I thought I would try making a google map to see how it works, and since I’m going hiking over the Easter weekend, I thought that would be a good example. We’re going to the Snowy Mountains, doing a trip from Round Mountain to Jagungal, and back again Continue reading ‘Creating a Google Map’
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Thunderbird is a great email client. I used it for a long time before I switched to Gmail, which is just as good (if not better) for my needs.
We received an email from a recipient of one of our emails the other day, saying that Thunderbird had marked our (completely legitimate) email as a scam. Continue reading ‘EDMs and Thunderbird (Howto: Not be a Scammer)’
Yesterday at work we sent out a newsletter that we do about once every two months for one of our clients. Overall, it is going really well - we’ve had a good response to it, and have achieved a substantial click-through rate (CTR).
We decided to do some testing, as we normally do, to further refine the design of the email, and continually improve responses. What we did: Continue reading ‘A Simple A/B Test (and a simple howto)’
A few months ago I signed up to Remember the Milk, a free service that has made me far more organised than I have ever been before. Why?
- Free - Naturally, that helps
- Cross-Platform Compatibility - Not only does RTM work on my XP computer at work, and my Ubuntu machine at home (more on that later), it also runs very nicely in the mobile version on my phone (SE K800i). Wherever I am, one of these three devices is normally in the same room - my phone in particular. So wherever I am, I can add a task as soon as it pops into my head. I have a habit of remembering things just before I fall asleep - now they are still there in the morning Continue reading ‘Remember The Milk - Finally, I can be (more) organised!’
read part 1 first.
Everything’s ready? Ok, now what to do.
- Install Wordpress - This is unbelievably easy. Create a folder in the root of your site called blog (ie yourdomain.com/blog). Some will argue against using the word blog, or against putting wordpress into a subfolder. For my purposes & needs, it wasn’t a big deal. Once the files are uploaded, go to yourdomain.com/blog, follow the instructions, and you’ve got a swanky new blog. If you need help, its here. Continue reading ‘Howto: Add a blog to your existing website (2)’
