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Two critical PHP bugs, and the patch on our hosting by 4:00 PM
PHP published two critical remote-code-execution bugs on 21 October 2026. We applied a morning precaution, tested the security release, installed it by 4:00 PM Pacific, and checked that the websites were running.
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The 3-2-1 Backup Rule for Small Businesses (2026): Websites, Microsoft 365 and Laptops
How the 3-2-1 backup rule maps to a small business website, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, and laptops, plus what our hosting backups do every night.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business in Canada (2026): Price, Bundles and Who Should Get a Seat
Copilot Business in Canada: about CA$28.50 as an add-on from 1 October 2026, cheaper as a C$31.90 or C$43.40 bundle, and the readiness checklist to run first.
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Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs Standard vs Premium (2026 CAD): Which Plan Fits?
CAD prices for Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard and Premium, what each plan adds, how to mix plans in one office, and where Copilot fits.
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WordPress Security Plugins Compared (2026): What We Actually Run on the Sites We Host
Wordfence, Sucuri, Solid Security, AIOS, Patchstack and more, compared with a week of attack logs and the plugin inventory from the WordPress sites we host.
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Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 for Canadian Businesses (2026 CAD Pricing)
CAD prices from both vendors' Canadian pages, the data-residency difference, what our hosting clients actually run, and a printable mail cutover checklist.
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How to Invite Someone to Your Metro Vancouver IT Dashboard
Owners invite a bookkeeper or developer from /dashboard/team. Real URLs, role diagram, and a printable checklist — live as of 14 September 2026.
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Why Websites Go Down: The Failures We See First
A site-down call is usually one of a short list of failures: runtime errors, host PHP upgrades, bad redirects, memory, DNS, or a plugin that did not survive an update.
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What Actually Breaks During a Hosting Migration
The copy finishing is not the same event as customers being on the new host. Database parity, credentials, mail, certificates, and the new PHP version are where migrations fail.
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Changed Your DNS? Check Your Email
A website-only DNS edit is how mail and embeds quietly break. Test a form send after every change, and search for hard-coded http after you move to HTTPS.