How much is a domain name really worth? That is the question being asked by McGrathNicol the administrator in charge of selling off the assets of jobs.com.au. $10K, $50K, $100K, $500K, $1 Million, it would have to be around $5 million if they are hoping for the sale to start covering the understood losses fromContinue reading “How much is a domain name worth?”
Monthly Archives: April 2007
My Rage Top 20
Richard Giles from Scouta tagged me in the latest meme going around the blogosphere, well at least the Australian blogosphere. This one was started by The Thinker’s Podium who was inspired by Rage’s Invade Rage competition. This is the stuff of my childhood dreams; to program a Rage playlist. Rage is having an ‘invade rage‘Continue reading “My Rage Top 20”
Water usage
In Australia we are in the middle of a particularly bad drought, in Melbourne the dams supplying drinking water capacity are down to approximately 38% and falling between 0.5-1% a week. Without rain in the near future we conceivable will be without drinking water this time next year. Our households, like many others, have beenContinue reading “Water usage”
Random pages and Stumbleupon
I have been resisting signing up to StumbleUpon due to productivity reasons. I caved earlier in the week. There is some really cool stuff out there! If you have not used it and don’t mind losing a few hours I recommend signing up. Along a similar fashion for a bit of fun I have alsoContinue reading “Random pages and Stumbleupon”
Australia online job boards
A question was raised a couple of days ago about the number of jobs boards in Australia. I spent a few minutes today having a quick look around to see if I could get an answer. I found Australian Job Search being run by the Australian government listing around 100 job sites. Now I wouldContinue reading “Australia online job boards”
RSS 101
I get lots of people ask me about RSS, what is it, why would I use it, and how would I use it. My plan was to write a short primer, but why do that when I can reuse! Here is an old but good intro to RSS from Lee Lefever from Common Craft, theContinue reading “RSS 101”
Why Web 2.0 sucks
Charlie over at This is going to be BIG has pulled together a list of 10 reasons Web 2.0 sucks. In reading the post I found that it tied in nicely with some of the things in my recent post about how many people were really online. Go read the full post to get allContinue reading “Why Web 2.0 sucks”
5 minute management practices
Anna Farmery from over at the Engaging Brand, which if you have not described you must, posted about what to do in a spare 5 minutes. Send a quick handwritten note to someone who has developed, who has delivered, who has had a hard day. Write down one objective for tomorrow that is centred aroundContinue reading “5 minute management practices”
New search metrics
In the interest of finding out what my readers are looking for I have installed a new WordPress plugin, Search Meter. Search Meter keeps track of the search terms entered in the search box on the sidebar and provides me statistics such as popular terms today, last 7 days, last 30 days, unsuccessful searches (ideasContinue reading “New search metrics”
Sex and goal setting
I have been using the GTD methodology for time management and productivity for a little over 2 years and found it very effective. One thing I am only just beginning to understand is how deep the system really is. The basic process is simple, list next physical actions by context for each project you areContinue reading “Sex and goal setting”
Michael Specht 