Rugby World Cup 2011 – All Blacks by 18
The RWC final is happening on Sunday and New Zealand is quietly, or not so quietly, confident of a win. I think most of us were more worried last week against the wallabies, and had a few of us contemplating what would happen if we lost. But it didn’t happen and the ABs happily marched on to the finals (which some friends of mine who bought tickets for the final back in February are...
Read MoreIt’s only a game
Posted by Jas on Oct 18, 2011 in Christchurch, Travel
It’s only a matter of days before the rubber hits the road, and the All Blacks take on France in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. For New Zealand this is bigger than the Olympics, a lot bigger. The tension is taking its toll and every time a ‘do or die’ game is played the nation holds its breath. Even those not previously enamoured by the sport of rugby are finding themselves restless,...
Read MoreThe best way to improve your search rankings
Posted by Jas on Oct 3, 2011 in Business Tips, Online Marketing
Looking for that miracle potion to rocket you up the rankings, that silver bullet that puts you on top of the search results? Funny so is everyone else. A few people thought they’d found it. They were cunning enough to realize it was phony and there was more money to be made in selling the “secret” to noobs who didn’t know better. This created a generation of online...
Read MoreReducing the angle – Not just for soccer players
Posted by Jas on Sep 3, 2011 in Business Tips
The guys around Birmingham Drive always stop for soccer on Wednesdays. It’s almost become some sort of ritual and a highlight of the week, untethered from our workstations, and dragging ourselves away from the code, we come together to share a common love for the beautiful game. Or at least a desire to get some fresh air, have a blow out and kick something that won’t kick back. This...
Read More7 Top Tips for Living with a Blind Dog
They say you can learn from kids, and I’m sure that’s true (the definition of winning is getting to stay up late) but it’s also true you can learn a lot from animals, even in tragedy. Several years ago one of our dogs, Saatchi, a Shih-Tzu, lost his eye after a scuffle with another dog. We found him in a terrible state in the backyard, with his eye barely hanging on, yet as...
Read MoreHow do I use my website CMS?
Posted by Jas on Aug 9, 2011 in Business Tips, Technical Tips
If you’re new to editing websites then it might seem like it’s all greek – HTML, code, fonts, colours, uploading images or H1 headings – it may as well be in a foreign language for all the sense it makes. For a lot of companies they have a dedicated webmaster that manages and maintains their website – they just tell them what they want changed and it happens –...
Read MoreBlogging – Not as easy as it looks
Posted by Jas on Jul 25, 2011 in Business Tips, Online Marketing
When it comes to promoting your website online, you’ll often hear SEO (or SEM) gurus putting a plug in for a blog. The idea is that by creating extra content on the topic of your choice (normally something commercially-oriented e.g. if you sell widgets then your blog is about all the cool stuff you can do with said widgets) to attract search engines (hopefully boosting your website in the...
Read MoreObvious marketing
Posted by Jas on Jul 5, 2011 in Business Tips, Online Marketing
They says things go in cycles and I think we’re about to see one go full circle. Marketing – it’s a dirty word any way you look at it, but we’re bombarded with it all the time. We can’t escape it. A while back some crazy kids came up with the idea of making marketing hip. They started poking fun at the traditional hacks, pretending they were fighting against the man...
Read MoreMy Awesome T-Shirt Collection
Posted by Jas on Jun 28, 2011 in Online Marketing, Shopping, Travel
It wasn’t going to be long before my t-shirts featured in a blog post. I put them off so many times and they just got more and more unruly, and I knew if I didn’t succumb to their lust for fame there would be trouble. And I need my t-shirts too much to risk that. I’m not big on collections – any collections. I’ve never understood the passion some people pursue...
Read MoreVancouver Kissing Couple – Be Part of the Meme!
Posted by Jas on Jun 18, 2011 in Interesting Websites
Internet memes (anything that goes viral such as the double rainbow guy and the old spice guy) are here to stay and it seems every week there’s a new one. The latest is the mysterious Vancouver kissing couple caught in the middle of a police riot. They are showing up in all sorts of weird places and now you can add your own remix to the growing online collection – right-click on the...
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