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Hi. You'll discover heaps of stuff on this blog that will help you improve the way your business uses the internet.
And it will be written in non-geeky language that you can understand.
Regards, Eric Graudins.
Over the past few months, I’ve tried a variety of programs which index the contents of your hard drive.
These programs allow you to find any email, file, graphics, etc. on your computer by just typing in a few letters of the file name, or some words that were contained in a document. The program I recommend is X1, which is unobtrusive, fast, comprehensive, and free. Continue Reading…
Posted by Eric G.
Last weekend I discovered something called a bump key.
Bump Keys (or 999 keys) are widely known in Europe, and there was an article about them in Newsweek recently.
A bump key is easily made, and allows an unskilled person to easily open most domestic and office locks. Continue Reading…
Posted by Eric G. If you’re thinking of getting a broadband internet connection, please don’t fall for the cheap options that are currently being promoted in the lifestyle magazines.
They are pretty useless if you actually want to USE the internet, and could end up costing you hundreds of dollars in excess charges every month unless you are VERY careful. Continue Reading…
Posted by Eric G. You’ve probably heard about VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) recently.
This is a technology where you use your broadband Internet connection to make phone calls, instead of your normal phone system.
VOIP allows you to make long distance calls at a much cheaper rate than normally charged by your phone company. I can make a call to anywhere in Australa and talk as long as I like for 18 cents. (some VOIP providers charge even less - I’ll tell you why I don’t use them below)
Over the past 6 months I estimate that I’ve saved 83% on my phone charges, while enjoying the same call quality as a normal phone call.
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At last count, my office contained 26 things that need connection to the AC power supply.
And when something needs to be unplugged, it used to take me ages to find the right cord, and I often would unplug the wrong thing and the computer or some other item would die.
I tried labelling the cords with bits of tape, but that was too fiddly. Colour coding was also a pain to maintain. So I invented a simple, elegant solution that really works.
Posted by Eric G. Yet another Domain Name registrations trick to be aware of.
auDA has issued a warning that Domains Australia Pty Ltd is sending letters and/or faxes to some domain name registrants offering to arrange registration of the net.au equivalent of the registrants com.au domain name for $225.
One letter I have received is headed .DOMAIN NAME AVAILABLE, and offers a free MP3 player with each registration.
You are urged to register domain names similar to your existing domain name, and get a free mp3 player.
80% of all mail sent on the internet is JUNK.
The problem of UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email- commonly known as SPAM) is getting worse and worse.
But WebAngel clients continue to enjoy inboxes that are almost free of junk mail. Here’s how we do it. Continue Reading…