2005 could signal a major turnaround for the Irish Domain Registry (IEDR). In a press release issued on 26th April the registry reported a profit for 2004 of €880,000, compared with a loss of €1.2 million in 2002. The improved finances are attributed to a combination of cost-cutting measures coupled with a 32% increase in new registrations. Over the past two years the price of … [Read more...] about Turning point for the IEDR?
Archives for April 2005
Firefox unfriendly sites
Firefox is my browser of preference, so I get a little bit annoyed when I can't use it with certain sites ie. sites that I would like to use. Last weekend I was trying to use Tesco.ie and discovered that it wouldn't work properly. AIB's personal banking works fine, but other areas of their site does not work, such as the business banking and the online car loan section. Quite … [Read more...] about Firefox unfriendly sites
Unlimited bull!
There is no such thing as a tooth fairy and there is definitely no such thing as unlimited bandwidth. Strangely, or not so strangely, there are still companies promoting hosting plans with unlimited bandwidth to Irish punters. To oversell is one thing, but unlimited bandwidth is more than just a mere marketing ploy - it's a dangerous myth. I wish someone would tell Switch … [Read more...] about Unlimited bull!
Extending Sugar CRM
Austrian company go-mobile has released a number of extensions for SugarCRM. Details available on their site … [Read more...] about Extending Sugar CRM
gpg signing emails with outlook?
Does anybody know of a "sane" way of doing this with Outlook 2003? I've been scouring the web for the last couple of weeks trying to find a sane solution and have hit a brick wall. The plugins I have come across including this one simply won't work, as they expect me to generate a key based on an email address, which I don't want or need to do. Getting it to work with … [Read more...] about gpg signing emails with outlook?