Archive for January, 2008
Thin, light laptops have always commanded top dollar, but times are now changing. Although top of the range laptops like the MacBook Air still make the headlines there are other options which give you a functional laptop for under 3 pounds and under US$500 - well under! This means the ultraportable market is opening up [...]
January 29th, 2008 | Posted in Technology, Travel Tips | Comments Off
More and more of us have a resume full of employment gaps. Whether it be because of periods of full-time travel, parenting, unemployment or house renovation you sometimes have to face these gaps when writing your resume or CV - there is key point to know … Read more on how to explain gaps in [...]
January 25th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Tips | Comments Off
Apple has announced the world’s thinnest notebook computer - announcing the release of the MacBook Air at MacWorld 2008. The 0.76 inch notebook features a full size keyboard and bright, LED screen, but only weighs 2 pounds. However to make such a light, thin notebook there have been some compromises made chief of [...]
January 17th, 2008 | Posted in Technology | Comments Off
HubPages provide a very easy to use set of tools for even the non-technical writer to produce an attractive page or hub of content including videos, photos, links, feeds and revenue capsules from EBay and Amazon.
However as with anything like this there are few tricks which make it easier to design an attractive article
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January 16th, 2008 | Posted in Internet | Comments Off
Australia and New Zealand commemorate their war dead on 25 April. The ANZAC troops were dispatched to take the Gallipoli Peninsular in Turkey, but because of the incompetance of the British commanders the young countries lost a huge number of their young men. But in the blood and gore of the trenchs [...]
January 11th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Tips | Comments Off
Many people start a blog for fun only later realising that there are ways to make a little cash on the Internet. Google’s Adsense is the program which brings you the small classified ads you can see on this and many other sites. However Adsense is a big business and in order to protect their [...]
January 10th, 2008 | Posted in Internet | Comments Off
New Zealand’s national day is Waitangi Day - celebrated on 6 February. Waitangi is the small town in the far north where the Treaty was signed between the indigenous Maori chiefs and the British settlers. Although the treaty has been argued over ever since, Waitangi Day is now a pleasant, though somewhat low [...]
January 10th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Tips | Comments Off
On the 26th January, Australia celebrates Australia Day - the anniversary of the landing of the first white settlers at Sydney Cove. Admittedly most of those on the ships weren’t volunteers, being convicts from England, but their distant descendants now celebrate the holiday with enthusiasm.
Read more about Australia Day
January 8th, 2008 | Posted in Travel Tips | Comments Off
In some parts of the world it is still fairly hardwork getting connected using your laptop when traveling and not in a particular country long enough to have a local account. There are few tricks to know about and a list of free hotspots is always helpful. Even if you can’t connect with [...]
January 8th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Technology, Travel Tips | Comments Off
When it comes to making money, the Internet is still truly a frontier - cyberspace is filled with thousands of schemes and scams to teach you how to make money for free, oh except for the once only payment, for you only of course, which expires in 5 minutes, of $49.95! This sort of rubbish [...]
January 8th, 2008 | Posted in Internet | Comments Off