Christmas hours 2008
Capsaicin will be closed for normal business from the 20th of December 2008 and will reopen 5th January 2009. We are reachable by email, but won't be attending to or responding to anything non-urgent over this period. As always, we are available to fix anything genuinely urgent if such a need arises (such as a website outage). In this case, please email info@capsaicin.co.nz and be sure to...
Firefox download day
Today is FireFox 3 download day. Mozilla are trying to set a Guiness record for the most number of downloads withing a 24 hour period.
Not much more to say really - FireFox is (in my opinion) the best web browser available, and most people already using FireFox don't need any other excuses to go grab the latest copy of their favourite software.
For everyone else...
Issues sending email via Xtra
I have been asked by a number of customers recently about delays sending email, and emails bouncing. The one thing in common with all these customers was that they use Xtra for their outgoing mail. I sent the following message to Xtra, their response may be useful if you have been experiencing...
Complicated pricing plans
I have recently acted on a couple of things that have been on my mind for some time. I have got myself a decent accounting package, and joined the Gym. Actually, that's not entirely true. One of these tasks has a pricing plan so complicated I'm still deciding what option is best for me. The...
Manage Bookmarks with Google Browser Sync
I have just spent the weekend reinstalling Windows Vista on my notebook after a disasterous attempt at installing the new service pack. This process isn't fun, but it's times like these that Google Browser Sync really comes in handy. Google Browser Sync Google Browser Sync is a little add-on...
Change of contact details
Please note our contact details have changed, as of April 2008. Phone: +649 950 4133 Mobile: +6421 811 951 Address: 165 Clark Road, Hobsonville, Auckland 0618, New Zealand. Email: info@capsaicin.co.nz Please update your address books accordingly.
What does it look like? How much does it cost?
If you are selling products through your website, there's a good chance your visitors are wanting to know: What does it look like? How much does it cost? If you can adequately answer those 2 questions, visitors are willing to forgive a great deal of other mistakes. Of course, there is more...
5 Quick SEO checks - Is your site in good shape?
I'm always explaining to people that having proper SEO (search engine optimisation) on your website is important. Without wanting to sound clique, the website is a marketing tool that takes a lot of time to get right. And SEO needs to be a part of that mix, whatever your business. But how good...