August 16, 2018
There’s a bit of a buzz around UX (short for user experience) right now, most likely because of the huge rise in mobile device usage in recent years. You’ve probably come across a website that isn’t designed properly for mobile, and so reading and browsing it is a frustrating experience. You may well have clicked…
August 3, 2018
Shared hosting is also known as multi-tenant hosting. This is when two or more organisations are hosting their website(s) on the same server. Dedicated hosting is also known as single-tenant hosting. This is when you have the entire server to yourself. The shared v dedicated topic is very similar to renting office space. Is the…
July 30, 2018
Google has recently launched version 3 of their reCAPTCHA service. Google reCAPTCHA is a security service to protect your website from bots and spam. You’ve most likely landed on a site that requires you to tick a box saying “I’m not a robot” and type in some text from an image or click boxes that…
June 3, 2018
Please be advised that, from 1 July 2018, Itomic will be increasing the price of its Drupal Security Contract service offering by 25%. This is the first price increase for this service since it was offered up in about 2010. The price reflects the average amount of effort, for an average (size/complexity) Drupal site, to…
March 28, 2018
You’ve got this brilliant idea for a new web-based thingy. “The Next Facebook”, if you will. Let’s assume the basics such as: You have some funds available to give it a shot. You’ve done sufficient research to convince yourself that there’s a place in the market for your thingy. What now? Compare these well-worn business…
March 16, 2018
Today, Itomic has (at least) doubled the monthly data available to shared hosting clients, at no additional cost. Enjoy! Package Before After Basic 1Gb 2Gb Economy 2.5Gb 5Gb Business 5Gb 10Gb Enterprise 10Gb 25Gb Corporate 25Gb 50Gb Global 50Gb 100Gb Global Plus 100Gb 250Gb More details here: https://www.itomic.com.au/services/hosting/
March 16, 2018
There are two types of websites: HTTP and HTTPS The ‘S’ signifies that the data being exchanged between the site (where it’s hosted) and the people (or robots) interacting with the site is encrypted. If it is encrypted, then it’s safe from prying eyes, malicious or otherwise. Let’s take the example of when you fill…
October 12, 2017
There is a major difference between having an SSL certificate, and using that SSL certificate. If you have one, but don’t use it, then you don’t enjoy the benefits. Using an SSL certificate for your online site or application is a good and important thing. How do we know this? Because Google says so. How…
September 13, 2017
At Itomic we love helping our customers. We know that they love the convenience of being able to send an email to our support email address. This action automatically creates a support ticket for them. Thereafter, they can choose to continue the support conversation 100% via email. And/or they can choose to login to our support…
August 23, 2017
Ever noticed how people (e.g. your team members) are very quick to report bugs in software, but much slower to make feature requests? We think these are the main reasons why: 1. Assumption that bugs are more likely to be fixed for free. 2. Assumption that software companies aren’t accessible for, or interested in, receiving…
March 16, 2017
Always On SSL, or AOSSL for short, is the practice of ensuring that all pages of a website are always forced (in a nice way!) to be using an SSL certificate. Q. How do you know that a web page is using an SSL certificate? The closed padlock, the word ‘Secure’, and https instead of…
March 3, 2017
Itomic is headed to transform 2017 in March to sharpen our senses and stay on top of the upcoming trends in Australian government digital services. http://www.webdirections.org/transform/ It’s a 2 day conference focused on the business of transforming and (obviously!) improving the delivery of government services, principally by digital means. The venue is the prestigious National Museum…
October 14, 2016
One of the best ways to increase your customer base is to have mobile apps available for your customers. More and more people are accessing the Internet from their mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. People download apps all the time, and there are many people in the world today who only use apps for…
October 7, 2016
Itomic is very pleased to announce that we are now supplying free SSL certificates to the owners of all new websites that we develop and host. And for all existing clients, we’ll be offering the same over the coming months. We strongly recommend that all websites have an SSL certificate, as explained in our still-valid…
June 20, 2016
Mobile-friendly means that a site retains good design principles and functionality (i.e. usability), irrespective of the device being used to view and interact with it. “Device” typically means desktop PC, tablet, or smartphone. In industry lingo, a mobile-friendly site is known as a responsive site. Not that many years ago, before smartphones and tablets were…
June 14, 2016
The most important investment you can make in your business is your website development. It is very hard to draw new customers and grow without a strong online presence. Luckily, you can achieve this with the best website development company in Perth. You need to meet with a web designer to create the perfect layout…
June 8, 2016
Itomic has embraced Laravel because CMS’s like Drupal and WordPress can’t do everything. Itomic was founded in 2000 when quality, affordable CMS were literally non-existent. So in common with other web agencies, we built our own. It was (and still is!) very popular. It’s called Nucleus, and although it’s built using open source technology (Zend Framework)…
May 23, 2016
“… a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and another outside network, such as the Internet, that is assumed not to be secure or trusted.” source: Wikipedia Itomic…
April 22, 2016
The best web developers in Perth will help you grow your brand and your company. Once you have your design, you need a web developer to bring it to life. How well the website functions will determine how successful you are at growing your business. The web developer has the task of making your web…
April 14, 2016
If you are thinking of having a website designed or need an overhaul of your current website, you need to look for certain characteristics in a website developer. You need someone who can create a website that is dynamic and engaging so it will bring about results. You need someone who knows how to listen…
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