Why Your Website Needs SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery
I've briefly covered email set-up and connection before for mail programs and users but did you know your website should also be using a secure connection?
Welcome to Rhye Media! Since 1999, I've been helping clients meet their digital design needs with a wide range of services. From hosting and website design to mobile-friendly templates, e-commerce solutions, and traditional graphic design, I’m here to provide you with tailored solutions that work.
With years of experience and hundreds of projects under my belt, I’m ready to bring that knowledge to your next digital project. Whether you’re developing a new website, reviewing an existing one, or need a UX redesign, I’ll guide you from the initial concept to the finished product—on time and within budget. Let’s make your next project a success!


The Quiet Rise of AI Content Summaries Artificial Intelligence has steadily made its way into the tools we use every day — from search engines and email clients to web browsers...
19-06-2026
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Is Your Website “AI Ready”? Over the past year, I’ve noticed a growing trend in the digital industry. Almost every week I receive emails from various providers offering to review my...
13-03-2026
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Template vs Custom: When organisations begin planning a new website, one of the first — and most consequential — decisions they face is whether to use a pre-built template or invest...
29-01-2026
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What to Expect and How It Compares to Joomla 5 When Joomla 5 was released, it marked a major milestone for the platform — modernising the codebase, improving performance, and setting...
20-01-2026
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The Cost of “Innovation” We Didn’t Ask For In my previous article, I spoke about how AI features are increasingly being inserted into our everyday software - sometimes so prominently that...
21-11-2025
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Helpful or Intrusive? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the ever-present guest in our digital lives. Open almost any app or system today, and you’re greeted with an AI-powered suggestion, a summary...
28-08-2025
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Choosing the Right Website Platform: Open Source vs OEM Builders. When it comes to building a website for your business, there’s no shortage of platforms available.
12-08-2025
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We’re at a turning point in the way we work, communicate, and create. Artificial Intelligence (AI)—once the stuff of science fiction—is now deeply embedded in our everyday lives: writing emails, generating...
28-07-2025
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When Was the Last Time You Used Your Own Website? You’ve invested time and energy getting your website designed, built, and launched. Everything was tested—forms, buttons, links, layout, mobile view. It...
01-07-2025
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Rhye Media specialise in the development and management of websites. I will take the vision you have for your company's site and produce an effective online platform your clients will recognise and love.
Whatever your medium, I have vast experience in creating logos, business cards, letterheads, cd printing, pdf documents and pre-press printing to create a powerful corporate brand.
With a dedicated web server I can manage your website hosting, email set-up and domain name registration. Rhye Media will find you a solution and package that's right for your business.
Rhye Media is proud to announce that I am an established provider of Content Management System (CMS) websites, Joomla or WordPress. You can have more control over your website than ever before.

I'm thrilled to announce the recent upgrade of the 1st Ballan Scout Group’s website from Joomla 3 to Joomla 5! As Joomla has evolved, so has the need for compatible templates...
05-11-2024
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After running their updated CMS for the last four years, the school underwent a rebrand which required an update of the CMS template. As it had been four years we...
18-09-2024
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After the success of moving to a CMS site several years ago, it was time to move to the most recent version of Joomla and a more modern template. Joomla...
11-08-2024
Read moreI've briefly covered email set-up and connection before for mail programs and users but did you know your website should also be using a secure connection?
Whenever a user loads a secure website (one using HTTPS), their browser and the web server engage in an encrypted communication process using SSL/TLS protocols. This encryption ensures that data transmitted between the user and the website remains confidential and tamper-proof.
We've made a few news articles about the importance of backing up your websites, so we thought it only fitting that Back Ups get their own section at Rhye Smile. Do you have a secure, complete back up of your own site, or of any sites you host?
A lot of businesses seem to have trouble coming to terms with the idea that just because someone has posted their work online, it does not mean that it's there for anyone to use, free of charge. Here's a few facts for you to remember if your clients ever start pressuring you to use un-sourced material in the design of their sites.