E-commerce – advice for business More and more business are using the Internet for a number of purposes, including selling goods and services. While the Internet is a new and exciting medium, it is important for businesses to be aware of their rights and responsibilities when advertising or transacting. The following information is a guide […]
IT Talk, Discussion & Articles
Covering Domain Names, Email, Hosting, Internet, Publishing, Search, Software and Technical topics
Welcome Peeps
Welcome to Australia’s premier publisher, Ripefruit Media! Yes, everyone recognises the web sites, they just didn’t know they all came from Ripefruit Media. Read more about us using the links above in the navigation to discover if we may be a good fit for the services you require, and when you are good and ready, don’t email us, pick up […]
Secure Mail | How To Send
How to send email securely with Thunderbird, Enigmail and Gnupg Introduction Passwords and other sensitive information sent via email should always be securely encrypted. One way to do this is with freely available programs you can download. You’ll need to download the Thunderbird email client from http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ You’ll also need to download an extension for […]
Search Engine Marketing Leaders
No good web site should be without SEO = Search Engine Optimisation. While SEO takes on many forms, the two accepted forms are Standard SEO – Optimisation for natural search Google Adwords – Advertising on the Google Search network. Google Adwords The main form of Google Advertising is PPC (Pay Per Click). This is where […]
Hacked WordPress | What Next?
Unfortunately, hackers love targetting WordPress websites. They are trying to get in via your WordPress Admin area. The reality is, hackers already know two key elements about your login: where to login (ie www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin) your username (admin)* * Now, how did we know your username was ‘admin’? By default, it is the username assigned during […]
Password | Security Tips
Here he goes again, Mr Doom and Gloom! Well, not quite but read on if you use passwords. Yes, I said passwords! We all do. We use them all day every day. After reading an article by Memphis Barker, in which he asks whether you think your password is safe, then think again, I quickly […]
Spam, spam everywhere spam!
The song went signs, signs, everywhere signs, I think it was in the late 60’s or early 70,s, but in 2013, the song would be rewritten.. Spam, spam everywhere spam It doesn’t seem to matter what I do, I am faced with an ever growing inbox full of emails from people and companies I’ve never […]
Server Response Codes
Oh no, whats going on? You casually visit your web site and are faced with the dreaded server reaponse message.. And now you want to know what it means. Web server responses to user and search engine requests are a critical aspect of search engine optimization and Web site usability. Relay the wrong response, and […]
Ripesite: Australia’s First CMS
Australia’s first CMS, RipeSite was designed and built by Ripefruit Media. Developer Brian King in partnership with programmer David Ziguras commenced planning, designing and building the software structure in 2002. Incorporating Microsoft Internet Explorer developer functionality coupled with: CMS CSS – Stylesheet Management Navigation/Image/Page Management Link Management Email Manager Snippet Control Addons Directory Logistics Shopping […]