When politics needs influencing who you gonna call?

While the ultimate decision on who gets to govern Australia is still being made, the results are being measured on how digital / online activity had an impact on both Politicians and Voters. There are of course many ‘hustings’ online that relevant candidates had to consider, each with its own merits and bad points, each [...]

Are you listening, politicians? I didn’t think so!

There is a lot of talk about this election campaign and the fact it hasn’t been much of a ‘social election’, meaning the lack of Social Media involvement. Ever since the Barack Obama campaign team leapt whole heartedly into using social media and other forms of digital communications to promote issues, communicate and raise funds [...]

Welcome to the Lucky Country

Warning this post has an extreme overuse of bad clichés It has dawned on me that we have turned our back on our entire culture. The radios and TV channels are full of it, the newspapers covered in it. Apparently we are overrun with a plague of asylum seekers that threatens our very existence. Like [...]

How’s the iPad going?

4 weeks into my iPad ownership i felt it worth a quick review on how I am finding it. Firstly I am not a Mac fanboy. I do like my iPhone but am a long term PC user, and frankly have no need or reason to change that. Not sure if that makes me more [...]

Who do you love, Suncorp – your prospects or your customers?

A business website is most likely a multifaceted tool that should be helping you run your business, generate new business, and support your existing customers, plus a score of other possible processes or applications. Importantly though, when rebuilding, adjusting or looking to change your website you need to make sure you know which master you [...]

A new mini blog for my gardening posts

A new mini blog for my gardening posts
I have decide to pull the gardening and self sufficiency section out of this blog. This week I set up www.goingabitgreen.com to run something a little more specific to the new adventures in self sufficiency for beginners. Will see how it goes. Only 1 post up but many more to come along the journey. If...
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Rebuilding a garden…. and our health?

Rebuilding a garden…. and our health?
One year ago, November 2008, saw a decent storm waltz through Brisbane.  It absolutely devastated The Gap, and out where we live on the north side of Brisbane we copped a fair bit of it as well. Our acreage property had trees down and damage all over, none to our main living accommodation, but the...
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Choosing the right tool for the job, gardens or web tech, it saves in the end.

Choosing the right tool for the job, gardens or web tech, it saves in the end.
My camping holiday is over again. I came back to my semi rural property overgrown and messy. My ride-on mower had gone to God; it was hot and didn’t look like I was in for much fun at all. Several options ran through my head: Can I force this old mower to start and do...
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Feeding oneself – life’s hard school

Feeding oneself – life’s hard school
Gardening. One of life’s oddities. So many love it. Others find it bemusing. Sounds a little like social media. We moved to acreage 18 months ago, as a lifestyle choice. Part of the new journey on our paradise plot is that gardening of all sorts and sizes is very much a part of our daily...
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