Device Independence

Sometimes I wake up at 4:30am  in the morning and ponder over things. I don’t want to, I just can’t get back to sleep. On the weekend I was pondering over whether technology was making my life easier or harder. Certainly I seem to be working a lot more hours and have my fingers in [...]

Cloudy computing with a chance of showers

A great label for a technical product can work wonders for consumer takeup. See Blue Ray Vs HD-DVD, iPod v’s MP3 Player, Blackberry V’s Symbion O/S. Which leads me to Cloud Computing. I don’t generally like Cloud computing because internet access isn’t ubiquitous in Australia. Generally wireless access is good for around 40km from the [...]

Cloud Money

In 1998 I stopped getting paid to be an Accountant. I came to the conclusion that being a scorekeeper wasn’t satisfying enough for me, I want to be kicking goals, not cheering from the sideline. I called it – Getting in touch with my inner salesman. I said “stopped getting paid” rather than “stopped working” [...]

Living my life online since…just now actually

After four years of trusty service, my notebook computer is starting to look a bit dodgy. It’s getting slower, noisier and some of the accessories are broken. The battery now holds about 20 mins charge.

I tried to ring Fujitsu but found their customer service in Australia sucks. Nope I’m wrong.

Everyone can be in business

About once a month I go to the movies with a mate of mine, a kind of very tame boys night out.  Anyway, whilst we were having a beer after the movie he mentioned to me that he had run into a women who owns a couple of hair dressing salons in the UK.  Apparently [...]

Why FreeCRM makes me happy

I got an email from FreeCRM today. Free means that it costs nothing (but if you want the really good bits you have to pay $US14.95 per month per user!). CRM means customer relationship management or, in plain English, a database of customer details, records and contacts that does cool stuff such as remind you [...]