8 Tips to Optimise Your LinkedIn Company and Personal Pages for Success
LinkedIn has changed the way we network, In my role I use LinkedIn on a daily basis (sometimes hourly). During all this time using..
Setting up the new ownCloud 5.0 with Nginx and MySQL
A few months ago Daniel put up a great blog post about installing the free cloud file syncing platform called ownCloud. This platform is..
My Top Four PlayStation Releases of 2013
I thought it would be a superb time to outline my top four PlayStation releases of 2013, paying homage to the upcoming PS4 launch in..
Ping The World
Have you ever visited a site that takes too long to load? I have, and the longer it takes the more chance I will navigate away from it..
Forget Marketing 101: Let’s Look at Marketing 100
Let’s look at some of the fundamentals of marketing today, a lot of businesses spend tens of thousands of dollars every year on marketing..
12 Tools to Check Your Site’s Health
Google and Bing each have a tool called Webmaster Tools which allows you see information about your site directly from the horses mouth.
Sneak Peek: IPv6 Support for Blaze Cloud and PAYG Services
Ever since we launched our Blaze SSD Cloud and PAYG services our Operations and Engineering teams have been working hard to bolt on some..
Task and Time Management With Outlook
During my entire time working in the I.T industry I have always used Microsoft Outlook to manage my calendar (usually with Microsoft..
How to Backup and Restore using R1Soft CDP
You’re only as good as your backup solution. Like any IT company, at Crucial we spend a good portion of our time not only ensuring all..
Is Live Chat Right for You?
We have ( not so recently now) implemented Live chat on our website. It was implemented around July of last year and we have had great..
The Must Have List of Web Hosting Research Tools
I’ve compiled a list of tools that the Crucial team uses on a daily basis to do research on Web Hosting. These tools can give you a huge..
Finally, a VPS With Guaranteed Performance Levels
There are so many VPS options available on the market today that it’s hard to differentiate what seems to be apples to apples. While..