Have you heard about GDPR? It’s been in the news recently and you might have some questions! Here’s a quick “all you need to know about GDPR” – though please note that the following is general information provided for discussion. … Read More
Spring is here in New Zealand and Summer and Christmas is on the way! Here are the recent news round up for October 2017 Google to show warnings for sites not using SSL From October 2017, Google Chrome (version 62) will show a ‘NOT SECURE’ warning … Read More
What is a successful website? A fantastic website to showcase your products, services and achievements is essential, but to be a successful website, it takes more than just good looks! Whatever the type of website, there will usually be a … Read More
WooCommerce is a powerful open source online store software that works in conjunction with WordPress. It can be used for a great many e-commerce applications from selling products – to selling tickets – or even accommodation. For any WooCommerce … Read More
We frequently see reports of Spam and “Phishing” emails in our support queue. In the media, we read about “Ransomware” and other online security concerns – usually high profile Hacking or DDOS (Denial of Service) attacks. The hacking of Yahoo … Read More
July 2016 will mark ten years since the official launch of Purple Dog Design Ltd – Happy Birthday Purple Dog !! I’m very pleased to have reached this milestone and would like to extend my thanks to all past, present … Read More
Purple Dog Design Ltd, in association with Waiheke Techs Ltd, are pleased to announce the formal alliance between Purple Dog Design Ltd and Waiheke Techs Ltd, in relation to the takeover, management and servicing of the Rock-IT business on Waiheke … Read More
It’s no secret that Facebook wants to keep you on their site. The same is true for any website. The reason is fairly obvious. Visitors = sales, or in the case of Facebook: your eyeballs = ad power. This is … Read More
An article in today’s New Zealand Herald (20th April 2015) has a rather sensationalist headline; “Business warning as Google mobile deadline looms”. In the article, it is correctly claimed that Google will be implementing new search algorithms to favour mobile … Read More
Consider this scenario; You live in a house that’s insured. It has a smoke alarm installed to protect your family in the event of a fire. When you go off to work in the morning, you lock your house to … Read More