ben.hamilton.id.au » General http://ben.hamilton.id.au what I find interesting in tech and CRM Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:37:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AddThis http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/addthis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addthis http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/addthis#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:11:57 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=757 AddThis is a browser extension. It’ll allow you to easily share content on multiple networks. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/addthis/feed 0 Do This Today: 11.11.11 http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/do-this-today-11-11-11?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-this-today-11-11-11 http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/do-this-today-11-11-11#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:07:14 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=755 The 11.11.11 project asks you to take a photo of whatever you’re doing at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th November 2011…then contribute your pic to ABC Open. #

via ABC OPEN – Posts – Set Your Alarm. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/do-this-today-11-11-11/feed 0 Video Interview : Jack Dorsey http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/twitter-and-square-guru-jack-dorsey-the-full-asiad-interview-video-kara-swisher-asiad-allthingsd?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twitter-and-square-guru-jack-dorsey-the-full-asiad-interview-video-kara-swisher-asiad-allthingsd http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/twitter-and-square-guru-jack-dorsey-the-full-asiad-interview-video-kara-swisher-asiad-allthingsd#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:11:52 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=753 Jack Dorsey is one of the guys behind twitter and square. AsiaD have a video interview with him. In it he talks of one of his major inspirations (Steve Jobs) and the challenges Twitter faces in China. Go watch. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/twitter-and-square-guru-jack-dorsey-the-full-asiad-interview-video-kara-swisher-asiad-allthingsd/feed 0 Two Important Product Rules http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/two-important-product-rules?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-important-product-rules http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/two-important-product-rules#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:07:49 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=749 Continue reading →]]> Steven Poole has a great post up. In it he states two ‘rules’. He may not be the first to verbalise them, but he’s got a great commentary on them. Go take a read. #

For that that are still reading here and not over there, here are the two rules: #

  1. If you’re not paying for something, you’re not a customer; you’re the product being sold.
  2. If you’re not paying for something, you have no reason to expect it to be there tomorrow.
You’ll need to go here to read it – it’ll make you sit up and think about the ‘free’ services you’re using on the internet. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/two-important-product-rules/feed 0 The Perils of Updates http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/the-perils-of-updates?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-perils-of-updates http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/the-perils-of-updates#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:07:55 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=747 Continue reading →]]> …and hell broke loose. Every app on the machine, every little bit of system code wanted to update itself. Not only did it waste a ton of my time supervising all this updating, I could never be sure when it was finished. After updating a lot of stuff didn’t run anymore… #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/the-perils-of-updates/feed 0 Leadership Skill http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/leadership-skill?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leadership-skill http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/leadership-skill#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:11:40 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=668 The Must-Have Leadership Skill via Harvard Business Review. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/leadership-skill/feed 0 Cartoon: Known Issues http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/known-issues-cartoon-savage-chickens-cartoons-on-sticky-notes-by-doug-savage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=known-issues-cartoon-savage-chickens-cartoons-on-sticky-notes-by-doug-savage http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/known-issues-cartoon-savage-chickens-cartoons-on-sticky-notes-by-doug-savage#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:07:34 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=657 Known IssuesKnown Issues Cartoon | Savage Chickens – Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/known-issues-cartoon-savage-chickens-cartoons-on-sticky-notes-by-doug-savage/feed 0 iOS 5 Change http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ios-5-change?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ios-5-change http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ios-5-change#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:15:45 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=662 …in iOS 5, there’s an important change… via Marco.org. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ios-5-change/feed 0 Switcher for Windows http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/switcher-for-windows?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=switcher-for-windows http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/switcher-for-windows#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:11:05 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=674 Switch windows with ease. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/switcher-for-windows/feed 0 Ritualise Blogging http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ritualise-blogging?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ritualise-blogging http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ritualise-blogging#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:07:18 +0000 Ben Hamilton http://ben.hamilton.id.au/?p=723 Continue reading →]]> …9. Create a ritual: One way to make sure that you sit down to write your blog post at the scheduled time is to create a ritual that signals to your brain that it’s blogging time… via 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination | ProBlogger. #]]> http://ben.hamilton.id.au/general/ritualise-blogging/feed 0