On Wednesday night, over a hundred people mixed and mingled at Cruzioworks coworking space prior to the commencement of the second installation in a three-part series on the tech economy in Santa Cruz hosted by the Santa Cruz New Tech Meet up. As organizer and host, Doug Erickson mentioned, this was the fifth year of the New Tech Meetup in Santa Cruz and it was a full house.
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On Internet Privacy & Digital Freedom
Given revelations over the last several years that US citizens are under surveillance by the NSA and other government agencies which are assisted by large communications and media corporations as reported in the press, we at Cruzio Internet have received requests from our customers for information on our privacy policies as well as our policies and procedures regarding requests from law enforcement or other government agencies.
Cruzio does not provide customer information to outside parties without a court ordered subpoena. This includes billing information, any log files, or other customer data like backups of email or websites. We require a court order to ensure that a disinterested third party (a judge) reviews the subpoena and only issues it after a defined standard of probable cause has been met.
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CPUC meeting notes
Last week we rolled down to Carmel to speak for our alloted 3 minutes at an open CPUC meeting. This is what we said:
Re: Central Coast Broadband Investment
In the past, telecommunications was classed as a public utility: similarly to electricity, gas or water, infrastructure was regulated and shared due to the high costs of construction and maintenance. Funds were provided or fee structures established to encourage universal service. Following deregulatory trends in the 1990s and 2000s, however, this system no longer exists.
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Cruzio Network Expansion Update
We eat, sleep and breathe Internet here at Cruzio, and we know that in Santa Cruz we’re not the only ones. This is a high-tech community, with a thriving tech scene that’s right about ready to explode. So I guess it shouldn’t surprise us that folks around the County are crying out for ever better, faster, more reliable broadband.
Even so, the demand for our super-speedy new links has been a pleasant surprise and our Enterprise and Technology Services teams have had their hands full keeping up. These last 6 months we’ve set up dozens of new connections and we’re getting much needed bandwidth to local notables like Zero Motorcycles, Fox Racing Shox, Santa Cruz City Hall and the Civic Auditorium, Kaiser Permanente Arena, the Chaminade resort, the Kuumbwa jazz center, Digital Media Factory and lots of other awesome local businesses and organizations.
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Cruzio.com changes, local portals, web design, etc
Our website, cruzio.com, has always been a big, big part of our company, our culture and our identity — and we hope Santa Cruz’s community culture. Just as Cruzio was born out of Chris and Peggy’s passion for the technology and the opportunities it offered to connect people in new ways, the site started as a portal for the community, not as a way to sell Cruzio products. Operating cruzio.com as a community portal is still very important to us, and though that portal has morphed many times over the years, we’ve maintained that key element.
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Cruzio.com website redesign Request for Proposal
Introduction
Cruzio is revamping our award-winning website, cruzio.com and we’re requesting proposals from local web designers and design teams to manage this project. It’s been several years since we last overhauled cruzio.com, and we’re excited to collaborate with our thriving tech community on the next step in our site’s evolution.
Cruzio requires a vendor who has demonstrated experience in managing website projects and expertise with best practices regarding successful website design, development, and deployment.
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How About That Open House Extravaganza 2.0
Photos from 2013’s Open House Extravaganza: the snacks were delicious. The art was plentiful and varied. The crowd was friendly and the accordionist played on…
Chris Guillebeau discusses ‘$100 Startup’ @ Cruzio
Chris Guillebeau presented his new book ‘The $100 Startup’ on Monday, January 21st with over 175 people in Cruzio’s coworking space, Cruzioworks. Chris discussed the focus of his new book briefly but a majority of his time was spent as “Q&AA” which stands for Questions andAttempted Answers. Chris took questions from everything regarding his thoughts on self-publishing versus using a publishing company to which country he had left to visit (hint: he has ONE left…Norway!)
More information about Chris Guillebeau and ‘The $100 Startup’ can be found at 100startup.com
Cruzio on Martin Luther King Day
Cruzio is a service company and we must be open on most holidays. We thank our staff for supporting our members, and we try to honor and celebrate Martin Luther King day, even though we are at the office.
Here is an email from a Cruzio manager to the Cruzio Tech Support staff on an MLK day several years ago :
“From brittany Mon Jan 15 11:49:07 2001
Hi folks,
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How to Make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich, by Cruzio Customer Service
Cruzio customer service has a challenging job. We need to help you with your computer, even though we aren’t in the room with you. That means our staff needs to be very good at explaining things.
What does that have to do with Peanut Butter and Jelly, that classic of American Cuisine?
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