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How To Create An ISO Image From A CD Or DVD With Mac OS X 10.6

How To Create An ISO Image From A CD Or DVD With Mac OS X 10.6

I needed to do this today… The disk utility in OS X 10.6 can only create CDR images, not ISO images which I needed for use with VMWare Fusion. Luckily the BSD back end of OS X makes it simple to do this stuff the kung fu way… Here are the instructions: 1. Insert the [...]

What Would You Ask A Multi Millionaire?

What Would You Ask A Multi Millionaire?

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sire Isaac Newton. An opportunity has presented itself for me to get some time with a few fairly well known Australian businessmen over the coming months. I love it whenever I get to spend time with people that are further [...]

The Return of the Blog

The Return of the Blog

My two year old has this expression that she busts out whenever I’ve been away for too long – it’s goes “Daddy I MISS you…”. That’s kind of how I feel, with all of the crazy stuff that has been going on over the past little while it’s been hard to find time to blog… [...]

Some more thoughts on outsourcing. When to remove yourself from your own life.

Some more thoughts on outsourcing. When to remove yourself from your own life.

21 March 2010

This post is aimed at those thinking in terms of work or business, but the type of thinking can apply to anyone... I came up with a few creative ideas on how outsourcing can help ANYONE in this blog post, and there will be more along those lines. But have a look through this strategy - The hourly rate excercise alone is an interesting one.

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Have idea. Will work for equity.

Have idea. Will work for equity.

19 March 2010

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been meeting up with some very cool people of late. One person in particular got me to thinking about the idea of venture capital and equity sharing. I find myself in the position sometimes (in fact, often times) where I have more ideas than I have disposable resource to invest. Perhaps [...]

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Start something. Today.

Start something. Today.

18 March 2010

Image via Wikipedia My dad has a saying that I love: “You can’t steer a parked car” You sort of can… turning the wheel is a bit harder… But I digress – the point of the saying is that it’s MUCH easier to steer something once it has some degree of momentum. I am going [...]

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Juggling dual roles – From Smartcompany.com.au

Juggling dual roles – From Smartcompany.com.au

17 March 2010

Image via Wikipedia This is one of my favourite blogs… This post talks about some of the things one needs to consider when working a part-time “on the side” (or a “5 to 9″ as I like to call it). There are some very interesting points to consider about liability, how to treat your employer, [...]

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Social Media Cheat Sheet

Social Media Cheat Sheet

16 March 2010

One of my guys sent me this “Cheat Sheet” about the comparative value of the different social media platform for marketing and brand exposure. It’s a pretty cool breakdown of what the different platforms do well, and not so well, for your business or brand.

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This one is for free – Life is Learning

This one is for free – Life is Learning

07 March 2010

A person who knows stuff, but refuses to learn stuff will not be able to adapt to a changing environment. A person who doesn't know stuff, but is a skilled learner and possesses the wisdom to apply that learning will adapt, master, and conquer any environment. I'm talking about all areas here - technical skills, people skills, diplomacy skills, sales skills, whatever. He who can adapt, wins.

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Entrepreneurs: Vimeo Vid

Entrepreneurs: Vimeo Vid

07 March 2010

Image via Wikipedia It goes very quickly, and it’s a little cheesy, but I like it. Enjoy. Entrepreneurs can change the world from Pieterjan Vandaele on Vimeo.

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What’s Your Dream?

What’s Your Dream?

06 March 2010

I love the ride I'm on. I love what I'm learning, I love the success of it, I love the people I'm doing it with, I love the feeling or being a part of building something significant... Except for when its boring. Or I lose. Or the people I'm doing it with just don't quite "get it", or there are what seems to be insurmountable roadblocks. Then what do you do?

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Facebook Marketing – Groups vs Pages

Facebook Marketing – Groups vs Pages

05 March 2010

Which one do you think is best for a business? Here are some pros and cons.

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“UPS Delivery Problem NR *****” Virus Email

“UPS Delivery Problem NR *****” Virus Email

05 March 2010

I got an email today from "UPS" about a delivery problem... Although I do regularly send parcels to the USA, I could tell straight away that the email was fake. A quick Google confirmed it.

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