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Hi, I’m Craig Bailey and this is my personal blog where I write about technology, business systems, HubSpot, marketing strategy and general life experiences. You can read my posts here.

I’m involved with two agencies in Sydney:

  • The first is XEN Systems. We help government departments and mid-large B2B technology companies with their sales and marketing strategy, including implementation and training in HubSpot 
  • The second is XEN Create. We provide premium graphic design services to companies, with a focus on using the latest AI tools, including Midjourney

I also co-host HubShots, the podcast and YouTube show focussed on getting the most out of HubSpot. We are the creators of the HubShots Framework.

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SECURITY: BlogEngine.NET Security update

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In case you are running your site on BlogEngine.NET and missed it, a security patch was released in mid-April. Al Nyveldt notes it here, and the official announcement from the team is here. In order to be safe you need to be running 1.3.1.0 (or later). It is important you upgrade asap. As per the request from the team I won't go into details of what the issue is, however it is easy to find if...

ASP.NET Wake up call from Mads

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Mads Kristensen (creator of the most excellent BlogEngine.NET) has put the call out to Wake up ASP.NET developers. Whether you agree with him or not, his post is an important read, if for no other reason than to use the list of fun-fact links at the end. The following quote will give you a taste: You’re participating in the stagnation of the World Wide Web and you hold the human race...

Microsoft. Yahoo. Google. Gillmor Gang

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If you have any interest in the Yahoo – Microsoft saga (that is far from finished btw) then I recommend listening to this Gillmor Gang Emergency edition. The first 10 minutes are annoying as they get themselves organised (and should have been edited out) and the last 5 minutes is a bit of a ‘he said, she said’ distraction, but the rest is a fast paced insight into the deal. The...

SBTUG: Last minute change tonight + Prizes!

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We’ve had a last minute change to tonight’s meeting. Unfortunately Mitch Denny has had to pull out (due to illness), but in his place Richard Banks will be presenting. His session will be covering Agile Project Management. Richard is a Principal Consultant at Readify and a Certified Scrum Master. Full details are available on the SBTUG site here. (Note: my session on the 2008 Stack...

TIP: Introducing people who already know each other

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No doubt you’ve done this at some point: You’re at an event or user group and find yourself chatting with someone new. A friend of yours strolls over and joins the conversation. Being the polite person you are you introduce your friend to the new person. They reply with ‘oh yes, we already know each other – Bob here is my brother…’ Easy to feel embarrassed...

SBTUG: Mitch Denny speaking on Enterprise Software Development this Wed + Prizes!

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This Wednesday 30 April 2008 at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group (SBTUG) we’ve got another great meeting organised. This month: The Evolution of Enterprise Software Development presented by Mitch Denny. When: This Wed 30 April 2008 Time: 6pm (until approx 8:30pm) Where: Microsoft, North Ryde Contact: Craig Bailey : 0413 489 388 Cost: Free (Pizza all provided) Plus: Prize:...

COMMUNITY: CodeCampOz 2008 report

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When: 25-27 April 2008 Where: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia This has easily been the best CodeCampOz I’ve been to (and I’ve been to all of them :-). Mitch and Greg have done another stellar job organising this event. All of the sessions have been high quality and relevant. Big thanks to Microsoft, Readify, IT Masters, SSW and CSU for their involvement. The Twitter coverage has been a...

REVIEW: Premium Economy on Air New Zealand

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On my recent trip to the MVP Summit I flew Premium Economy class over to the US. Premium Economy is new for Australia-USA trips and is only available via Air New Zealand (to LA) and JetStar (Star Class to Honolulu) as far as I know. Qantas will be offering the class later in the year. I thought I’d give a quick review of how Premium Economy stacks up. I’ll break this in to 3 main...

CodeCampOz and SBTUG this month

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I’m heading home from the US of A today, which sees me arrive back in Sydney (hopefully) on Thursday morning 24 April. CodeCampOz The next day I head down to Wagga for CodeCampOz. That finishes up on Sunday (27 April) and I fly back to Sydney that night. Elcom On Monday I’m back in the office, ready to start spreading the good news to the team (within NDA guidelines of course –...

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