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Infinite computing
It was fantastic. A cybernetic enchanted forest. Building digital tree houses, fortresses and fantastical machines. An ever changing, moving and re-configuring puzzle. A land filled with dragon bugs. I was the dragon slayer.
The true unsung hero of the internet
I do mean to scare you. It's so simple to register your domain name, it's just silly not to. The cost and effort is minimal. The risk of loosing your domain name to an abusive 3rd party is absolutely not worth taking. Unless alien abductions are your thing.
How to detect sneaky incompetence
We all know and understand overt incompetence: The kind that creates a burning desire to grab someone by the head and smack it down on the table until it stops moving.
Always assume positive intent
Brandy did bite the hand that feeds it, but assuming positive intent is still the best advice anyone can offer you.
Open Office 3 and the value for money cult
Open Office 3 offers exceptional value for money - but, since it is free, is it really valuable? A product or service can only have value to you if it satisfies a need you have - at a price that is lower than the benefit you get...or something like that.
The web 2.0 and the tong bearer
Web 2.0 is a collection of technologies that is changing the shape of the web as we know it. It is the beginning of a paradigm shift.
29 Aug 2008: Improving your googling
Googling is an essential skill that will save you countless hours. We help you improve your skills - even if the GPS will stay lost.
15 Aug 2008: How computers remember things
In this issue we cover how computers remember and point out the difference between "memory" and hard disks; and no, I don't think it is a demonic plot.
01 Aug 2008: Blogs are changing the world
Blogs are changing the world - and it's not going away. All of us have something to learn and all of us have something to say.
18 Jul 2008: Adversity = opportunity
In troubled times like these asking the right questions will help you find the opportunity in the adversity.
13 June 2007 - Ecommerce
The term is so vague and misused, it is bound to start a lively and entertaining conversation, so – to help you win the inevitable arguments, wagers, debates, and fist fights lets have a look at what this “ecommerce” thing is and how it works. Just an introduction mind you, this newsletter has a reputation to uphold.
09-May-2007: How to break the unwritten rules on email
Are you offering spades when you could be offering holes? Do you know about the unwritten rules of sending email or do you annoy your clients / colleagues and friends.
18 Apr 2007 - Would you like some spam?
We kick off with a special "request": We explain where spammers got your email addy and what you should do to protect yourself in future.
24 May 2006 Newsletter - Cognitive dissonance and writing effective copy
We explore cognitive dissonance and the resulting cognitive bias as well as tips for writing copy for your web site while touching briefly on glossophobia. We introduce Google videos and point to internet happenings in South Africa too.
11 August 2004 - Understanding internet domain names
If you look into your future, you will probably see a domain name for your personal or business use. We explain how internet domain names work and how they are the answer to world domination. :-)
