I guess WebAssist must have had a fairly full inbox after the recent changes to their support area. I received two followup emails that they sent to customers basically saying that due to the feedback they received, they had decided to return the peer to peer forum to its former glory and the paid support [...]
WebAssist – Putting Greed Before Need
I’ve used WebAssist products for several years now. They sell a number of Dreamweaver extensions such as eCart, DataAssist and Dynamic Web Charts. A recent ‘support improvement’ has changed my opinion of them from a switched on development company to just another greedy corporation that’s trying to squeeze as many doillars out of their customers [...]
Technology – Which Way Is It Moving Us?
There’s no doubt that technology has advanced at an extraordinary rate over the past 20 years, but you really have to wonder if it is stunting our growth in some areas and causing us additional stress that just didn’t exist before the technological boom. One of the most obvious side effects of technology is the [...]
My Little Experiment
So, here’s the deal. My ambitions include public speaking (about personal development) and making a living just by being one of the online ‘good guys’. I’m not talking about the good guys that give with one hand and take with the other – I’m talking about building something here that is really useful to a [...]
Internet Filtering In Australia – A Necessary Evil?
I’ll be honest – I have been totally opposed to any form of Internet filtering. When Stephen Conroy announced new plans to filter the Internet in Australia I immediately thought that perhaps he was following in the foot steps of our best known luddite – Richard Alston. Alston came up with some of the most [...]
Write It Down!
Having used (and sometimes abused!) computers for the past thirty years or so, I’ve often tried to stay, for the most part, paperless. I’ve recently come to the conclusion that it’s not necessarily the best way to go. For sure it’s great to save a few trees, but there are some times when it just [...]
What's More Important – Units Sold Or Lives Changed?
I guess it depends on what business you are in. If you are in the business of making money then units sold has to be the key indicator of success. If you are in the business of creating a unique life for yourself then I think that lives changed would be higher on your list [...]
Home At Last!
Do you know how hard it is to find a decent domain name with ‘Gary Smith’ in it? I gave up trying some time ago after I registered garysmith.gs (my old blog). I thought it was pretty cool at the time but I really wanted a dot com. After all, most of the work I [...]
On The Road – Alice Springs
My daughter has a friend over from Canada – staying with us for 2 months. We decided last year that when she came to Australia we’d basically trek around with her. So I signed up for some wireless broadband access and we started our adventure at Alice Springs. Given that it was going to take [...]
Wild Storm in Victoria
Last Monday we drove up to the Grampians (also known by its aboriginal name – Gariwerd), which is a mountain range here in Victoria. It’s well known for its spectacular rock formations and views. On the first day the weather was quite clear. We went on a walk to ‘The Pinnacle’. It’s a 2-3 hour [...]