Security How to keep your children safe online While a return to schools might mean children are spending less time attached to computers and devices, the last year of virtual home schooling has fast-tracked a lot of youngsters’... read more
Business Showrooming and webrooming ‘Online shopping is killing the high street’ – an idea that’s repeated so often, it’s almost universally accepted as the truth. But is this an accurate statement? A casual... read more
Servers What is Anycast DNS? As a rule, every device or server that’s directly connected to the Internet has a unique IP address which is then used for 1:1 communication. This is known... read more
Security Working from home? Use end-to-end encryption Office employees working from home was hardly a new concept when the first lockdown was announced, but the prospect of an entire company workforce sitting at home on their laptops... read more
Security The data risks of working from home Just as the economy started to get back on its feet and businesses started to consider bringing their workers back to the office – lockdown was imposed again. With technological advances... read more
Cloud What is a content delivery network? Effective page load times are perhaps one of the most vital elements of any website to get right. It’s an incredibly important factor for our customers – especially those seeking... read more
Websites Business management software: ecommerce websites made easy If your business has entered the exciting but turbulent world of ecommerce, you’re undoubtedly aware of how challenging it can be. Running a website and fishing for those sales... read more
Cloud Dynamic websites: LAMP stack vs MEAN stack and more When thinking about websites and how they’re designed, it’s useful to differentiate between static and dynamic sites. Generally, static sites display HTML-based content stored on a server, but... read more
Servers MariaDB v MySQL: which relational database should I choose? Databases are a key tool for anyone who wishes to organise their data efficiently. Relational databases are a simple and intuitive method of formulating information into tables that can be... read more
Digital How to stop spam emails Everyone hates spam. Not only is it annoying, but it’s also potentially dangerous. When your phone vibrates and you wonder who the email’s from, often it’s some... read more
Business How to Sell Online: OpenCart vs PrestaShop It’s been long established that an online presence is crucial for a company in the modern business environment. So when you come to building an ecommerce website, you need... read more
Digital Change your outlook: email marketing best practices Email is both an important and cost-effective way to reach consumers and market your business. In today’s environment, there’s so much unsolicited mail sent out daily that it’... read more
Cloud The advantages of SSD hard drive storage Is the SSD tide turning? More importantly, are SSDs worth it? Just a few years ago, solid-state drives, or SSDs, were seen as cutting-edge solutions with price tags to match,... read more