I was a teenager in the 1980s. I remember watching a lot of silly films in the 1980s. Some starred Michael J Fox and are still quite funny even now. Others weren't that funny then and simply aged badly.I don't hate the 1980s - it actually wasn't such a bad decade really. And it was probably a lot more tasteful than the 1970s .. But why on earth do so many people have fixations … [Read more...] about Are We Fixated With the 80s?
More Domain Offers
We have got some nice offers at the moment and plan to add more .. Biggest one this month is .co domain names for only €13.99 / year ex-VAT (I got neylon.co :) )More details here … [Read more...] about More Domain Offers
Controlling The Conversation
In 2011 you cannot control the conversation or dialogue with your customers. All you can hope to do is to be responsive.Forget about control.Learn to listen.Learn to respond.Control is an artifact of a bygone eraYou lost it years ago.Trying to control a conversation simply will not work and will make you look like a dinosaur. … [Read more...] about Controlling The Conversation
ICANN Really Needs A Clue
I am normally not a vocal critic of ICANNLike any organisation it has its issues, but this latest thing regarding an event at ICANN's upcoming meeting in San Francisco has really annoyed me.This is the poster that they're using to promote an event:So it's "ok" to use that kind of imagery?And for an event at an ICANN meeting sponsored by PIR and .info?Seriously?Talk about idiocy … [Read more...] about ICANN Really Needs A Clue
Checking Which Ports Are Doing What On Linux
From time to time it's handy to be able to see exactly which process is using a particular port on a Linux system - especially if you're debugging issues. This command will let you see exactly what's going on - you simply change the port number: lsof -i:80 If you need the standard port numbers you can check this list … [Read more...] about Checking Which Ports Are Doing What On Linux