As is the case with most services, the quality of hosting providers varies greatly. I have used several hosting services, both shared and dedicated, and also operate my own small server ‘farm’. These recommendations are based purely on my own experience as well as experience I’ve had working on servers at other providers.
The first and […]

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Over the years I’ve often had to move websites from one server to another. It’s not rocket science, but if you don’t have a plan and a very clear picture in your mind of exactly what you need to achieve then it can go pear shaped fairly quickly. So, here’s my ’standard plan’ for moving […]

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Ask anyone what they did to set up their dedicated server and the chances are you’ll receive a blank stare or they’ll simply tell you that they didn’t have to do anything. Like any technology though, the default settings aren’t necessarily the optimal settings. In this article I’ll cover the settings that I always change […]

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The strength of your password has an enormous effect on the ability for others to ‘crack’ it. To understand why, we need to look at how most password cracking programs work.
The most common method is what is known as ‘brute force’ cracking. This involves continuously trying to log in (using automated software) with combinations of […]

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That’s a very good question. Obviously any business that is providing a security related service should practice what it preaches. When you sign up for any of our services we split the information and send it to two places. You domain and contact details are added to our database. Your password is sent directly to […]

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