I f you have, or if you receive one – DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY
It almost certainly contains a link to a harmful program that will install itself onto your computer, and start doing unmentionable things to your system .
You know, I remember the innocent old days when people sent other people e-cards with pretty pictures and songs. it was a surprise to get one.
However, that was a long time ago.
Stick to the rule of NEVER opening an attachment unless you are expecting it, and
never click on links in untrusted emails..
(And have an up to date virus filter as well as an effective firewall on your computer)
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.
Continue reading “Why do we Abandon Common Sense just because it’s “The Internet”?” »
I’ve been using the free Photo management program “Picasa” for the management of my photos for ages.
It’s the best application I’ve used for removing red eye, sending pics by email, making albums, etc. etc.
The latest version, 3.5 now adds many new features like geotagging and face recognition.
I LOVE face recognition. Picasa scans your hard drive for photos, and presents you with the faces. You then start putting names to the faces, and google will start building albums of the photos where a particular face appears.
As you provide feedback on the selections it makes, it gets more and more accurate with its identification.
After the process finishes, you can click on someones name, and see all the photos in which that person appears. You can then export these to a folder, make a slideshow and upload it to YouTube, or perform various other tasks with them.
If you are already using Picasa – grab the upgrade.
If you’ve never used it before, download it and prepare to have all your photo management problems solved.
Download it free from www.Picasa.com
Cheers, Eric G.
Wordpress is a fantastic website platform that is now extensively used for blogs, websites, and a combination of both.
But it has 2 very different faces that most people don’t know about. Which can cause a great deal of confusion when Wordpress is discussed.
Both versions are free, which adds to the confusion. If only wordpress has given them different names . .
OK, here we go. This will be pretty painless.
Continue reading “The Two Faces of Wordpress” »
For most people, starting an online business involves finding a website developer, and then going along with whatever the developer says.
While this may seem easy and convenient, it also has many dangers. The main one is that you can easily lose control of your website and your entire online business. You can also become locked into an arrangement where any change to your website will be time consuming and expensive.
I want to take you back a couple of steps, and share some basic stuff about websites and online businesses that most people don’t know. Continue reading “Before You Start Your Own Internet Business” »
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
Continue reading “Boring, Boring, Boring. But Essential.” »
You can have a fully operational website like this within a few hours. Free.
A common stumbling block for small businesses is the creation of a new website. Or the updating of an old website.
I’ve seen people waiting for months while a friend or relative “builds them a site”. Or spend thousands of dollars on a custom, hand built site where every change has to be done by the developer for a fee. Wouldn’t it be great to update and change it yourself. Anytime you like
Continue reading “WordPress – The Perfect Website for Small Business People” »
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.
Continue reading “12 Rules for Online Survival” »
There are many ways of collecting payments for the goods and services that you sell online. Many are simple to set up, and just involve pasting a bit of code onto your existing web pages.
I’ll start off by discussing the easiest method – the non-bank service providers. Continue reading “How To Accept Online Payments on Your Website” »
Does YOUR website will work with and without the www prefix?
"Don’t know. Why does it matter" I hear you say.
Well, here’s why it is important.
Continue reading “CHOP OFF your useless WWW Appendix” »
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. Continue reading “I Survived Dr. Joes Hypnotic Marketing” »
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 Continue reading “The MOST IMPORTANT Internet Skill” »
To new and old webmasters starting a web business: These five basics will help you get your internet business off to a great start – and possibly make improvements to your existing one. Continue reading “Starting Your Web Business – 5 Things you Must Know” »
This simple test will tell you if a domain name you’re considering is going to be effective.
It’s getting more and more difficult to find a good .com domain name. Pretty well every word in the dictionary has already been dot-commed. So a lot of people (including some highly paid consultants who should know better) are coming up with some really stupid ones.
Because they just don’t think. Continue reading “The RADIO RULE – How To Choose an Effective Domain Name” »
Many websites only show their contact details on a special contact page.
This is a mistake that could be costing you business.
Many people use the internet for research, and print out WEB pages for later reference.
If your contact details are not on this page, Continue reading “Quick Website Tip: Put contact Details on EVERY page.” »
