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”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
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”
Blog Upgrade
Just a quick note to let you know that I am in the process of upgrading WordPress, things might will break so please bear with me. Update 1: Ok things are back but I need to upgrade many of my plugins so things will still look a bit strange for a while. Update 2: MostContinue reading “Blog Upgrade”
Workplace saftey
For the HR folks out there, or anyone with health and safety responsibilities this is something you don’t want! Moulten Molten steel kills 32 workers. (Updated spelling serves me right for posting quickly.) In one of the worst accidents seen in China’s perilous steel industry, 32 workers were killed when molten metal poured into theirContinue reading “Workplace saftey”
Crazy Egg heats up my blog
Over the last couple of weeks I have been running a little usability experiment on my blog. Using Crazy Egg to measure what visitors have been doing, where they have been going and hopefully let me know how to make the blog a better place. Read/Write Web has a great run down on what youContinue reading “Crazy Egg heats up my blog”
How many people are online?
During the recent discussion on “Do You Need a Resume?” we were reminded that not everyone is online or knows how to find you online. Many people are still scared of technology, don’t understand it or are just plain ignorant of what can be achieved. (This is not just in the workplace many of ourContinue reading “How many people are online?”
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