March 21, 2016
Your company’s website is one of the most important tools that you have to draw new customers and grow your business. It should tell people who you are, what you do, and what products and services you provide. It should also create an image of what people can expect from you. Technology changes regularly, and…
Pip
March 18, 2016
While web design is critical for drawing in your visitors and convincing them to learn more about your company, web design wouldn’t exist without a web developer. These professionals take the design created by you and your web designer and turn it into a website. If you want your website to come to life in…
Pip
March 14, 2016
Web design allows for customisation of your website, depending on your company’s specific needs. Some companies need tools for ecommerce, while others are more focused on informing customers of what their company has to offer. No matter what your needs are, customised web design will allow you to have a highly efficient website that hooks…
Pip
March 14, 2016
The design of your website creates the first impression for your visitors. Visitors make a decision about whether to read what you have to offer within the first 50 milliseconds of landing on your site. To keep your visitors engaged, you need to have a web design that grabs visitors’ attention and convinces them to…
Pip
February 12, 2016
It’s been standard Drupal policy for some time that only the current and the previous major versions are officially supported, at least as far as core security updates are concerned. Drupal 8 was released in late 2015, and the official Drupal 6 end of life date for Drupal 6 sites was set at 24 Feb…
Ross
December 8, 2015
All Itomic offices will be closed from Friday 18/12/2015 through to Monday 04/01/2016. Our skeleton team on standby during this period for any urgent support matters, please contact support@itomic.com.au to get in touch. We thank you for your support over 2015 and look forward to an amazing 2016!
Izumi
July 1, 2015
As MailChimp continues to evolve for the better there’s been a recent update with their API (MailChimp API V3.0 Release) Version 3.0 of the API has been through months of development and internal testing. We’ve had it in public beta for 2 months. With this launch, the API is stable enough that applications and integrations can start offering v3.0 functionality…
Izumi
May 14, 2015
Most agencies/web developers will incur additional costs to develop a mobile responsive website. The responsive element will ensure your website will adjust itself to multiple screen sizes across all devices and introduce user-friendly features such as ‘touch friendly’ navigation. Is it worth the extra cost? Especially if you’re the website admin that only needs to…
Izumi
April 22, 2015
WordPress 4.1.2 has been released as of 21/04/15. It’s an update heavily focused on security features of the core platform, not since version 4.0.1 has WordPress seen so much armour added to the security front. Deemed ‘critical’ it is recommended that all websites be updated to the latest version to maximise security and ensure optimal performance. “This is…
Izumi
April 8, 2015
Today we’re pleased to announce that on behalf of Itomic, CEO Ross Gerring has donated $1,000 to the Drupal 8 Accelerate cause. www.crowdrise.com/d8accelerate This campaign is all about funding the last big push to move Drupal 8 from ‘beta’ to ‘release’ status, and ultimately to being fully production ready. Drupal 8 has been a long…
Ross
March 23, 2015
Itomic has been design and building websites since 2000… and some team members a little longer than that. But website projects still don’t always run smoothly – despite everyone’s best efforts and intentions. Most of Itomic’s website projects run reasonably smoothly, but we’ve certainly had our share of challenges over the years. And we’ve learnt…
Ross
March 14, 2015
Graphic design is very important for any business, and its benefits go beyond creating a design that looks nice. The right graphic design can boost your company’s brand recognition and capture your audience so that you can inform them about what you do. Graphic design is used for logos, advertising brochures, websites, emails, and more….
Pip
January 6, 2015
Itomic has an immediate opening for a permanent Senior Drupal Developer in our Perth headquarters. The focus of this position is more on the technical end of Drupal implementation, development, support and upgrading, but of course theming skills are also desirable. Itomic is one of Australia’s most respected web development companies. We were established in…
Ben
December 30, 2014
Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a network of servers set up in certain geographic locations that deliver up content to end-users more efficiently according to the location the request is made from. [Image source: wpbeginner.com] Loosely speaking it’s like a business having franchise stores. Recently in Perth, we finally got our first Crispy Cremes store…
Izumi
December 29, 2014
It’s no secret, to keep a flourishing garden, regular attention and nourishment is required on a consistent basis. If you leave the garden alone for a long time it quickly starts to dry and the colours fade. The same mindset should be applied when looking at SEO, here are some key reasons why. SEO should…
Izumi
December 17, 2014
Itomic has an opening for a permanent Drupal Developer in our Melbourne office. The focus of this position is more on the technical end of Drupal implementation, development, support and upgrading, but of course theming skills are also desirable. Itomic is one of Australia’s most respected web development companies. We were established in 2000 in…
Ross
November 19, 2014
In common with most other Australian businesses, please be advised of the following official closing times for Itomic for the upcoming holiday (hooray!) season: Last working day: Friday Dec 19th 2014 First working date back: Mon Jan 5th 2015 Or if you prefer, we’re officially closed from Mon Dec 22nd 2014 – Friday Jan 2nd…
Ross
November 3, 2014
On Oct 15th 2014 a serious security vulnerability in the Drupal CMS was reported by the Drupal Security Team: https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-005 with additional articles here: https://www.drupal.org/drupalsa05FAQ https://www.drupal.org/PSA-2014-003 The issue also made the headlines of some major news agencies, e.g. www.bbc.com/news/technology-29846539 Itomic hosts and/or supports some 40+ Drupal sites. Within 24 hours of the issue being announced,…
Ross
October 17, 2014
Over the years I’ve noticed there’s a common misunderstanding of Paypal which resulted in some kick-back as a payment method selection. I’ll address the 3 topics most often covered in conversations. Myth 1 – I have to sign up to Paypal to use it. FALSE. This is the conversation that comes up the most. While…
Izumi
September 30, 2014
Public Announcement You may have recently heard about a new security vulnerability affecting many millions of computers worldwide. It’s been dubbed ‘Shellshock’, and you can read more about it here: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/shell-shock-bash-bug-labelled-largest-ever-to-hit-the-internet-20140925-10ltx1.html This message is to reassure you that the affected software, “Bash”, is 100% up-to-date across all Itomic’s hosting servers. In collaboration with our technology…
Ben