By Barb - 7th September 2010
The iPad love affair continues at bka. We remain enamoured by the touch browsing, the slick display, and the quality of its video and music features. These all help make the iPad a great plaything!
As a business companion, though, the relationship is a bit rocky. But because we're seeing this as a long-term relationship we're putting in the effort to find apps that will make iPad as good in the office as it is in the lounge. Here are just a few of the apps we like...
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By Nita - 16th August 2010 - 3 comments
On the 1st of October GST will increase to 15%.
Make sure you are ready by following these tips...
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By Barb - 11th August 2010
The Rugby World Cup is one of the top five sporting fixtures in the world. When New Zealand hosts the Cup next year, New Zealand businesses will have a unique opportunity to sell themselves to a global audience. If you are not in game form and on the online field, you’re not in the game!
Taking a fresh look at your online presence today is as sensible as the All Blacks getting into training now – you want to be at peak performance when the heat is on.
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By Leah - 3rd August 2010
Do you know who registered your website domain name? or where it's hosted? or when it needs to be renewed? If you're thinking "no" or "huh?" you're not alone...
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By Barb - 15th July 2010
A website that is lost in cyberspace is a website wasted.
That’s why Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has become a rapidly growing science. SEO has one simple objective; to make it as easy as possible for the people you want to visit your site, to find you from that vast cyber-galaxy of more than 23200000 active websites.
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By Barb Anderson - 9th June 2010 - 3 comments
From time to time you need to 'clear your cache' and though it sounds a bit painful its not! At least not with these helpful hints at your fingertips.
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By Ben Wicks - 9th June 2010
I’ve recently reviewed a couple of projects where the question of website security came up.
Lets take a look for at the 3 main considerations for putting together a plan around website security.
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By Barb - 27th May 2010
Gone are the days of spending heaps on a web stats package!
Google has a free service called Google Analytics that generates detailed statistics about visitors to a website and their subsequent experiences. It’s really taken off as the most popular web stats tool and not just because it’s free.
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By Leah Edwards - 29th April 2010 - 2 comments
If you missed the fracas around Facebook's new privacy settings this week, you may not realise that your personal information is potentially being shared to Facebook's partner websites without your consent - and your friend's may be sharing your personal information without even knowing it.
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By Nita - 8th April 2010 - 3 comments
During my career as a business manager I have interviewed and spoken to many students about the realities of entering the workforce for the first time. Recently I was asked to speak at an AUT graduation. I shared the following important tips with the students to help them on the hunt to find their first professional job.
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