martin's blog

09 Jun

To Read Or Not To Read

in freeware, Productivity, rss

While I’m a great advocate for time management, I still like to keep up to date with what’s happening in the areas I have greatest interest in.
I love to know about Mac Hints, Hardware, Search Engine Optimisation, Marketing, Wine, Blogging, Mac and Windows Software as well as General Life Enhancements. How do I have time to research and keep abreast of information on all those topics?

11 Apr

Analytics - Are You Getting Enough?

in Websites

Crank Up Site Performance Using Stats

Google AnalyticsThere’s a great array of web site statistical analysis tools available in many variations, options and price ranges. You can pay nothing and you can also pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for them. One of the best packages going at the moment is Google Analytics and guess what? It’s free!!

01 Apr

Buy1Give1Free Contribution Card

in Charity

Every time you use your Buy1Give1Free card, that money that used to go to banks now goes direct to a Worthy Cause. You can make a big difference in the lives of others by simply doing what you're doing already.

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22 Mar

2 Great Ways To Increase Productivity On A Mac Or Windows

in Mac OSX, Productivity, Windows

Available To Everyone

Ever thought how much time you waste on repetitive tasks when using your computer?
Simple things like just running your programs or typing the same thing over and over can really add up in terms of time waste.

I know I easily get side tracked so finding software that increases my productivity is a good thing. (Does that mean I get more time to waste?)
And as an added bonus, I’m going to give both a Windows and a Mac version of the applications covered …

The Areas

03 Mar

Get Started In Internet Marketing And Kick-Start Your Online Business

What's Internet Marketing?

Marketing is an endeavor to sell something to someone. Basically, it is trying to convince others that they need whatever it is you're selling, whether it's a principle or a product, and that they need to get it from you.

26 Jan

Who Do I Recommend For Web-Hosting Anyway?

in Webhosting, Websites

Get a great hosting company imageI am often asked for a recommendation on web hosting services for both my clients as well as associates.

Having been the Asia/Pacific Technical Support Director for Webcentral for over 9 years, I've got some experience from both an operational as well as a customer service and provision point of view.

25 Jan

Top Reasons I Think You Should Consider a Mac over Windows These Days.

in General

Apple consumes Windows image
I've used just about every computer operating system under the Sun (no pun intended....OK, maybe a small one). DOS. Desqview, OS/2, Linux, Windows 3.1, Windows95, WindowsNT, Windows2000, Windows XP and now there’s Windows Vista. I’ve even installed and checked out BeOS - not many will have heard of that one.

Maturity

11 Jan

My Own Battle Between Firefox And Safari

in General

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I've used Firefox since the early days of it's release. I love it, along with all it's extensions.

Extensions such as Firebug, Web Developer, MeasureIt and Colour Picker - to name but a few. And now there's the social networking extensions like Digg, Delicious and StumbleUpon. These have been an enormous benefit to Firefox's success as well as kicking the ass out of IE.

10 Jan

Overview For When You Are Planning A Business Grade Website

in Websites

I'll explain why you need a website and the things you should keep in mind when you are planning and developing it.

If you have a business, then ‘yes’ you can benefit from more customers coming through your online doorway. Think of it this way: your current business might be limited to suburb, town, state or even country. Imagine the impact on your business if you’re able to leverage the Internet and appeal to the entire planet.

Website Upside

09 Jan

Free Mac App To Increase Your Productivity

in Getting Things Done

"All These Background Apps Divert My Attention!"

Spirited-AwayOne thing that always seems to divert my attention from the task at hand are background apps that have stuff going on. Even being able to see an apps window is sometimes enough to have my brain ask 'Hey, shouldn't we be working on that now, instead of this?'