22 Jul 2010

Facebook allows multiple users to administer Ad Accounts

Finally Facebook has decided to stop crippling its ability to generate revenue in the real world by allowing multiple users to administer an ad campaign.  No longer is a critical part of your marketing tied inexorably to either personal accounts of people at your agency or a shared account which breaks the terms of use.

In typical FB style, this feature is exceptionally well hidden under Ads and Pages | Settings

You can add either a General User which allows them to spend money or Reports Only which is perfect for clients.
If you haven't tried FB Ads, now is the time - here's what a test campaign report looks like ...
1 Jul 2010

YouTube releases outbound links in videos

Up until recently you could only create annotation links to other YouTube videos - now if you have a commercial channel or are part of the Nonprofit Program you can link out to anywhere you like.

To see how this works - even as an embedded video, enjoy the new Old Spice commercial ...

24 Mar 2010

Quickly find that logo or icon

I always seem to be scratching around for company logos to put into a presentation.  IconFinder makes that process so much easier - and not just for company logos.

11 Mar 2010

How to quickly put together an iPhone app


Admit it, you've dreamed of having your very own iPhone app but perhaps can't quite justify the expense.  One of my favourite web services companies widgetbox has just made it so much easier.  You can add content from your blog, RSS feed, twitter feed, photos, videos, maps, polls and even custom html content.

Okay so it's not technically an app and it is a little slow to load but it will let you quickly prove whether your value proposition resonates with your audience since. It took me 20 minutes to put together an app which pulled together existing content from various sources. Did I mention it has build in metrics?

Check it out and let me know what you think ... http://www.widgetbox.com/mobile/make/
13 Oct 2009

Find a laptop friendly cafe

Finally a site that helps you find a nice cafe to sit and work for a while.  iPhone app coming soon.

4 Oct 2009

Hibernate your Mac

Macs go to sleep when you close the lid but still take battery power.  This DeepSleep widget puts your computer into hibernation, where all the RAM is copied to disk and no power is required.  It's great for resuming where you left off if it's going to be a while.

4 Oct 2009

Removing apps from OS X

When simply dragging to the Trash is just not enough, there's always AppCleaner ...

4 Oct 2009

Removing Startup Items on OS X

Open System Preferences and select Accounts. Select your user account and the Login Items tab. Scroll down the list until you find the program you want to stop auto loading, highlight it and click on the 'minus' symbol beneath the list.

4 Oct 2009

Customise the Mac OS X Login Screen

I think the login screen for OS X is pretty lame - here's how to change it to your liking ...

Launch the terminal and issue the following commands:

  • cd /System/Library/CoreServices
  • sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg DefaultDesktop_org.jpg
  • sudo cp /path/of/image.jpg DefaultDesktop.jpg
via osxdaily.com

 

4 Oct 2009

Blackberry Desktop Software for Mac finally arrives

Finally, a simple way to sync contacts, calendar items, tasks, notes, apps and iTunes from BlackBerry

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