I know from talking to web designers and developers that Internet Explorer 6 gives them lots of headaches. While it may not be the only cause of heartache it's a clear and tangible one.Of course there have been plenty of "upgrade to firefox" type campaigns in the past, but most seemed to ignore a simple fact. Many corporate users can't simply upgrade browsers without their IT … [Read more...] about Purge Internet Explorer 6 From The Desktop?
Ubuntu ICQ – Fix
Paul has put together a couple of Ubuntu packages to fix ICQ support in PidginI think I've had my ICQ account since 1994, so that beats Paul by 4 years :) … [Read more...] about Ubuntu ICQ – Fix
Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu
If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released … [Read more...] about Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu
IE Domain Policy / Development – Make Your Voice Heard
I posted about the Comreg public consultation on dotIE on my domain blog the other day, but I feel it's worthwhile to mention it here as well.No matter what your opinion is about the IE namespace NOW is the time to make your opinion known.The consultation paper covers the background of IEDR and then goes into a number of key topics with questions on each one. … [Read more...] about IE Domain Policy / Development – Make Your Voice Heard
ICANN Paris Hangover
I've been at the ICANN meeting in Paris for the last week and haven't had a chance to post here.I'll be posting a few followup posts over on my domain blog over the next few days.Suffice to say that some of the media coverage of the event has been more than a bit sensationalist!I'm in Paris until Sunday afternoon, so I fully intend to take advantage of my remaining time here to … [Read more...] about ICANN Paris Hangover