Product life cycle management
I have just posted a new article in the resources section of Billy Fire LLC that discusses the product lifecycle and its marketing implications.
Tue, August 12 2008 » Marketing » No Comments
One thing I do like about Explorer 7
Most of my browsing is done using Firefox. Apart from the obvious advantage that it is not a Microsoft product, I very much like the ability to easily add plugins. I also like the tabs (although, of course, Explorer 7 has tabs.) One thing I really like about Explorer 7 though, is the way you [...]
Fri, August 8 2008 » Marketing, Technical » No Comments
Subversion WordPress upgrade
One of the strongest features of WordPress is that care that has been taken to make upgrading to a new version as easy as possible. I have never had anything but the most minor problems, compared to some CMS software that I tried that failed miserably and I had to abandon. This time I used [...]
Tue, July 15 2008 » Marketing, Technical » No Comments
Blue Snowball comparison with Samson USB microphone
A client of mine has started a series of podcasts. Thus far I have recorded the podcasts using the Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone discussed in a previous blog posting. We had always planned that my client would ultimately be able to create his own podcasts and he asked me to get him a [...]
Thu, June 19 2008 » Gadgets, Marketing, Technical » No Comments
Authenticating e-mail
I have recently written an introductory article describing some of the options available for authenticating e-mail, including Sender Policy Framework (SPF), SenderID and DomainKeys. I also include instructions on setting up DomainKeys on a cPanel based system where SSH access is available.
Thu, April 17 2008 » Marketing, Technical » No Comments
Virtual PBX
We recently introduced a virtual PBX into our business. The system from 800PBX.com provides us with a toll free number, together with a local fax number. I have initially opted for their lowest cost option ($14.99) per month, this means that since a fax number is included, it is almost cheaper than what I used [...]
Thu, March 20 2008 » Gadgets, Marketing, Technical » 9 Comments
How to subscribe to a podcast
Podcast feeds use RSS (‘Real Simple Syndication’). The beauty of RSS is that once you have subscribed using a ‘feed reader’, you automatically get future episodes of a podcast. There are many options as far as feed readers are concerned. Some of these are on-line services such as those available from Google and Yahoo. Others [...]
Wed, March 12 2008 » Marketing, Technical » No Comments
Looking for a good and inexpensive way of recording voice
I have been investigating several microphone and recorder options (some probably a little unorthodox) in order to help my clients as they enter the world of podcasting as well as actually recording podcast for some of them. My basic criteria are as high a sound quality as possible, without spending a lot of money. I [...]
Wed, February 6 2008 » Gadgets, Marketing » 1 Comment
Eleven tips for a first podcast
A client asked for tips on what makes a good podcast. I created the following list to include some of the factors that I think makes for good podcasting – and particularly those first few podcasts: Keep it short. I suggest going for about 5 minutes. A shorter podcast may encourage people to give it [...]
Tue, February 5 2008 » Advertising, Marketing » No Comments
Network Solutions puts names on hold
Before attempting to register a domain name at Network Solutions, read this article. Apparently, Network Solutions takes the domain name that you enter and puts it on hold. This means that once you have seen that the domain you want is available at Network Solutions, if you want the domain you have to pay their [...]
Wed, January 9 2008 » Marketing, Technical » No Comments
