As always though we welcome your feedback on anything and everything (Contact Us).

We used the FormStack system to handle the survey and what a fantastic system it is!

I admit it was a bit intrusive and a pain if you were not interested. Instead on the order completion page we will give you the option to sign-up. If you are already subscribed then we will give you the option to change the frequency of your updates. My suggestion is to select Daily but if you think this is a bit much then Weekly is a good balance between maintaining up to date information and avoiding email overload.

You can now also manage your email updates via the My Account area. When you log-in we will either give you the option to subscribe or update your frequency preferences.

You may also notice some subtle changes to the format of the email updates. Mainly the addition of an "In cased you missed them" section at the end of the email. This will contain links to previous updates which you may not have seen.

As always I welcome your feedback.

There have been some significant changes to the SSL certificates supplied via ServerTastic. The most important point to make is that these changes do not affect any certificates already issued and installed.

SSL invite URLs
All invite URLs issued from today now have a validity of 365 days from purchase. This means you must use the invite URL to generate your SSL certificate within 365 days of placing your order. This also applies to bulk purchases. Failure to use the invite URL within 365 days will result in the invite expiring and becoming invalid. No refunds or replacements will be issued for expired invite URLs.

Geotrust certificates now use intermediate
Geotrust certificates such as the QuickSSL Premium used to be issued from a root CA certificate. This meant that when installing your certificate there was no additional "CA Bundle" to install. However Geotrust certificates issued from today will require an intermediate certificate. This intermediate certificate will be supplied with your certificate during purchase.

The installation process may have changed slightly depending on the certificate and server OS. Please make sure you read the fulfilment email completely before commencing installation.

2048Bit minimum key size
From 2013 all SSL certificates must have a minimum 2048bit key size. Therefore if you order a certificate that extends beyond this then the CSR must be generated with a key size of at least 2048bit. You can order certificates using a smaller key size that expire before this date however you will receive a warning during the order process.

Root migration
Many SSL certificates are being migrated to alternative root certificates with a minimum 2048bit key size. This does not affect any existing SSL certificates. However re-issues and new certificates will be issued from the new root. There is no action required by customers during the root migration.

PKCS7 downloads
Certificates can now be downloaded as PKCS7 (which will include the intermediate CA) from the SSL control panel. 

Plesk/Apache bundle downloads
Certificates can now be downloaded as Plesk/Apache bundles from the SSL control panel. 

RapidSSL Certificates
RapidSSL and RapidSSL wildcard certificates will continue to be issued from a root certificate until 23 September 2010. 

Questions
If you have any questions/concerns about these changes please let us know in the comments or contact us.