Net Neutrality Alert

…o gofccyourself.com (the shortcut John Oliver made to the hard-to-find FCC comment page) 2. Click on the 17-108 link (Restoring Internet Freedom) 3. Click on “+Express” 4. Be sure to hit “ENTER” after you put in your name & info so it registers. 5. In the comment section write, for example, “I strongly support net neutrality backed by Title 2 oversight of ISPs.” 6. Click to submit, done. – Make sure you hit submit at the end! Click here for more l…

Fiber Night — and You’re Invited!

…k; our hosted websites are transmitting super-fast; and our colo customers are tapping in to this tremendous resource. You’ll be able to see it work on Fiber Night. Then, to get a real taste of the speed, just come in for a day of co-working. (Every Cruzio customer gets a free coworking day — just ask!) And don’t miss this party. Lots of lights, lots of food, lots of fun and even free gifts for you.  …

Velocity DNS Settings and Security

…ite put up by criminals. For more information, please see this DNSSEC Wiki page. DNS reputation validation will protect you from unknowingly visiting malicious websites. These are sites that seek to directly harm users’ computers or use their computers to do harm to others. If you do happen to visit a malicious site, you will instead see a page like this: http://dns-blocked.sonic.net/ Closing DNS servers to off-network requests protects the server…

Back in the Day, the Browser was Netscape

…. As the better web browser got popular, more people were able to find web pages, so more web pages were created. That meant there was more for the browser to find, so the browser became more useful. It was an upward spiral. When Netscape was released, Cruzio’s customer base started growing exponentially — doubling every few months. What had been a smallish community of local tech employees from HP or Borland, who wanted home email as well, grew t…

Explosive Speeds from Cruzio’s New Velocity Product

…get. By far. The tests show real speeds at our office. We’ll publish more comprehensive results soon. In the meantime, if you’re interested in Velocity, let us know! Notice that in the speed test here, the company providing the test says you can’t get anything faster than 2 x 2 Mbps. Cruzio Velocity, as you can see, has a faster upload speed and a much, much faster download speed. 18 times faster. At a third the price. Including phone serivice. W…

Cruzio Mail Help

…-hand side Looking for Hosted Email Help? Domain Email Help – Domain Email comes with email addresses at your own domain—@yourdomain.com—as part of Cruzio’s Website Hosting services. Don’t use Webmail? If you usually check mail on other devices and in other email programs like Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail, we recommend using Cruzio Webmail right now if you’re in a hurry. When you have a little more time, check out our step-by-step instructi…

Keeping your website secure

…ecautions you take, there’s always the possibility that your website may become compromised. If or when that happens, you’ll want to have a recent site backup in good shape. Back up your website on a regular basis, but only when you’re reasonably sure that the site is in a healthy state. If your only backup is infected with malware, you’re not going to want to use it to restore a damaged website. You can use a free scanner to check your site’s hea…

Cruzio & IMAP

If you check your email with multiple computers, or with a mobile device like an iPhone, you want to check out the email protocol IMAP. IMAP has a few major advantages over POP, which is an older email protocol that you might still be using. Synchronizing across multiple devices If you use a desktop email program like Outlook Express, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail, wouldn’t it be nice to see the same folders and emails when you log into Web mail? IM…

Is My Computer Wireless-Ready?

…is, your computer is wireless-ready. If you don’t, you will need to add a wireless adapter. Note: If you want to connect to a network using WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), and you are running Windows XP but not Service Pack 2, you will need to upgrade to Service Pack 2. This is a free download using Windows Update. » back to top Older Windows Operating Systems If you’re running a Windows Operating System older than XP (’98, 2000, ME) you’ll need to…

Web Statistics for your Domain

…under the Statistics section and click the Web Statistics icon. This will open up a second window that may: a) ask you to create an exception for a security certificate, and b) ask you to log in again using your admin username and password. These are the same you used before for logging into the control panel. This page will give you plenty of statistics for your domain. » back to the top How do I change the way my Web statistics are presented? H…