One of the hot topics at the moment is the exhaustion of ip4 space.While this may not sound very exciting to "normal" people the impact it could have on you might be quite painful. If ISPs have to pay a heavy premium for more IP space as their networks expand, then the end users may be forced to pay a premium.Jay Daley, Nominet's CTO, has an interesting post on the Nominet blog … [Read more...] about IPv4 Space For Sale?
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Golden Spammers – Fined For Spamming
In the runup to the Golden Spiders earlier this year I noticed several complaints about their mailing lists.Both Peter and Mary Rose complained of having issues getting off the list despite several attempts.Now it transpires that Mary Rose has not only reported the issue to the data privacy commissioner, but that the commissioner has ruled in her favour and Golden Spiders / … [Read more...] about Golden Spammers – Fined For Spamming
No More Internet Explorer!
AIB finally upgraded our company account to use their new system which supports "real" Java and my choice of browser (Firefox).It seems they have been migrating companies across to the new system over the last few months.We now all have a little calculator sized "doda" called a "digipass" which basically generates a lot of random numbers.DownsidesI had to change my password's … [Read more...] about No More Internet Explorer!
Irish Banks + Ecommerce / Internet = Nightmare
I'm currently trying to sort out a few things with our bankers. A couple of the things are minor. They should be easy to sort out. A couple of the other things are a bit more complicated, so I more or less expect them to be awkward. However what's proving to be awkward is actually finding the correct channel to deal with them. If you speak to the branch about X they'll refer … [Read more...] about Irish Banks + Ecommerce / Internet = Nightmare
When Is A Link Not A Link?
When is a link not a link?When you can't actually click on it.Someone started a thread over on CI the other day about NetVisionary nominee PanthiusThe footer of the site contains a set of "links" which DO NOT work if you are using a normal browser:It transpires that the links do work if you use Internet Explorer, which shows how "popular" a browser that is with Irish creative … [Read more...] about When Is A Link Not A Link?