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Another update of Web Log Storming which among other things introduces improved log file loading (it is up to 50% faster now) and few new features.

• History page
• Product page

Main addition is option to print report.

• History page
• Product page

Dave Collins (Shareware Promotions) wrote great series of articles about importance of log analysis. He also emphasizes and explains key metrics that every webmaster should be aware of, and suggests several software solutions.

It’s a great resource, even for experienced webmasters.

“A company’s web server logs are one of the most important and often-neglected sources of information at their disposal.”

• Introduction
• Why analyse?
• Which software to use?
• What to look for?
• Understanding the data
• Using the data

Sharon Housley (NotePage, Inc and Software Marketing Resource) wrote an article about importance of web log analysis.

“…Let’s take a look at some of the critical areas. How many unique visitors visit the site each day? This statistic, by itself, is not terribly important, but when compared to a previous week’s or month’s logs, patterns will generally emerge…”

• Full article

If you sometimes use Web Log Storming to analyze large amount of data it could take some time. If you want to use your computer for some other tasks, such as read your email, browse internet or anything else, you can instruct Web Log Storming to decrease demand for your computer resources.

While log files are being processed look at lower right part of window, on top of button “Cancel”. You’ll notice Label “Priority”. Clicking on it will allow you to choose Analyzer priority. If you select “Low” then working with other programs will become much comfortable.

Web Log Storming v1.5 is available for download. This update includes several new features including Export to HTML, FTP and HTTP download and easy Spiders identification.

For the detailed list of changes see:

• History page

Direct download link:

• Download

We are makers of Web Log Storming. It was released to public more than a year ago, and unpolished version we use almost for 3 years. Despite of all that, it keeps surprising us with its capabilities. Almost to say: “We made a monster!” One of the most powerful features is Path and File parameter.

Simplest use of File wildcard parameter is well known syntax: *.html, or *.html, *.exe. Maybe it’s not too obvious that this means “visited *.html or *.exe”. Other examples are:

• +*.html, +*.exe
  visited *.html and *.exe”
• +*.html, *.exe, *.zip
  visited *.html and any of *.exe or *.zip
• +*.html, -*.exe
  visited *.html and not *.exe

Path parameter is similar, but can give more interesting results:

• *, /a.html, *
  visited a.html (same as File wildcard: /a.html)
• *, /a.html, /b.html, *
  visited a.html and b.html directly after
• *, /a.html, *, /b.html, *
  visited a.html and b.html after (not necessary directly)
• /a.html, *, /b.html, *
  entered at a.html and visited b.html after that
• *, /a.html, *, /b.html
  visited a.html and exited from b.html

Using different combinations you can easily calculate specific conversions.

We want to thank Mr. Al Harberg for doing a great job writing Web Log Storming Press Release. Al takes his job seriously and uses his extensive experience to make sure that every word is on its place before sending it to the editors.

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