Web Life » Tips & Guides

Vista Tip To Reduce High Memory Usage

Mark Newton-Carter — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:11:55 +0000

I have a high powered laptop that has 2 gigabytes of RAM and yet, when I run just two pieces of software I am interrupted by a message saying I am running low on memory and should close some programs before I continue. Is this Bill Gates’ ideas of a joke! My old desktop with Windows XP performed ten time better on half the memory.

How To Stay Afloat In Shark Infested Waters!

Mark Newton-Carter — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:49:31 +0000

Had a lengthy discussion with my business partner today about the state of play with our business and how exactly to proceed. This conversation was sparked by a call from a media company who specialise in writing and distributing professional articles for the purposes of increasing website exposure and popularity. They were extremely professional in their approach, calm, confident and knowledgeable. For the princely sum of £1,000 per month they would write 20 articles on our subject, peppered with our keywords. This was to be a one year contract, with 6 months notice of quiting but as a favour to us would drop the notice period to 3 months provided we make up our minds by the end of the month. It sounded good. In a struggling economy and us fighting for every order, a tsunami of exposure across the social network focussing on fashion and celebrity sounded like just the help we needed to attract the well-heeled hoards to our door! They almost had us on board!

Cheers To Getting Your Priorities Straight!

Mark Newton-Carter — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:19:37 +0000

I can’t remember where I found this great story. It is so “zen” to me, and laced with a little humour. I think it puts things in order. I really want to share it because this sort of stuff is invaluable.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Mark Newton-Carter — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:26:12 +0000

Here are a few tips to help you get on with others under pretty much any circumstances.

1. Learn to remember names. Inefficiency at this point may indicate that your interest is not sufficiently ongoing.

Triple Your Efficiency, Productivity and Profit.

Mark Newton-Carter — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:09:41 +0000

Expect twice as much from others as you expect from yourself. Be shameless. And don’t hold your productivity back by assuming your team won’t or can’t do twice as much as you can. Let go of any fear of consequences. Get used to hearing people say no to you.

Ten Traps To Avoid at Work

Mark Newton-Carter — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:55:55 +0000

There is no real mystery to these tips. Most are common sense combined with a positive outlook. However, it’s always useful to state these things as sometimes the obvious isn’t so obvious!

Guidelines to Present Yourself as a Professional!

Mark Newton-Carter — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:28 +0000

The following excerpt is from a longer document submitted by my father in 1976 called “Should Creative Directors Be Middle Class? This extract includes guidelines for said Creative Directors, but in my view, may be applicable to any professional who wants to present themselves as such, and remains highly appropriate today, over thirty years after writing.

Tips for Buying a New Computer

Mark Newton-Carter — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:21:54 +0000

Reviews before you choose.
Editors, Users and Manufacturers all have a different perspecive. Editors are completely unbiased and generally speaking magazine tests are rigorous and results are detailed. Check zdnet, pcworld.com and cnet.

A Happy Machine is a Clean Machine

Mark Newton-Carter — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:43:27 +0000

How many people in the world have computers? At least 365 million – not much when compared to the worlds population (just over 6.7 billion)! Interestingly, half of the worlds population has NEVER seen a telephone, nor used one! I wonder how many homes now have books! But I digress.