If you have an Android smart phone or a tablet, you can install our WebSitePulse Current Status application and be alerted directly to your mobile device, free of charge. Keep in mind that your device has to be connected to the Internet in order for the application to work correctly.

If you want to make sure that your DNS servers are working normally and returning the correct data, you can use our DNS advanced level of server monitoring.

Here is a quick guide on how to configure your DNS targets in your account^*.

Most of us are familiar with hacker attacks that shut down sites through a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. But as a refresher, a DDoS is an attack performed through a multitude of systems (usually compromised personal computers) on a single target.

Getting connected to the Web

Have you ever wondered how many different devices and servers are connected to the Internet every second? I was surprised to find out that now - in 2013 - almost 80 different products are connecting to the Internet every second. According to Cisco - this number will raise to 250 devices per second by 2020.

If you are using our performance or full-page level of monitoring^*, you might not know what all browser emulation settings do. Here's what they are all about: