Thursday 16 August 2007

Mission Beach Website Design

Ion e-Business are the local web site design company in Mission Beach and are specialists in content management systems and the integration of reat-time booking systems.

Friday 10 August 2007

Oi Clot

Yes, the title sounds like a mis-quote at an abortion clinic but (hey no, ed) seriously, what is the point in wearing flip-flops/thongs on the beach..? Listen to me, the sand won't hurt your feet. We promise. Don't wear shoes on Mission Beach - I will be sending telepathic vibes to my dog to poo where you're walking.

Wednesday 8 August 2007

Website Development With Video

I'm currently doing some website design work for Great Barrier Reef diving company Calypso Dive and have been putting together a nice way for them to display a video gallery to their website users. This has involved me trying to find a good tool for shrinking the videos that come off their cameras. Even the smallest clips have been 20MB which is just too much for most people to download. Anyway, I've found a free tool so if you're interested contact me at Ion e-Business and I'll let you know where to download it from.

Coral Reefs Declining Fast

Coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans are disappearing faster than had previously been thought, a scientific study has shown.
Nearly 1,554 sq km (600 sq miles) of reef have disappeared each year since the 1960s - twice the speed at which rainforest is being lost.

The corals are vanishing at a rate of 1% per year, a decline that has begun decades earlier than expected.

Details of the survey appear in the journal Plos One.



Read more at BBC online.

Saturday 4 August 2007

Teachers - Are They Really This Stupid?

Teachers have called for websites such as YouTube to be shut down as part of efforts to prevent pupils and staff being bullied. Delegates at the conference of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) said bullying can continue outside school and work hours.


They said bullies can send abusive text messages or e-mails to victims.



A spokesman for the website YouTube said the vast majority of people used the site responsibly.



At the PAT annual conference in Harrogate, delegates heard that bullies have posted mobile phone videos on websites, showing teachers as well as pupils being attacked or humiliated.



Read more...

Silicon Valley Start Ups

According to the Wall Street Journal, half of the 20 most inventive towns in the US are in Silicon Valley.


Nowadays the place is not just about silicon chip makers; all technology is here.



It is a string of satellite towns full of clever people, incredibly successful tech companies, and hopefuls looking to make the big time.



This place was the centre of the dotcom bubble of the mid 90s, when investors were pouring money into anything with a dot in the title. Of course it was also the hardest hit when the bubble burst. For every surviving big player, hundreds went under.



Now the optimism is back, along with the money.



Read more at BBC online.

Zazz Rules

I love Zazz. They sell some great stuff at amazing prices. I buy a lot of gear from them for my web site design company and it always turns up and works too.

Zaz

I love Zazz. I've said it before and I'll say it again. They sell some great stuff at amazing prices. I buy a lot of 'stuff' for my web site design company through them and it always turns up and works.