One of the things that make blogs so attractive is the way you can jump from one topic to another so seamlessly. They are all interconnected in some vague way, but there can be almost a sense of adventure exploring them. It reminds me in some ways of the early days when you could browse "neighbourhoods" on Geocities and come across some real gems. This evening I was reading Bob … [Read more...] about Blogging for a living. Pipe dream?
War of the Worlds.. an epic or a flop?
I was lucky, or unlucky, enough to see War of the Worlds last night. Yes, you guessed it. I wasn't as impressed by it as I would have liked to have been. Directed by Steven Spielberg, you know that its been made with a massive budget. And from a technical point of view it probably is a masterpiece of CGI. The visual effects throughout the film are impressive, but why did I find … [Read more...] about War of the Worlds.. an epic or a flop?
Content Filtering with MailScanner – Part 1 – File Types
Mailscanner allows for a very fine level of control over email content and security via its configuration and ruleset files. This article shall look at setting up per user or per domain rules for file types. It is based on my experience with MailScanner on RPM based systems, however it should work on any system running a standard install of MailScanner. Why would this be of … [Read more...] about Content Filtering with MailScanner – Part 1 – File Types
Google Site Targetting – the first ten days
Google launched its site targetting service for adwords 10 days ago, so how well is it working? Is it having a tangible impact? Web marketing has the distinct advantage over print media in that you can track a campaign's effectiveness with a high degree of accuracy. Banner displays > visitor clicks > visitor buys (or not) Even before the advent of advanced web log analysers and … [Read more...] about Google Site Targetting – the first ten days
Plain English vs. verbose junk
Every day I read marketing material from other companies. What never ceases to amaze me is the total lack of content in some of their blurbs. Regardless of what they are trying to sell you, whether it is a service or a tangible product they seem to think that "more is better", ie. if you can say it 10 words then it will probably sound even better in 30 words or more. Shove in a … [Read more...] about Plain English vs. verbose junk