If you’re thinking of getting a broadband internet connection, please don’t fall for the cheap options that are currently being promoted in the lifestyle magazines.

They are pretty useless if you actually want to USE the internet, and could end up costing you hundreds (or thousands!)of dollars in excess charges every month unless you are VERY careful. (more…)

I subscribe to lots of newsletters, and just skim through most of them.
However, I always read through these 3 newsletters as soon as I receive them.
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A couple of people have said that they visited this blog, but didn’t know what to do next.

OK, here’s a quick run down.
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At last count, my office contained 26 things that need connection to the AC power supply.

And when something needs to be unplugged, it used to take me ages to find the right cord, and I often would unplug the wrong thing and the computer or some other item would die.

I tried labelling the cords with bits of tape, but that was too fiddly. Colour coding was also a pain to maintain. So I invented a simple, elegant solution that really works. (more…)

Giveaway of the Day provides you with a free daily software program that is available to download and install within 24 hours of its release. .
As with all free things, you’ve got to be careful though. (more…)

LO,
Pretty well anything can be promoted successfully on the internet if you are creative about it.

Even if it’s unsexy and boring.

Exhibit 1: Blendtec
Consider the problem faced by Tom Dickson, founder of Blendtec.
He makes home blenders. Hardly an exciting item.
Here’s what he did to promote blender sales for his ailing company.
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You’ve probably heard about VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) recently.
This is a technology where you use your broadband Internet connection to make phone calls, instead of your normal phone system. (more…)

The most hyped mobile phone in history went on sale in Australia today.
I’d hate to be a phone manufacturer that was competing with it.
You can buy it from Telstra, Optus, or Vodaphone. (more…)

I’ve just got rid of a faithful old friend. A friend who had delivered many thousands of important messages for me. (more…)

Last weekend I discovered something called a bump key.

Bump Keys (or 999 keys) are widely known in Europe, and there was an article about them in Newsweek recently.

A bump key is easily made, and allows an unskilled person to easily open most domestic and office locks. (more…)