One of the most important aspects of any blog is its appearance. Most new bloggers will want to pick a theme to suit their blog, style, input and outcome. To ensure your site attracts both advertising-space and traffic, the first page should have clearly distinctive sections and space for the following components: Advertising/Sponsors/Affiliates These should... Continue Reading →
Six Jobs To Do Before 25 Years Old
Just for something completely different to what I normally talk about, here are six jobs that everyone should try at least once before they are twenty-five years old: 1. Builders labourer. This is sold work that will put muscles on your body and brain. The industry is getting smarter as young people realise that plumbers,... Continue Reading →
Cold Calling for Opportunity
This morning I did something unusual yet opportunistic : I asked a stunningly beautiful woman to let me photograph her. Well, that is not the correct story, so let me explain further... After departing the train this morning, I visited my usual coffee-shop (just up the ramp between the North Terrace Train Station and up... Continue Reading →
How to Crash a Computer
I didn't do it, it wasn't me, I was never there. Well, I was there to photograph yet I have no idea who threw it over the cliff. But I am so glad we spotted these monitors at the base of this cliff. Do you think it was murder suicide, euthanasia or a silly demolition... Continue Reading →
The Twelve Days of Techno-Xmas
This article first published on December 9, 2004, 1:22 AM on one of my previous blogs. No I did not write it, I must have found it somewhere on the internet. Still gives me a laugh, so figured it was time for republication. Note that I have matched the date and time, but five years... Continue Reading →
Blogging for Graceland
Paul Simon could see into the future. Here is the proof: "Why am I soft in the middle now? : Overweight, under exercised, incorrect calorie intake - too many late night microwave meals, and too much time in front of the computer. What more can I say, other than to put my hand up, and... Continue Reading →
My #SocADL Report
As you would have read previously, I went to the #SocAdl meeting-of minds on Tuesday, 3rd Nov 2009. With neither expectations nor presumptions, I went along to the Tivoli hotel in Pirie Street simply hoping to meet some new people. The only agenda I had was to attempt to attend both the #SocAdl and #TheStartUpClub... Continue Reading →
Five Steps to DIY Furniture
1. Have an open space to work in. Preferably an area where you don't have to shimmy along walls to get around the object being constructed. There is nothing worse than having to stand at an odd angle to push an Allen-key into a hole you cannot see that only has a 120degree arch. Wait,... Continue Reading →
SocADL, Live at the Tivoli
Yes, I was there. I went to the #SocADL meeting at the Tivoli a couple of nights back. I was the bloke who piped up about the less-than-delightful joys of club involvement, suggesting #SocADL should remain informal — bound by our online banter and interaction, rather than bogged down in regulations, procedures, or government red... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 