From ZDNet: “WordPress vs. an army of clunky content management systems by ZDNet‘s Larry Dignan — Updated below: There’s a good discussion on the line between journalism and blogging, but it’s also worth noting the technology gulf between media companies and their content minions. In Scott Karp’s overall discussion asking whether blogs can do journalism–I … Read more
There are some businesses where all you need is a bill-board style website. It’s just a place for you to put up a sign that says “Hey! I’m a business. I have real-world brick-and-mortar shop that you should visit. Here’s my contact information.” If you want any sort of customer interactivity or online ordering, you’re … Read more
One of the coolest things I’ve seen in computer equipment is the re-purposing or re-using of old network equipment. What used to be a corporation’s prized technology often gets thrown out like yesterday’s garbage in order for them to replace it with newer, more expensive equipment to impress customers. This is entirely to your advantage. … Read more
The other day I was on eBay checking the auction for the Nintendo Wii I listed. It was up to $202.50 with six bids (three bidders) and only two days left! Normally all the bidding takes place at the end, so I intend to make a lot more than that on it. It occurred to … Read more
Down on your luck? Gotten your debt down, but your credit is still destroyed? There’s always hope without going to those non-profit companies you hear advertised on TV all the time. You can still qualify for offers from credit card companies and banks that are especially for “bad credit” customers. You can get bad credit … Read more
It looks like Apple has quietly slipped the ability to import custom ringtones via the latest version of GarageBand. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has a quick post up about a new Apple support page that mentions a new “Share > Send Ringtone to iTunes” option. There have been reports of other options for iPhone … Read more
For the third installment of my “Retailing on eBay” series, I’d like to take a minute to talk to you about finding drop-shippers. There are plenty of lists out there where you can find drop-shippers. Usually though, no one is giving you the straight dope on the quality of these companies, and you have no … Read more