Sent: 12/12/2008 15:25 Subject: easisites newsletter#15 December 2008 Hello All, A few things to tell you about... First, Spam protection Spammers are becoming increasingly irritating so we at easisites are doing our bit to stop them from harvesting easisites website owners' emails. All emails entered as Contact information (when building your site) is encrypted on your web pages. While email addresses are visible to normal users (useful if they want to jot it down or write personally), they appear as a string of code to spam engines. This method is reckoned to defeat the majority of harvester programs. Whilst the harvester could (in theory) decode the string, most won't because it isn't worth the hassle or the processing expense. NB: This encryption will not touch any email address you may type anywhere else on your website (ie in a freestyle text area), but you can encrypt these yourself very simply. See the entry (Email encryption spam protection) on www.easi-info.co.uk - or go straight to the source: http://javascript.about.com/library/blemail1.htm == Second, Website translator (Stop me if you've heard this one before....) We have developed a website translator for easisites. This will translate your web pages into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese - and appears as an horizontal row of small flags which your web visitors can click. To add this feature to your website, simple type at the top of your home page (see Help when updating your website) Bear in mind, that translation engines are very literal beasts. That said, however, most literal translations can be understood. Your foreign web visitors will at least get the gist. Go to www.easisites.co.uk/elninos to see it in action. === Third, Videos... If you want to put a video on your website, you can. (Some of you may have already done so.) See the entry on www.easi-info.co.uk ==== Other stuff... Kent 2020 business exhibition 2009 As always, we will be exhibiting. Next Year's event is on Thursday 2 April 2009. If any of you would like to "share" our stand, though space is limited, we would be more than happy to display your wares, your cards or leaflets (within reason, of course). Just let me (or Matthew) know. (See my "personal note" below) ===== Password protected pages I mentioned these in the last newsletter, but some of you may have found that my example was not working. Oops. It's all working properly now. To see it in action, go to www.easisites.co.uk/elninos (per last newsletter) Alternatively, take a look at www.diy-website.co.uk (user name and password are on the second page) ====== www.easisites.co.uk has been given another face lift - and we've added some new site designs. ======= Your feedback, as always, would be welcome. Any comments or questions, please get back to me. On a personal note, however, I will be moving in early January and will be out of the reach of telephones and emails from the 7th, or thereabouts. How long for, I don't know. It being that time of year, allow me to wish you all a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. Remember, if you have any seasonal specials on offer, let people know. Best Wishes. Regards, -- Glyn Debnam Director Ekos Consulting Limited 01474 532886 (for a limited time only) www.easisites.co.uk Company No. 3793888 VAT No. 724 7815 20 ===== The object of this newsletter is to keep you informed about what's going on. However, if you do not want to receive any further copies please, let me know. Copies of previous newsletters may be found on www.easi-info.co.uk