We’re proud to say that yesterday our company donated $2000 to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund to aid the conservation of gorillas in the wild. If you’re not already aware, gorillas are now endangered in the wild, and are under constant threat from poaching and habitat destruction.
If you would like to learn more about the cause, please check out our information page here.
We’d just like to give a quick shout out to the Christmas World clan for their fine Christmas decorations! Deck the halls with bells and holly, Trent’s feeling kind of festive, and so are our resident monkeys! If you ever need to buy some cheap, quality Christmas gear, then we definitely recommend that you check out Christmas World!
Trent hanging with Roger, the mascot of SEOMoz in Mozcon, Seattle!
It’s ironic that we’re posting this in a way, because a lot of you will be referred to this article via our Facebook page! Either way, here’s a little piece of useful information you may want to keep up your sleeve should you be in a situation where you need to call on it.
Regardless if you’re a web developer, or simply an end user, it is incredibly simple to block a website on your computer. We figured we’d focus on Facebook. Why? Well, although the guys and girls at Ziller love a bit of short-lived attention on the world’s largest social network (like every other human being!), it can prove to be extremely counter-productive when trying to get things done.
It’s a problem faced by many employers. Productivity is lost because staff are addicted to social networking. Anyway, if you would like to know how to block Facebook at work, or at home, here’s how it’s done:
I’m going to take a stab in the dark and say that about 90% of workplaces use PCs over Macs, therefore knowing how to block a website on PC could prove to be extremely useful knowledge. Let’s run through it step by step:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows7, XP and Vista)
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows 2000)
The file named ‘hosts’ is the file that you want to edit. Before you open the file, however, it is suggested that you drag and drop a backup copy to your desktop.
127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
I run on a Mac at home, and having personally grown up using a PC, I initially had no idea how to go about blocking a website. This method is slightly trickier than Windows, because you have to use command line, but it’s still relatively simple!
sudo pico /etc/hosts
Note that command line is case sensitive, including spaces.
Once you hit enter, you will be asked to enter a password. This is the password for your Mac that you use to verify installations of programs on your computer.
Save and exit by hitting Ctrl + X (not Cmd). When asked if you want to save changes, type ‘y’ for yes. All done! Facebook should be blocked on your Mac.
And there you go! The primary object of your procrastination is gone!
We just had one of our existing client’s do what they do best and install a new TV for us in the office. Very professional installation and the setup looks great. Thank you AV Installation Specialists!
Recently Ziller needed an upgrade of our office stationery, and so went to Corban & Blair (a client of ours) for assistance. We were able to obtain a range of professional designed stationery supplies for our office and would just like to thank Corban & Blair for the great service. We recommend Corban & Blair to anyone after lifestyle or corporate stationery supplies.
For the last few weeks I have been in charge of promoting a product for Videopro, a client of ours who we built and manage a ecommerce website for that sells audio visual and computer solutions. The product I am talking about is the Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smart Pen.
In the beginning, my initial thoughts were that the price tag on the Livescribe Smart Pen was incredibly high for a pen, that was until I learnt a bit more about it. Because I was in charge of promoting the pen, like any good salesman you need to know a bit about what you are promoting, and so began reading into the features. I found a promotional video on youtube and after watching the video I instantly became interested. I convinced my boss to order one for the office and now we use it for all of our meetings.
The pen is pretty much a microcomputer that allows you to record while you are writing, so that you can listen to what you were hearing at the time of writing the notes. What it also does is link what you were writing to what you were hearing, so when you are revising your notes after your meeting, you can listen to what you were hearing when you were writing a particular sentence, so if that sentence doesn’t make sense or was written to messily, no problem, you can hear what was being said at the time.
The pen also has the ability to be plugged into your PC. After a meeting I can plug it into my computer which backs up my notes, and displays them as if I typed them onto the computer. There is also a search feature that allows me to search for a keyword that I wrote when writing my notes. You have to admit that is pretty handy!
The pen software will run both on Windows and Mac, and is something I definitely recommend for anyone who takes notes regularly. Even for someone is is perfect at taking notes, there are always times when your notes in sections are not so clear.
Ziller Web Marketing is looking to hire. We are currently seeking a dedicated web designer to fill a challenging role in our Sydney office. The applicant must have strong graphic design skills for web, as well as experience in web development. Any additional skills in .NET or php programming, internet marketing or SEO would be an advantage.
If you or anyone you know may be interested, please send resume to sales@ziller.com.au – any applications without a cover letter will be ignored.
