It is the start of the month, and with it brings new bandwidth limits. This site has been hosted on a free account on Servers Australia. For the first few months the free account seemed perfectly acceptable. It came with a 250mb bandwidth limit for the month. Last month the number of people visiting the site almost doubled the previous month’s total. For the first time, bandwidth became an issue. From 28th June I was receiving emails every couple of hours reminding me that I was about to run out of bandwidth. Luckily I didn’t.

This month I am going to have to look in to using a paid account. The migration over to the new account shouldn’t cause downtime to the site. It should be just a simple switch.

Thank you everyone for the continued support of the site. It is really excellent that more and more people are regularly visiting.

RSS Feeds

I have added to the top of the site links to the RSS and Comments RSS. Clicking on the links will allow the site to be added to your email account. Once added, any time that I update the site, you will receive the latest post in the form of an email.

RSS Feeds are an excellent way to keep updated. One thing that they fail to do is to allow you to leave comments. To leave a comment, you would still have to visit the site. You can easily do that once you have received the RSS Feed, as the heading of the post is a link to the page on the site.

I typically use the Google Reader to view all of my blogs. You can use Outlook to view the site, SharpReader, Firefox etc to name a few. It really does make viewing the site, and receiving all the latest updates very easy. If you haven’t already added this site to the RSS, I encourage you to do so now. All it takes is a click of the button in the top right hand corner of the site.

Interview with an IT Professional

This last week I have been busy asking people to participate in the interview series. I have been really pleased with the responses I have received.

The next interview that will be posted on the site will be with Didier Elzinga. Didier Elzinga is the CEO of Rising Sun Pictures, located in South Australia. Rising Sun Pictures is Australia’s leading visual effects company, having worked on many blockbusters, including the latest Harry Potter movie (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), as well as Charlotte’s Web, Superman Returns, Batman Returns and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (to name a few). I am really looking forward to reading Didier’s responses to the questions I have sent him. Make sure you come back for that!

If you are interested, Rising Sun Pictures is currently looking to recruit people. Have a look at their website: www.rsp.com.au and read what they expect from people when they apply for a job.

ACS Foundation Scholarships

The latest ACS Foundation Scholarships newsletter has been distributed to all. You can view the newsletter from the following link: http://www.acsfoundation.com.au/newsletter/ACSFnewsletter.html

The newsletter covers such topics as: IT pay to increase as skills shortage develops, Google looks to Australian developers, IT salaries increase in May, Australian government ‘to focus on IT’ as well as a listing on all current scholarships.