This blog is a collection of lessons I’ve learnt on website design, creativity, business development, entrepreneurship. I also write a lot on where I think tech is going as well as a place for all the useful code snippets from all the genius developers that came before me. I love to chat and learn, so please feel free to leave a comment or drop me an email.
A presentation can exist beautifully without powerpoint slides, so please stop making mind numbingly boring slides with 20 power points in each slides. I’ve been looking into the art of presentations and it is such a fascinating art form. I’ve long been a huge fan of TED talks It’s amazing how a good presenter can …Continue Reading
I’ve known about the in-page analytics and visualisation tool CrazyEgg for a fair sometime now, but it wasn’t until very recently did I realise just how interesting and useful it can be! It all started when AppSumo offered a FREE lifetime use of CrazyEgg for any one web page. Being extremely cheap and curious I decide …Continue Reading
After my previous post on WordPress Booking Systems I am once again on the look out for a suitable plugin to help me manage appointments and meeting’s for a client. The WP Booking Calendar plugins I reviewed before was very good at the job but not wanting to settle for what I already know, I went hunting …Continue Reading
A few days ago I came across a wonderful article on Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. The rules often ask the story teller to challenge what they are creating and that they should always be pushing their imagination to make a better story. Although I love a good story whether it’s through a novel, an animation …Continue Reading
My name is Chi and I’m a media junky. I try to read a whole lot of blogs and listen to even more podcasts. I hate to waste time which is why I often listen to various podcasts on my journey to and from work and most likely whilst I’m at work. Side note, I …Continue Reading
For some silly reason standard css wouldn’t allow the file upload button to be styled. Naturally the very smart people have found ways around this. Although there are various method, I like this simple one the most. The HTML <div id=”file” class=”btn”>Upload Photo</div> <input type=”file” name=”file” /> The CSS #file { display:none; } The Javascript …Continue Reading
Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and Skydrive. With so many possibilities and options it’s not easy to know which cloud storage service would be right for you? I’ve spent over 2 days testing out these services with the aim of finding the best tool for online storage and file backup: TL:DR The short answers For a …Continue Reading
“If you aren’t embarrassed by what you launch with, you waited too long to launch.” Reid Hoffman founder of LinkedIn
Tomorrow marks the beginning to a new stage for my path to entrepreneurship. From only working on external project for cash flow I will be switching back to working full time employment. It’s a shame this has to happen but I know this is not the end. After all, one of the most famous quote …Continue Reading
So I am a bit of a weirdo, I’ve long had an interest in keeping records of my training. For over 4 years, it was only my body weight and body fat percentage. But since reading the 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss I’ve started recording even more metrics, such as bicep, chest, waist and thigh circumference. I’ve …Continue Reading
This is a very quick and DIRTY hack I use when I need to deciding if I should try something or not. Most of the time this is to with some sort of software or service related, but I it can also be used for anything. Below is a quick step by step of my …Continue Reading
I absolutely love Kickstarter! If you are asking “What is Kickstarter?” Than I’m just going to presume you are pretty new to the idea of starting your own business. Because it is an amazing crowd funding platform that give you a pretty good chance of making your ideas to a real product! (If it is good anyway) …Continue Reading
