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100% Security is a misnomer. That which can be secured, can be compromised.  As server administrators, we all work round the clock to fend off the more than 10,000 attempted attacks that hit our servers each day. That's a lot of blocked shots, if you're keeping score. As history has shown, hackers can sure cause some temporary grief for us all.  Most hackers simply steal resources rather than doing something malicious like stealing vital information or corrupting your data. The most common hacker is simply a robot that is stealing your bandwidth, comparable to a neighbor stealing your cable signal. It continues until they discover it and then the company shuts you down, not them.  There are several things you can do to constantly keep up with proper security levels to lessen the chance of a compromise of your resources. We can never guarantee 100% security, but we have beefed up our defense systems - which will cost all of us just a little bit more per month, but...

Our Easy-Update Technology developed for use in our custom Control Panels has always been powered by a   MySql   Database Server, for a good 20+ years now.  Now, it's a whole new ballgame with   MariaDB , the new MySql Engine of the database world, and we have it! N ow   our   clients will experience   MariaDB   and receive the same benefits as Nasdaq, Verizon and Walgreens – industry leaders who trust   MariaDB   to deliver unmatched speed & performance, operational reliability and drive collaborative innovation.  Learn more about MariaDB here .

Hale Multimedia began in 1998 as Hale Broadcasting and Website Design before the official name change in 2004. From the beginning, our emphasis has been on two primary areas; radio broadcasting and website design, as the name implied. For the past twenty years, they have operated independently. Howard Hale handled the radio network and Brian & Andi Hale handled the website business. Entering his 80's, Howard continues to amaze us all with his ability to ask the right questions and then listen intently as his guests share their knowledge and experience with his loyal listeners on his 3 daily radio programs. Howard also loves to raise, train and sell quarterhorses in his spare time. The time has come for us to help with the radio network management and broadcast duties at Hale Broadcasting, so you will be hearing more of Brian on the radio. Our 3 daily radio programs are The Harvest Report, The Horseman's Corner and The Cattleman's Corner and can be heard anytime onl...

Ah, the age-old question whose definitive answer has eluded us for over two decades, "How much does an average website cost?" Being from the computer programming world at the time when websites were first being created, this question has obviously come across my radar on numerous occasions. When I first started building websites, it was me asking the question. Now, after 20 years in the website business, I believe I have answered this question more times than the Army asked me my Social Security number (and that's a lot). It was 1996 and the popularity of the public web was growing rapidly with aol and yahoo leading the way. I worked for a small internet magazine in Oklahoma and had an idea for a website. My idea was to take a database of local businesses with websites and stick them into a searchable online website. I couldn't find a designer that could do what I wanted to do, let alone a cost estimate.  Thus began my journey to learn html, php and sql; the lang...

Happy New Year everyone! Twenty years, wow. I am just sitting here reflecting on 2017 listening to Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky". For some reason, Pink Floyd never seems to fail in setting the mood. It was a crazy year in many regards, but then again, we are the Hales, and we are in the website / media business after all, so it's somewhat expected. Building a new Mobile Cattle Management System, our transformation of AgMarketOnline into AgSearch.us, Server Security upgrades and a Solar Eclipse dominated the headlines for our most recently completed trip around the sun. The year began with a few quirks and by March we felt the server wasn't performing the best. Prior to May of 2017 we had our website business running on a server that was built in 2008.  We felt it was time for a new server so we upgraded to a machine that has a processor that is twice as fast and has 4x as much RAM (memory). We also doubled our hard drive (storage capacity) and our server com...

What started out as a fairly simple sounding project of counting cows and keeping track of what you feed them, has turned into a major software production for our programming team. It's not often that a brand new company decides to launch a product with the goal of competing with the number one company in the world. The company formed for this project, Herd Connection is new, however the company behind the programming has been around since the 90's and have been focused on helping folks in the cattle business since 2003. Hale Multimedia has worked with Livestock Auctions, Registered and Commercial Breeders, Feedlots, Farm and Ranch Realtors, Auctioneers, Trade Shows, Extension Offices, County and State Fairs. "Specializing in making your business look good to the rest of the world." The Herd Connection Mobile Software Solution will be easy to use, affordable, and customizable to your ranch.

You may have seen our facebook posts on the Hale Multimedia Client Support Group or on our main facebook page, or maybe it was through Twitter that you first heard the news.  Maybe you still don't know what we are talking about... (We've announced that we are no longer taking any NEW customers.) We had a goal in 1996 to help people expose their new websites on the internet, however, we found less than 10% even had a website!  Therefore, the journey began to help small business owners understand and take advantage of the affordability of a website.  Fast-Forward 20 years where it has been an absolute pleasure dealing with the hundreds of wonderful customers and friends around the globe in 3 countries and 25 States! Now that most businesses have a website (over 80% now), we think we can slow down and focus on the ones we have been blessed to serve. We also understand that the level of service our customers receive is inversely proportional to the number of total clien...