I finally got round to installing Urchin 6 (beta) this evening.As my personal servers are running Ubuntu I opted for the source install, however for some reason Urchin sees it as Fedora? It works, but it's a very odd thing to report...As the software is commercial you have to get a license. Fortunately once it's installed you can simply follow the wizard to get your license key … [Read more...] about Urchin 6 Beta – First Impressions
Vodafone Website Chaos
I'm currently considering getting a Blackberry or similar device. Much as I love my N95 it's lack of a full keyboard wouldn't make it my ideal choice for email "on the go".Since we're with Vodafone I naturally thought that checking their site would be a good idea.How wrong could I be!There is simply no sane way to see a list of available phones on their site.Sure. You can lie … [Read more...] about Vodafone Website Chaos
Ecommerce Gaffe of the Week – Marks and Sparks
There are gaffes and there are gaffes. This one is brilliant! … [Read more...] about Ecommerce Gaffe of the Week – Marks and Sparks
Quick Lunchtime RoundUp
I've got a very long todo list this week - keep an eye on the company blog for updates!I see Stephen McCarron from Hosting365 has finally started a blog. Will he keep it up??It seems that LetsHost don't like anyone to mention the fact that they use slow servers in the US... Mention it and they cut you off! How charming! If we cut off every single person who said "nasty" things … [Read more...] about Quick Lunchtime RoundUp
Urchin 6 Finally In Beta!
Urchin announced its acquisition by Google approximately 3 years ago.I'd been in talks with Urchin prior to the acquisition and had installed a trial version of the software. The main difference between the Urchin software and the SAAS was that one is installed on your server and reads your logs (a bit like Awstats) while the other uses a bit of Javascript in your pages to … [Read more...] about Urchin 6 Finally In Beta!