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QUOTES QUOTES QUOTES

Most of my day was spent preparing quotes. We receive enquiries from all over the world and this time it was from Illinois US. The clients’ requirement was to provide a digital wayfinding solutions for their school but due to the location, we were not able to supply them with the hardware and onsite services. In […]

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THE SWAP AND THE CONTRIBUTION

THE REFUND AND THE CONTRIBUTION

I had to return one of the vegetarian burgers today at a large retailer and was asked why I was returning it. I mentioned to the lady the patty didn’t taste right and I didn’t use it. It was kept in the fridge and was only taken out during the short transportation to and from […]

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not so mini king mushroom

THE NOT SO MINI KING MUSHROOM

I came across a little but big Mini King Mushroom whilst preparing dinner. My daughter looked at it and yelled out “That’s fat!”. I had to correct her and tell her it’s actually big not fat. Apparently, she said the same thing when she saw a large man at a shopping centre. One of my […]

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my car trouble is in the air

CAR TROUBLE IS IN THE AIR

Another hot day and what made it worse was the car had a problem with the air conditioner. It wouldn’t turn on for some reason but I’m assuming because the outside of the car hit 41 degrees – maybe? When I was inside the car, I was sweating like crazy. The other thing I noticed […]

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THE HEADACHE

I had a headache today. I think this was the result of cutting the grass on a very hot day. I tried shaking it off by a quick shower but it didn’t work. I then decided to take some Nurofen as I needed to go out and do a couple of jobs for Advertise Me. […]

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THE VEGO PARTY

We had the party today. It was obviously a Vegetarian party and here are some photos of the food we indulged in: I don’t think many people ate my hummus lol. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s main activities, tasks and accomplishments: I’ve been creating new banners using GetStencil it is a fast and easy […]

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TRY SOMETHING NEW

Have you tried or learnt something new today? I sure did. I decided for tomorrow party to make hummus from scratch.  I’ve never done this before but decided to get out of my comfort zone and just give it a TRY. I followed a recipe I found on the Internet and replaced some of the […]

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GUEST POSTING

Guest posting is one of the best marketing strategies to increase exposure for your brand and business. Guest posting has benefits for both the website owner and the guest poster. For the website owner, publishing guest posts on their website allows fresh content to be indexed on Google which is great for SEO – content […]

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what a hot day 1

WHAT A HOT DAY

It hit 40 degrees today!!! I managed to stay indoors for most of the day except when I had to go pick up a parcel in Seven Hills. The kids wanted to go outside to ride their bikes but I told them they couldn’t because of the heat. ACTIVITIES Below is a summary of today’s […]

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FIX UP MYSQL ERRORS

I noticed one of our websites digitalsignageblog.com was not displaying correctly. It appeared as if it was not loading some of the posts and the menu items were all incorrect. I ran a database repair by using the instructions here: WordPress Database Repair I thought this would have fixed the problem but it didn’t. After […]

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CREATING DIGITAL PRODUCTS

The Sponsor My Articles is another great digital product that Advertise Me developed. One of the biggest lessons with creating any digital product is being able to continuously provide support and add new features to the product. From experience with developing products, you will find there is always going to be potential buyers who will only […]

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PALM READING

Something really interesting happened to me whilst walking to the gym. I was crossing a road and this Indian guy (i think he was) with a bear and wearing a Turpin he said “You’re very lucky”. I said excuse me? “You’re a very lucky man” he repeated. He pulled me over and said he was […]

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FAMILY PICNIC AT MT ANNAN

A hot day but some members of the Tran Clan family went to have a picnic at Mt Annan (Bowden Centre). There’s a nice lake there with tables and plenty of shade. The kids had fun riding on their bikes and having a water gun fight. I was outnumbered 1-4 but that didn’t stop me […]

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 11 YEARS 1

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 11 YEARS

Today, my wife and I celebrated our 11th year wedding anniversary. We’ve been together almost 20 years – WOW that’s a long time. We went to watch Aladdin at the Capitol Theatre and managed to get the Rush Tickets (line up 2 hours before the show and you can purchase the tickets for $45 per […]

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DOES THIS MAKE YOUR KIDS LAUGH OR CRY 1

DOES THIS MAKE YOUR KIDS LAUGH OR CRY?

I decided to capture a video of a toy my daughter received from Christmas. It’s a rubber toy that when squeezed, the eyes pop out. She found laughed hysterically when she played with it and initially I didn’t know why she was laughing so hard. I thought that maybe kids find this scary so I decided […]

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PERSONALISE YOUR PROPOSALS

Submitting proposal for potential clients is a time-consuming process! Let me re-emphasise the word POTENTIAL. Yes – it means they may or may not use your products or services depending on their requirements. As a supplier, it’s painfully difficult to gauge what they are after and some of the questions that you may be asking yourself before submitting […]

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HOW TO CREATE A GIF IMAGE 1

HOW TO CREATE A GIF IMAGE

Creating a GIF image file is easy! All you have to do is look for an online GIF generator and upload the images you want to include in the GIF. The one I’ve used in this example is gifmaker.me All you have to do is upload the photos (rename the files using numbers so that […]

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ITS A RUNTASTIC DAY

IT’S A RUNTASTIC DAY

I had a chance to try the Runtastic app (iTunes or Android). I installed this app because there was a code that upgraded the Free version to Pro so I thought I’d try it. The app wasn’t so bad. It was simple to use and like many other apps it has a Voice Coach so […]

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