With only 3 days left until publication Harry Potter fever is about to strike! The nice people at Amazon are promising delivery to UK addresses if you order by midnight tonight: … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Fever
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Why cheap domain registrars fail to deliver
Over the course of the last few years I have dealt with a wide range of ICANN registrars and their resellers. Some experiences have been good, some fantastic and some excruciatingly painful.Which ones stick out? The bad ones of course!It is a well known fact that people remember bad service and, more importantly, talk about it more than they do about good service. About a year … [Read more...] about Why cheap domain registrars fail to deliver
How to react to terrorism
David's got an interesting entry on the US vs UK reactions to "terrorism" - I use inverted commas as the US definition of it is all encompassing .... I was living in Paris when there was a spate of bombings in the 90s and actually commuted via some of the affected stations. Life just went on, though people may have checked under their seats more often for "packages". The only … [Read more...] about How to react to terrorism
Data Retention – ISPA calls on ISPs following bombing
According to an article on The Register, UK ISPs have been asked to retain data prior to last Thursday's attack as it is felt that the bombers may have coordinated their efforts electronically (a not unreasonable assumption). Although this request is reasonable it is a bit impractical: Does a common format for logs exist? - No What volume of data is involved?- an unknown, but … [Read more...] about Data Retention – ISPA calls on ISPs following bombing
London to host Olympics
London will play host to the 2012 Olympic Games. I've always thought of the Olympics as being an event held in a warm climate and have memories of sun etc., Will 2012 be the year of the damp Olympiade? … [Read more...] about London to host Olympics