Technology
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Technology advice, news and tips from Australia's best business start-up mentors and journalists. StartupSmart's technology ideas section features information and advice for business start-ups and people looking to start a business. |
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
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By
Oliver Milman and Michelle Hammond
The York Butter Factory's sexist tweet begs the question: just how male-centric is the tech sector? The answer may surprise you. BY OLIVER MILMAN AND MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
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By
Taskmaster
Many companies carefully check their marketing collateral before they publish. In the wake of the York Butter Factory’s controversial tweet, is it time to give social media messages the same scrutiny?
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
Extensions are an easy way to add new features to Google Chrome. Better still, they’re simple to set-up, once you know how.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Start-up incubator The York Butter Factory has apologised for a tweet that has been widely condemned as sexist, with a female industry expert claiming the incident highlights the “bro fest” culture within the tech sector.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Twitter has acquired social analytics start-up Hotspots.io for an undisclosed sum, with the Hotspots.io team expected to join Twitter.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
If you operate multiple calendars through Gmail, it can be a pain syncing them up to a mobile device. But there’s a way you can do it.
Monday, 16 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
Yahoo!7 may be starting to encounter the downside of the group buying industry as a new report indicates the media giant is no longer expected to make any more performance-related payments to its subsidiary Spreets.
Monday, 16 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
If you’re using Gmail as your main mail client, you may want a way to import your mail or other information, such as contacts.
Friday, 13 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
If you’re an avid user of internet-based programs then you’ve probably come across a feature or two that asks you to send back information to the developer to help fix problems.
Friday, 13 April 2012
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By
Taskmaster
Cyber attacks are unfortunately going to be part of life for SMEs and the damage done by loss of data can be enormous. So back-up your data – now!
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Instagram has dominated news headlines this week, after being acquired by Facebook for $US1 billion. We reveal 10 secrets behind the company’s amazing success. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Sydney-based technology venture company BlueChilli has picked Housl.com as its first incubated start-up hosted on Australian cloud provider Ninefold.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
If you manage all your email through Outlook then you probably deal with the Outlook calendar as well. But if you’re using an external calendar, it can be a nuisance to sync the two. There’s actually a way to combine them.
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
Apple and several major publishing houses are being sued by the United States Government over an eBook price fixing scheme.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
Many people are using Facebook to keep track of their calendars now, but it can be a little bit annoying if you’re never online and therefore miss a bunch of invitations. Here’s how to keep track of them.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Venture capital fundraising in the United States fell 35% in the first quarter of 2012, according to the National Venture Capital Association, but an expert insists investment is as strong as ever.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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By
Patrick Stafford
If you use Gmail, it's easy to put “labels” on your messages to make them easier to organise.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
The number of intellectual property lawsuits being filed by major tech companies could prevent future entrepreneurs from achieving success, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
The founders of Instagram are “psyched” to be joining Facebook in a $US1 billion deal, but the backlash from users has highlighted the drawbacks of being acquired by an industry giant.
Thursday, 05 April 2012
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By
Michelle Hammond
Start-ups need to allocate sufficient time and effort to conduct job interviews and reference checks, an expert says, after a survey revealed 4% of employees have used a fake referee.
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