Setting up Ruby for Windows and installing RubyGems
Posted by Jas on Apr 12, 2013 in Technical Tips
I’m going to cover a few different topics here, none of them in great detail but enough to get you started. You’ll find more than enough in-depth articles on using Ruby or any of the many RubyGems available out there such as Middleman – this is just to get you off the ground. I started with a Windows 7 64-bit laptop – nothing installed. I needed to get to the point where...
Read MoreDoes your website need a facelift?
Posted by Jas on Feb 26, 2013 in Online Marketing
If you’re not happy with the current look of your website maybe it’s time for a facelift. Don’t stress – every website should, and often does, get a makeover from time to time, even websites that cost thousands. On average most business websites will get a fresh design every two years. Often this is part of a company’s rebranding, logo change or some marketing...
Read MoreWe are now Google AdWords certified!
Posted by Jas on Jan 1, 2013 in Online Marketing
Even though we have been working with Google AdWords and providing advertising services to clients for many years, we are proud to announce that we now have a individually qualified AdWords Professional working for us. Owner and director of PogoStick Web Services, Jason Dodd, achieved the Google qualification after completing two 2-hour exams designed to test the limit of a student’s...
Read MoreChristchurch tradies need an affordable website
Posted by Jas on Dec 10, 2012 in Business Tips, Christchurch, Online Marketing
It’s common knowledge here in New Zealand (and a surprisingly large number of people overseas) that Christchurch is in the process of recovering from the devastating earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011. That means a massive influx of construction workers and huge boost to local tradesman, who are capitalising on the boom. While it didn’t start quite as quickly as some...
Read More5 Reasons Airbnb is Better than a Hostel
Posted by Jas on Oct 16, 2012 in Christchurch, Travel
While on a train to Amsterdam, after spending two nights in the tourist hotspot of Bruges, it dawned on me that hostels aren’t that great. We had just stayed at one of the many hostels in town and while the location was central it didn’t have much else going for it, unless you include intoxicated fellow guests crashing through the place at 3 in the morning. Now you might think this is...
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