G3W: A Matter of Great Import and Three Geekly Analyses
Sorry for the posting downtime! In the last couple of weeks I’ve done more articles for Punch on Australia’s Geek on Three Bucks a Week: A Matter of Great Import, …
Triple-A Triage and My First Geekly Analysis
My work as Punch On Australia’s resident Geek on Three Bucks a Week continues with two new artciles: Geekly Analysis: June 23rd – 29th, 2011, where I break down the …
Geek on Three Bucks A Week: Introduction
I’ve already tweeted and posted about this on Facebook, but I’ve only just re-gained access to the blog, so here’s the oficial home base update: The first of what I …
How Music Can Make Or Break A Sale
The idea of a jingle – a short sequence of notes intended to catch the attention of a prospective buyer – has been around for ages. It’s an advertising cliché. …
Geeking on a Budget
Here’s a modified column proposal I just posted in the Punch On Australia forums in response to a call for a new column: Look in any paper or read a …
Links of the Week: April 8th-14th, 2011
Before I chuck myself in the shower and get psyched up for the Halo: Reach party I’m throwing for some friends on Xbox Live in half an hour (don’t worry, …
Picking Yourself
On one of my podcast subscriptions, someone said recently, “Stop waiting for someone else to pick you. Pick yourself.” That dug up a memory from the late nineties, when Mum, …
Thor
I know I promised that I’d write my next post about going into business for myself, but Vickie and I saw MovieBob’s review of Thor on Saturday and decided to …
Accepting the Situation and Dealing With It: Finances
In my last post, I mentioned a pair of simmering issues that came to the boil last week. The first was the trouble I’d been having whilst writing my first …
When Does Accepting The Suck Not Cut It?
You know, it’s amazing how long I can sit in my little bubble and pretend things are going just fine. It’s also amazing what a good job I can do …