Website development has changed a lot, even in the last 5 years, and there are two major ways you can save money on your website. The first is re-using existing tools to get some great results; the second is keeping your site safe. Let me expand on these in the following article. The first – […]
Staying safe on the internet
Search Engine Optimisation – Choosing an SEO Company
How to tell the difference between Good, Bad, and downright Dangerous. We sometimes have clients contacting us in desperation when it comes to SEO – either because they have no idea who to trust, or worse, because they’ve been ripped off by what’s know as ‘black hat’ SEO fly-by-nighters. Black hat means they are the […]
“We guarantee you’ll be on the 1st page of Google”
A client of ours recently employed the services of an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) company. They sent her a "report" of the work that they had done to date which she sent to us and, as a result, prompted us to do a bit of digging, as the info in the report just wasn't quite […]
Does Internet filtering even work? And something that works now…
There’s been a lot written in the media over recent months on Senator Conroy’s idea of filtering the internet, so I thought I’d write an article to explain some of the issues and to talk about what you can do to protect your family right now. Firstly, does the proposed internet filter protect our children? […]
WDGF login access
Have you ever tried to start your car with your house keys? How about using your office key to unlock the front door of Westpac afterhours? You’d never think of it right… or would you? [Don’t answer that!] …
SCAM WARNING: Receiving letters about your domain name
An important word of caution – White Dog Green Frog will never send you a mailed letter about your domain renewal. Our customers have been getting a fair amount of these letters lately from other organizations such as Domain Renewal Group or one received just the other day from Domain Name Group…
Don’t get caught copying!!
We were recently somewhat shocked to receive a “DMCA takedown notice” for a site hosted with us by a friend of ours, a designer who has been using our services for 4 or so years!
Warning: Why your Internet might fail on May 5
The internet is changing in a big way today (May 5th 2010) – security is being added to the domain naming system (DNS). It looks like it won’t affect most people as the ISPs will “insulate” people’s routers from seeing the changes. However, if you’re in IT, this is essential knowledge… Read more here. The […]
Passwords – where security starts
If you’re anything like me, and not a great tech-head you may struggle with the concept of passwords like I have! One of my “learned colleagues” put it into language that made great sense to me recently: “You wouldn’t use the keys to your Porsche to start your Mercedes would you?!!” As if! It occurred […]
Are you drowning under SPAM?
Spam is normally caused by Spammers getting hold of your email address and adding it to their lists. They then include you in their regular emails, trying to sell you stuff. There’s not much intelligence there; they add you to the list and keep you there even when you don’t ever read their emails. And […]
Safety online – “here are some quick tips for staying safe online”
Keep your antivirus up to date – a good free one is Avast, many also like AVGDon’t click on unexpected email attachments Use openDNS to block phishing sites Update your internet browser to the latest version Use Firefox to browse sites – there are many addons that can help protect your computer such as a […]