From time to time I come across website that simply do not work properly in Firefox. In most cases this can cause some degree of irritation, but other times it is extremely frustrating. At present I am researching cars, so I've been working my way through as many of the Irish car sites as possible in order to gauge pricing etc., Unfortunately at least one of the sites that … [Read more...] about The Broken Web
IIA Congress – Anyone Going?
The Irish Internet Association's annual Congress is on next week in the Fitzpatrick Hotel in Killiney. I'll be there all day, so if anyone feels like saying "hi" you'll know where to find me … [Read more...] about IIA Congress – Anyone Going?
Irish Online Business – Leaking Personal Information?
Yet another high profile Irish company website is not setup correctly. Browsing a particular vendor's website you can access personal information on clients, deliveries and more as nobody thought of putting even rudimentary security in place. Fortunately they don't sell online! … [Read more...] about Irish Online Business – Leaking Personal Information?
ICANN Approves .tel
ICANN has approved a new TLD - .tel I'm really not sure about this one. Is it of any practical use? Will it cause confusion with .mobi? While I can see that they are aimed at different markets launching both TLDs within a relatively short period of time (in ICANN terms) may lead to confusion. Frank Michlick is as undecided as I am: Interesting, so this sTLD will need a special … [Read more...] about ICANN Approves .tel
IEDR Releases Financials and makes interesting promises
The Irish domain registry (IEDR) has released details of its finances The press release and report contains some amusing very amusing comments from the IEDR management, but this one really takes the biscuit: Its offering of a “managed” domain, where, unlike other domain names, entitlement to the .ie name is established and cybersquatting is eliminated, is unique in the current … [Read more...] about IEDR Releases Financials and makes interesting promises