Author: Aaron Traffas
Google AdWords provides targeted audience exposure
Google is a mammoth company, slowly weaving its way into every corner of the Internet by offering free services that are better than the competing for-pay services. The development of these free services is not cheap, especially when Google allegedly requires only 80% of their employees’ attention through their Innovation time off program which encourages…
New resources list aggregates auction products and services
It’s time for a little housekeeping. In case you didn’t notice, the new resources page was published a few days ago. Its goal is to list various offerings from various companies and vendors serving the auction industry. If you don’t see a product listed, it’s due to an oversight and not an agenda. If you…
OpenDNS makes Internet faster, safer and cleaner
Over the last several months, there have been many security bulletins about the vulnerabilities found in one of the fundamental technologies that makes the web work called DNS. DNS stands for domain name system. It’s a fairly complex system, but abstractly it’s fairly simple. Every device on the Internet is accessed by Internet protocol (IP)…
openoffice.org releases OpenOffice 3 today, servers are down
The previously-reviewed OpenOffice version 3 was officially released today. As of 9:05am CST, their servers are down. At least I’m unable to access them from Manhattan, Kansas. Get the latest version from FileHippo if you’re like me and don’t want to wait for their servers to come back up. UPDATE Want a quick way to…
Auction Podcast Episode 7 – Interview with Robert Mayo
AuctioneerTech – Joining me today for the first of the Auctioneer Interview Series is my friend Robert Mayo, CAI, ATS, AARE, CAGA. Robert is an auctioneer and broker with Mayo Auction and Realty in Kansas City, MO. He is also the 2007 and 2008 Kansas State Champion Auctioneer. Good morning, Robert, and thank you for…