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SEO: Jargon list

Useful: A Complete Glossary of Essential SEO Jargon (from SEOmoz)
My favorite:

Google bowling Maliciously trying to lower a sites rank by sending it links from the “bad neighborhood” – Kind of like yelling “Good luck with that infection!” to your buddy as you get off the school bus – there is some controversy as to if this works or is just an SEO urban myth.

VLOG: WebbAlert

Yes, I agree with TechCrunch that WebbAlert is pretty cool. Only two episodes so far, but well produced, fast paced, easily consumable (5 mins), interesting, and perhaps a even little quirky. I mean, who knew that there was a guy called Rupert Murdoch (I wonder where he’s from) trying to buy the WSJ?

Technorati Tags: WebbAlert, Morgan Webb, TechCrunch

SUPERB: How NOT to be Happy

I was going to wait until Michele had at least ten posts complete before linking to it, but with content like this, I’d be doing you a disservice not pointing it out now: How to be Happy Check out her Tips on How NOT to be Happy – priceless! Tip 1: Take offense Tip 2: Never take responsibility Tip 3: Pity yourself And there’s more to come… Subscribe to HappinessStrategies...

CeBIT: How to have a ‘sticky’ booth

I was going through a pile of papers and found my notes from CeBIT earlier this year. Yay! I thought I’d lost them. Anyway, back in early May (yikes – was it that long ago?) I attended CeBIT to check out the latest and greatest in the technology stakes. There were a few things that struck me about the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of exhibitor’s stands. So I compiled a list...

VFP: VFP5 for dessert

Michele and I were out at dinner on Saturday night with Adam and Anastasia Cogan. The food was good, the conversation was great, but then came dessert… Here’s what Adam had organized prior with the staff to deliver to me for dessert: It’s a copy of Visual FoxPro version 5.0, and it now sits up on the shelf above my desk. It’s still got the plastic wrapping on it! And...

TFS: TFS Now

This has got to be one of the most exciting new services this year: Readify has announced their new hosted TFS service: TFS Now. Mitch Denny has the lowdown.
Hosted Team Foundation Server for $995 per month for 5 users.
(Via Paul Stovell)
Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server, TFS, TFS Now, Readify

SHAREPOINT: Beginner’s guide

A few Fox people have asked me lately about SharePoint, and how to get started with it. This might seem strange given how much push it is getting from Microsoft, but perhaps this is another case of having tooooo much information to sift through. Sometimes it can be too overwhelming. (Note: I am not a SharePoint expert – this is early days for me too) Anyway, here's a few resources to...

MIS: MIS Magazine web site

I like reading MIS magazine every month as it keeps me informed on what is happening in the corporate technology sector of Australia. They’ve just recently made it available online, and I was staggered to see that you can get all the content from the current version for free (past versions require a subscription). This article may be of interest to people in the job market at...

SMB Focus: SMB IT Reseller conference

Just thought I’d give this a plug because I like the concept behind it. Wayne Small, a SBS MVP, who runs the Sydney SBS UG (that’s Small Business Server) is running a conference – SMB Focus – in late November (23 & 24) for small to medium business IT resellers. Wayne, who I’ve been chatting with lately (he was kind enough to lend me his video camera so I could...

LIVE WRITER: Using Windows Live Writer again

I’ve used Windows Live Writer in the past, and it has been a little flaky. I’m happy to say that their latest beta (its been out for a few months now) is a lot better. Much faster, and is working well handling images (something I had trouble with in the past version). Windows Live Writer Download Windows Live Writer blog Note: If installing on Vista you’ll most likely have to...

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