July 2023 – AVG has been my security software of choice for over 20 years. In that time, I have experienced many issues caused by the software (AVG) in the guise of protection, but in the end, each time it was either false/positives or ‘over-the-top’ detection. I truly understand security is a multi-faceted, complex issue. […]
Outlook v Mailbird – 2023 Review
I really believe Email Software developers do not understand the most important requirement of good email software.. managing spam and junk emails! I recently purchased a new software program to manage my emails. After 20+ years of watching Microsoft’s OUTLOOK descend into an unusable, unwieldy, time-wasting exercise, it was time for a change. Introducing Mailbird […]
Mailing List Software: Best by a mile! aWeber
One of the best ways of marketing and a must for every website is a mailing list. Don’t miss the opportunity of a new customer when they visit your website simply by getting them to subscribe to your mailing list. Now you understand why, lets move onto software.. There are two forms of mailing list […]
What happened to eBay Plugins: phpBay & phpZon?
We used phpBay and phpZon for many years and suddenly in 2020 discovered they were gone. A little research revealed phpBay and phpZon have been abandoned by its authors. phpZON vanished in 2018 and I suspect the final straw for phpBay was eBay withdrawing products feeds in September 2020. From what I hear Wade Wells […]
Spam Idea: Outsmarting Spammers
I’ve got an idea how to automate moving spam from the inbox direct to the delete folder: I operate a publishing company with multiple email addresses. Every day, spam messages flood in with the “same” spam message going to multiple email addresses. Doesn’t this mean, this is a way of identifying spam> Isn’t this an […]
WPMU DEV
When I first found WPMU DEV, I was impressed. On the surface, here is a service born and managed in my home city of Melbourne offering 100+ plugins, themes and support for WordPress. My first major disappointment was the cost. Having done my “due dilligence”, the contact page shows Australian contact information leading me to believe […]
LastPass = Fail & Pass
FINALLY.. the end for LastPass! After repeated complaints, each time with LastPass blaming Chrome for its issues, I’d had enough. April 2023 = Get RoboForm After years of bitching and complaining about LastPass, I bit the bullet, downloaded and installed RoboForm.. and wished I had done it years ago. Purchase and learn more about RoboForm www.roboform.com […]
Computer Maintenance
A computer is the same as anything that has moving parts (car, washing machine), it needs regular maintenance and servicing. Failing to do so with slow the computer down, and affect its running performance. Now for the good news, there are 4 software programs that you can run that clean, tweak and will keep your […]
WordPress is Damn Good!
How good is WordPress? Damn good! Alright, I know we bang on and on about WordPress software, but it is seriously good. The team here at Ripefruit Media recently completed our new web site (you’re looking at it) using WordPress and StudioPress Themes plus a bunch of Plugins. We hope you like it. We reckon […]
Free Software
Are you mad? Did you say FREE software? Yes, we said “free” software.. 100% Free. The software shown here has always been free, but hasn’t always been known by the general public. We started this page for our customers but everyone is more than welcome to access it. If you find a bad link, please […]
Spam, spam everywhere spam!
The song went signs, signs, everywhere signs, I think it was in the late 60’s or early 70,s, but in 2013, the song would be rewritten.. Spam, spam everywhere spam It doesn’t seem to matter what I do, I am faced with an ever growing inbox full of emails from people and companies I’ve never […]