Hot Takes
Short-form takes — quick reactions and sharp one-liners.
iPhone 5 First Impressions
My wife and I were among the hordes who queued up for an iPhone 5 this morning. First impressions on iPhone 5: * Fast. Like really, really fast. Super fluid and resp
iPhone 5 First Impressions
My wife and I were among the hordes who queued up for an iPhone 5 this morning. First impressions on iPhone 5: * Fast. Like really, really fast. Super fluid and resp
Sms Scams – What Can Be done?
First things first… If you receive a spam SMS you should forward the message to the Australian Media and Communications Authority Spam SMS service on 0429 999 888. I rec
Sms Scams — What Can Be done?
First things first… If you receive a spam SMS you should forward the message to the Australian Media and Communications Authority Spam SMS service on 0429 999 888. I re
mysqlcheck.com – in Ur mysql, Checking ur… mysql.
Check out this website by Mark Wickendam. Let it be said first up that I think this site is awesome. I lol’d hard, visited it again, lol’d hard again, and so on. As o
Auction Sniping 101
This is a quick little how-to that will hopefully save a few people some pain. I’m going to presume you know what eBay is and how their auctions work. eBay auctions are
The Golden Rule of Avoiding Fraud
This is a simple one that I told my mother-in-law the other day. It won’t protect you from everything, but it will greatly reduce your exposure. Don’t comply with an
How to Kill a Startup — an Email I Should Have Sent 2 Years Ago
Sellerwise.net was my first real tech start-up. As a business it had a lot of potential – a genuine need in the market, lack of competition, a massive potential custome
Definition of an Entrepreneur
entrepreneur (n): a person who’s prepared to work 16 hours a day for themselves to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone else. …hat tip to Nick Ellsmore for that
A Little Less Conversation – the Ascending Close
An interesting trend in Internet marketing is to deliberately under-inform prospects re what your product is about. You provide just enough info to get them to click on
The Market for Stolen Credit Card Data
This is a ridiculously awesome post from Dancho Danchev which dives into the mechanics of the sale, distribution and fraudulent processing of credit cards on the Internet