Review of Clarie G. Coleman’s Terra Nullius
Having read Claire G. Coleman’s The Old Lie, I knew she was an Indigenous Australian who wrote science fiction that commented on the historical and present-day treatment of Indigenous Australians. When I started reading her earlier novel Terra Nullius, I was immediately looking for science fiction elements. The novel starts as if set in the […]
Review of Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy is the third and final novel in Ann Leckie’s award-winning Imperial Radch series. The books are about the adventures of Breq an Ancillary who was connected to a ship that was destroyed. An Ancillary is a human who has been turned into an AI and has their consciousness connected to a ship. They […]
Review of Us and Them by Anthony J Langford.
Us and Them is a collection of short stories and poems that will open your heart to the lives of others, especially the mind of its author, Anthony J Langford. The collection will have you thinking about how you interact with others, and had this reader vowing to be more open to what might be […]
Review of The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, by Richard Flanagan
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is about a dying mother, Francie, and the efforts of her adult children to keep her alive, even though she wants to die. The children have lost the ability to communicate with each other and are out to show they have the power, at least in the case of Anna […]
New domain names for Australians
If you are in Australia, you have until the 20th of September to reserve a new style of domain name, which may, in the future, become the dominant URL address style for websites in Australia. The new domain name does away with the .com, .org, .net, .gov and just has yoursitename.au. More details about this […]
Quick review of The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
The Future of Another Timeline occurs on an alternative Earth. In this universe, some artifacts can be used for time travel. In a few locations throughout Earth, there are six mounds of rock that, when hit in the right combination, allow time travel throughout Earth’s history. Time geologists use them not only to view history […]
Novels I read last year.
It has been a while since I posted anything. I was too busy last year to post regularly (I started a web design business on March 19 –Wangaratta Website Design Services – and before that, I did a six-week intensive NEIS course on starting and running a business). I had many long weeks of work, working […]
What to Include on an Author Website.
In the lead-up to starting Wangaratta Website Design Services, I did an online survey of writers/authors asking what they wanted in an author’s website. Twenty-three people responded, which isn’t a lot, but I still found their responses informative. Advantages of Having an Author Website When asked about the advantages of having an author website, they […]
Online spammers, scammers and rip-offs.
Since starting my business, I have been surprised by the amount of spam and attempted scams I have received. Domain Registration Rip-off The rip-offs and scams started straight after I registered my business when I received a letter from www.registry.com.au offering me a domain name for my business at the bargain price of $99. This […]
How to get to the top of Google search results
Google is the most popular search engine. According to Statscounter, nearly 95% of web searches are conducted using it. When a search is conducted on Google, the results page (SERP) includes different types of results. For the search “Website Design Wangaratta” (shown below), the top two positions are taken up by paid ads. The two […]