Outsourcing IT
One thing I am struck with when I speak to friends who are in the IT world who are starting businesses is the amount of time they waste keeping their IT infrastructure up and running. They need to buy software …
Author: Darryl Smith
Why Blog?
Right now this web site is getting an increasing number of Blog posts. Considering that almost no one is actually reading the site at the moment, the question must be asked as to why I am actually writing a Blog. …
On Being A Startup
Being a startup gives certain advantages over a more established company. For one thing, I don’t need to worry about bringing in a lot of money each month to support a heap of employees. I can move quickly, and I …
Competition
I don’t normally talk about our potential competition here, but sometimes strange business practices need to be highlighted. At times, it is difficult to understand what people are thinking when they advertise products. I was interested in a particular product …
Answering the Engadget Questionnaire
The Engadget Blog has a questionnaire that they love to put to influential people. Unfortunately I am not one of those influential people, but I thought I would fill it in anyway, and post the results. My name is Darryl …
Confessions from the Trenches
As a Consultant Engineer I have been asked to do all manner of things – and the people who are paying for my work are not always the ones employing me to do the work. This can cause issues at …
Company Registration
Thanks to the people at eComanies, Redshift Wireless Pty Ltd is now an official Australian Company. Our ACN is 162 733 780, and the ABN is being processed! This means that the business is really happening. We hope to release …
Electricity Prices are Confidential Information?
One of the things with Redshift Wireless is that we want to help people save money on their electricity bill. This means getting access to the rates that people pay, so that we can work out about how much they …
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Automation in Business
When running a business, or starting one, it is important to ask how many of the tasks that you do on a daily basis can be automated. Just think about all the tasks you work on, during the day, or …
Building a Business
Like it or loathe it, the world is changing. Globalization is becoming a fact of life, where arbitrage is becoming increasingly important. If you don’t know what arbitrage is, look it up. Basically, it is working out that there can …