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The Horrible Lie about Education

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:56:17 +0000

I’m very attracted to people who have commonsense, and Perry Marshall has got lots of it.

I read his newsletters I read as soon as they arrive in my inbox. Today’s is a beauty. Perry looks at the problems of education systems.

The ones that prepare our kids for the world.

He comes to the conclusion that there’s something [...]

How To Use Video to REALLY p*ss off prospective customers

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:43:49 +0000

Hi,

I case you haven’t noticed, video is the new “Wunderkind” of the internet , and it will make you money, cure cancer, and grow back your hair.

Some people use video very well. Others – err – don’t.

Warning: RANT ahead.

Take Mr. Shah for instance. He sells a product called twitollower, which is intended to automatically [...]

Password Manager Reviews – RoboForm vs Lastpass

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:09:37 +0000

Keeping track of all the passwords you use for the many internet sites you visit is a real problem.

For the past few years, I’ve used RoboForm – which is regarded as the best password manager and form filler available.

I recently stopped using it. Here’s why.

They always seem to have their hands in your wallet. The [...]

Who’s REALLY In Charge of Your Online Business?

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:43:56 +0000

It’s probably NOT YOU!

To discover who is in charge of your online business, here’s the worlds shortest quiz.

It only has one question, and you might not like the answer. The question is:

“Do YOU have the password to the Control Panel at your domain registrar?”

If you answered no, then someone else has the master key to your entire [...]

Why do we Abandon Common Sense just because it’s “The Internet”?

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:12:33 +0000

In the “Real World” we are easily able to analyse situations and generally make good decisions.

For example:

The transport driver next door buys a new truck, which allows him to increase his profits by 50%. Do we go out and buy a new truck so that we can increase OUR income? Of course not.

The dressmaker down [...]

Boring, Boring, Boring. But Essential.

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:11:50 +0000

A local neuroscientist leading a team of 10 people in groundbreaking Altzheimer’s research has lost 6 months of research data and analysis. Because his laptop was stolen. And he had no backup of the data. http://www.themercury.com.au/article…ania-news.html A friend of mine with 3 computers thought her irreplaceable photographs, original writing, and financial data data was safe, because she backed [...]

12 Rules for Online Survival

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:16:23 +0000

I’ve personally broken most of these, and suffered the consequences.

I hope you learn from my mistakes.

1. Use your commonsense. Don’t believe everything you hear, read, or see. 2. Don’t authorise, buy, or sign up for ANYTHING unless you know what is, what it does, whether it works, and whether you need it.

3. FREE is usually not. [...]

I Survived Dr. Joes Hypnotic Marketing

Eric Graudins — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:47:59 +0000

A while ago, I received an email about a new Web 2.0 related product by Dr Joe Vitale, (Doctor Fire) who is a well known Internet Marketer. I haven’t bought anything from Dr. Joe before, and the sales letter did its work so I dutifully punched in my card number.

Oh my.

I’ve NEVER seen [...]

The MOST IMPORTANT Internet Skill

Eric Graudins — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:19:47 +0000

Strangely enough, the most important Internet Skill you can ever develop has nothing to do with the internet.

Or Technology.

Or Computers.

The most important internet skill you can develop is Commonsense. And the ability to use it to critically analyze the things you come across while looking at your computer screen.

You need to realise that for [...]

How To Make Telemarketers Hang Up. Politely.

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:55:18 +0000

Here’s a polite way to get rid of those telemarketers who disturb your day with their sales pitches.

Just say to them - “ Our fee for listening to sales calls is $25.00, plus $10 per minute payable by credit card. This conversation will also be recorded for training purposes.

If you do not accept these terms, [...]