If you have been involved for software engineering for any length of time, you soon realise that there is a lot more to software than just the end product. Despite the efforts of many to try and turn the development of software into a turn key process, there is still an evident ‘gap’ between those Read more about Software Development- remember the user but don’t forget the engineer…[…]
We have just finished putting together an online tool for website owners or developers who are looking for a one stop place to check their websites. See https://webcheck.aykira.com.au/ The idea for the tool came from a core frustration with how bad most websites we came across were in terms of: Very Slow Performance – Taking absolutely Read more about Website Checker Soft Launch[…]
In response to attacks on WordPress sites worldwide that use 3 common plugins (which are often included in Commercial themes) we have been busy upgrading our website hosting to effectively guard against such attacks. We now provide as standard for all websites we host: Scanning every 30 minutes of web files looking for viruses, back-doors, Read more about Security Upgrades to Website Hosting[…]
Google has just recently announced that your website being mobile responsive will be taken into account when they ‘rank’ your website in their index. What does this mean? Basically if your website does not display well on mobile devices (such as smart phones and tablets) they will mark down your website in the searches – Read more about Mobile Responsive Websites – SEO effects[…]
It seems that everybody involved in websites claims to be experts in SEO. It is our experience that this is definitely not the case. Many websites are built with little true regard to the SEO qualities and what the client wants to focus on in terms of traffic and objectives. So how do you know Read more about SEO Experts what to know[…]
Aykira is proud to inform you that we will be running a stand at the 2015 Small Business Exchange Expo at the Hills Shire Council Offices on the 11th March 2015. The expo is specifically designed to help small businesses with those day to day business issues that crop up when running a business. It Read more about Small Business Exchange Expo – The Hills[…]
We are just putting the finishing touches to a whole range of new features for the Aykira Booking Engine . Fully automatic Gift Voucher support, no more printing or posting of Gift vouchers – let the booking engine take the load.. Delay booking payments – ideal for those large tour operators with constantly changing booking Read more about Event Tourism & Accommodation Booking Engine Improvements[…]
I read with interest an article in a local Norwest publication making the claim that due to WordPress being widely used and Open Source it is a security risk.. Also that due to it being ‘unsophisticated’ you cannot do complex websites on it. These statements are so wrong and ill considered it’s difficult to know Read more about Is WordPress Secure? Can you build complex websites with WordPress?[…]
We have just finished adding support for Channels to the Aykira Booking Engine . Channels allow you to associate either a percentage or a fixed figure against a certain channel by which a booking was taken. This way resellers can be correctly rewarded for their efforts without you having to do any complex maths. The Read more about WordPress Booking Engine Upgrade[…]
(This is a copy of a post I recently wrote on LinkedIN). I read Stuart McKeown’s post ‘Why Being an Australian Startup Sucks’ with interest. Especially in light of the recent failure of 99dresses and the in-depth exposé of the roller coaster Nicki Durkin went through. On the face of it Stuart’s article indicates that Read more about Start-ups, Investment and Education in Australia: we need to do better[…]
Matt Cutts from Google explains in the video below exactly why you need a website for your business… It’s pretty simple really, if you don’t have a website and depend upon having entries in Yellow Pages and the like, then literally the only people who are going to find you are: People who have already Read more about Don’t be invisible online[…]
For those of you exploring the inner workings of couchbase and trying to bend it to your will. I have just finished an upstart script that should make your life easier. The current couchbase comes with just an old init.d script which does the job, but does not make it that easy to tie success Read more about couchbase-server upstart script[…]
KPCB have just released their latest internet trends report, see here . For us it comes as no surprise that: Smart phone usage to access the Internet is still on the increase; Tablet usage is exploding (faster than uptake on PC’s ever!); Majority (97%) of mobile OS’es are either iOS, Android or Windows mobile; Video Read more about latest Internet Trends Report 2014[…]
2 weeks ago, on a Sunday night, the Galston High School suffered a terrible fire that completely gutted the library. All books, awards, history and computers went up in an intense fire. So hot everything got completely destroyed, even metal awards and shelving… The biggest problem they face, apart from replacing the lost books, is Read more about Galston High School Library Fire – Second Hand Laptops wanted![…]
I read Phil’s post stating that you don’t need a technical co-founder with some interest. Yes, at the very very start of a business, given the range of free to air tools out there, it’s right you don’t need a technical co-founder to do some quick iterations to get to your first cut of a product Read more about Do you need a technical co-founder? – well, it depends…[…]
This new flaw, called the Covert Redirect flaw, was first reported by a Singaporea PhD student in mathematics from Nanyang Technological University. The Covert Redirect flaw is not so easily patched as heartbleed… What is the Covert Redirect flaw? The flaw allows hackers to modify the process of logging into a site, silently redirecting people to dangerous websites Read more about New security flaw in OAuth and OpenID found[…]
According to this article in Time a truly massive security flaw has been discovered in Internet Explorer on XP. In fact it is so serious that a national security alert has been issued! The way the flaw works sounds similar to that with the HeartBleed bug – in that a hacker can access resources that Read more about Internet Explorer Security Flaw[…]
Below is our selection of news and events in the Australian start-up community for the week so far. A little bit light with this week being wedged between Easter and Anzac Day. TechCrunch calls out Australia’s venture capital issues, but get a key fact wrong It appears that TechCrunch got in hot water by overstating Read more about Start-up News Roundup – 24th April[…]
Below is our roundup of startup news in Australia for the week. Guy Kawasaki Aims to Democratize Design Through Aussie Startup Canva Quite a biggie this, Guy Kawasaki has joined the startup Canva, based in Sydney, as their Chief Evangelist according to this article in xconomy. Unfortunately he won’t be based in Sydney, but it Read more about Start-up News Roundup – 17th April[…]