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Whois vs DAS

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One of the few things that Eurid seem to have done properly is providing a DAS server to supplement whois lookups. While a whois query on a .eu domain will return none too verbose results the das query is simplistic: whois -h das.eu:4343 get 1.0 mneylon % .eu Domain Availability Server 1.0 % % (c) 2005 (http://www.eurid.eu) % %% RC = 0 Domain: mneylon Status: REGISTERED No … [Read more...] about Whois vs DAS

Ubuntu Dapper Now In Beta

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The Ubuntu project's upcoming release - the dapper drake - is now in beta. Over the last couple of days the various project teams have released beta versions of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu etc., so the clock is now ticking until final release. The graphics are taking shape and there are probably lots of tweaks and changes under the hood. I am now seriously considering a fresh … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Dapper Now In Beta

Text Link Ads

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Jason mentioned text links ads recently, so I thought I'd signup to see what all the fuss was about. What caught my attention was that not only do they offer both publishers and advertisers a wealth of options they also offer some very slick integration techniques for a wide variety of website platforms. If you are running Wordpress, for example, you can integrate the ads using … [Read more...] about Text Link Ads

Google Pages – Open Again

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Google's website builder - Google Page Creator - is accepting signups again, as long as you have a gmail account. The user interface is simple and quite intuitive, though it is obviously limited in its functionality. Some of the AJAX tricks they've used to make it all work are pretty nifty and really fast! Unlike some of the other site builders I've tried over the last couple … [Read more...] about Google Pages – Open Again