Category Archive: Technology
Computer Hardware Poster
Some people have their idol posters stuck on their walls, some have cars, some have cartoons, but what about geeks? Here’s a cool geeky computer hardware poster that I really like – it’s also educational… have a look. Download the full High Res image: [wpdm_file id=3] DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list […]
read moreAmazing Magnified Australian 2 Dollar Coin x10 and x230
Have you ever wanted to see the world and every day objects from a different angle… what about a micro closeup. Like 10 times or even 230 times? Now you can with the latest digital microscopes and you can even take pictures or videos to share with the world. That’s what I’ll be doing. I’ll […]
read moreEarn money on Youtube
So you’re looking at trying to earn some money from your videos on Youtube. Here’s what you need to do and what you should be aware of: If you haven’t done so already, create a Gmail account. Click your account name on the top right hand corner Click Settings Click Channel Monetization and click on […]
read moreBackup your SMS messages to your Gmail
I frequently receive SMS messages with important information that I sometimes forget to extract. When running a business, you need to make sure you have all information available (unless you have good memory). Like for example someone sent me an email address via SMS about a year ago which I needed to retrieve. Was I […]
read moreSeptember 26, 2012 / by Marco / high definition, telstra, voice phone, voice quality, voice technology
Telstra HD Voice
I came across an interesting Youtube video about Telstra’s HD Voice technology. I was a bit curious what HD Voice was… it was basically High Definition Voice which provided high voice quality. Most Telstra handsets support this, but it will automatically use HD voice if the other party also is on Telstra and has a […]
read moreI just updated my website and do 404 pages hurt my page ranking
Today, we launched a revamped a website for one a company. We basically moved from using ASP to PHP pages so the permalink between the old and new is completely different. So one of the questions that I had was whether 404 actually impact on my Google Page ranking. The short answer is no but […]
read morePermalink Error 500 on Godaddy Hosting
This was a weird problem. One of my WordPress websites had issues with the permalinks. I kept getting an error 500 when going to [websitename]/blog and I use Godaddy Windows Hosting. When I select postname as the permalink setting, I get the error 500 which is different from error 404 (when the page doesn’t exist). […]
read moreSeptember 19, 2012 / by Marco / google, innovative thinking, mail, outlook application, outlook data
Solution: Exporting gmail to pst
I was looking for a solution to export my Gmail emails into a PST. I just worked a way on how to do is. With a bit of innovative thinking the solution was quite straight forward. I looked everywhere and there are no options within Gmail to export to pst. That’s conclusive but what you […]
read moreGoogle Drive for PC can’t see shared documents
One of my colleagues just told me that he doesn’t like Google Drive for PC because he can’t view shared documents. That sounded strange to me and I eventually figured out the solution. Here’s the steps: 1. Right click on the Google Drive icon 2. Click preferences 3. Click Visit “Shared with Me” to sync […]
read morePhotoshop Action scripts
I’m always about saving time. “Time is money” right? I get into a habit of streamlining processes and if it’s a repetitive task, then why not automate that task. Like create a script? I realised you can do this with Photoshop. All you need to do is click on Window – Action or ALT-F9. Click on the […]
read moreDownload Google Drive
For some reason it may look like I’m doing a lot of marketing for Google but I don’t get paid or work for Google, I just love their products and believe that any business can benefit from using their products. The one I will be sharing with you all today is called Google Drive. It’s […]
read moreCool way to convert an image to a sketch
I found a cool app on a PC or MAC that allows you to convert a normal photo to a sketch. It’s called AKVIS Sketch which the free version allows you to use the software for 10 days. Here’s a screenshot of the app: Here’s what I was able to do with the below […]
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