Jmcc forwarded a press release from Google earlier this morning where the search engine giant espoused its plans for hosted services. I can see quite a few google fans getting excited about this, but I seriously doubt that they'll stick around after they've encountered Google's customer (dis)service. … [Read more...] about Google Trying to Offer Hosted Services
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Microsoft Ignores Europe….
Earlier this year I mentioned the Microsoft /MSN initiative to help ISPs track their users' spam. Since I last logged in they've added several new features including the possibility of adding your entire AS number. Excellent! No more worrying about network segments. I'd simply throw in any AS we manage and be covered! WRONG! MS, in their wisdom, haven't set up their system … [Read more...] about Microsoft Ignores Europe….
Browser / OS Usage
Which browsers are being used and which OS is popular? I'm always interested in this kind of information, but finding a good source for it is far from easy. For my own amusement I thought I'd compare two sites I manage for the year to date. The sites I choose were this one and search.ie and the results are hardly surprising: Mneylon.com Browsers: Mneylon.com Operating … [Read more...] about Browser / OS Usage
Upcoming Interviews – MailScanner’s Julian Field
Like so many other bloggers it looks like I'm going to be going down the interview route a bit as well.... In my case I'd like to talk to people whose work fits in with my own particular set of interests, so the first person I've asked to give an interview is Julian Field, who is the developer of MailScanner I won't be podcasting this particular interview, as it will be … [Read more...] about Upcoming Interviews – MailScanner’s Julian Field
Enabling / Disabling Modules / Sites in Apache 2 on Ubuntu
I really like the way Debian and Ubuntu handle Apache 2 modules and virtual host configurations. By using symlinks between the installed modules and the directory for the active ones, you can easily turn them on and off. It couldn't be easier, or could it? Well it can actually! There are a number of binaries available that can handle all of this even more gracefully (at least … [Read more...] about Enabling / Disabling Modules / Sites in Apache 2 on Ubuntu