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Savage 911 – The Australian Classic Porsche 911s that I love

Classic Porsche 911’s have always been a passion of mine. I’m currently undertaing a TAFE Automotive Servicing course to go deeper on the mechanical side. Every mechanic I talk to however, suggests that the best way to derive an income from this passion is to be a vlogger. Listening to that advice, I have started my own Porsche 911 YouTube channel – Savage 911. I will post a mixture of interesting 911 reviews and mechanical how-tos. Please let me know any feedback that you have. The first feedback received is that I need a better microphone for speech, which I have now purchased for the next video. Here’s my first video, reviewing the car of a friend of mines:

Arrow Blue 1979 Porsche 911SC Review

Australia punches above it’s weight in the classic Porsche 911 market, thanks to a long history of sales here and the cars surviving well in our dry climate. Some of the world’s leading Porsche historical experts are based in Australia, with access to factory archives and indexes.

If anyone has a special Classic 911 in Australia that they would like to see reviewed, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Gardening continued!




Street view

Originally uploaded by Scott Savage

The garden is slowly coming together! I cemented in the edging (tumbled limestone pavers turned sideways), planted half of the hedges (other half will be planted once the cement is set) and put chip bark over the areas that will soon be garden beds. Unfortunately I can’t move the roses yet because they are still flowering and to minimise the impact it is better to wait until winter when they are dormant. I also glued a piece of cracked marble back onto the step. I am pretty happy with how things are looking so far, it will be good to see everything grow into place. Hopefully it won’t take long until I have to start trimming the hedges into shape.

Making money from SaaS

Internet Cash Machine

Internet Cash Machine

The core promise of SaaS is that it will help you deliver services more efficiently. Instead of trying to manage software projects (which can easily get expensive and out of control) a company can outsource non-core development and deploy an SaaS solution almost instantly. In the current economic downturn many people have been watching SaaS vendors closely to see whether they struggle or thrive. On paper they are cheaper and allow businesses to focus on their core strengths, but would companies shun the risk and element of change in uncertain times?

There have been a few earnings announcements over the last couple of months that are proving the SaaS backers right. Salesforce is the biggest ‘flag bearer’ for SaaS solutions, and it has exceeded analyst expectations and posted a 43% revenue increase from the same quarter last year. The good news doesn’t end there however. Concur, Taleo, RightNow and many other SaaS providers are also posting record quarters.

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