The Golden Spider "page" has been subject of much mockery here over the last few months. They've now "upgraded" it again and are now using a static Flash graphic (why would you use Flash for a static graphic????) promising that you can enter online from October 10th. Today is 13th and you still can't enter ..... I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I am still amused … [Read more...] about More Spider Giggles
Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Released
The latest version of Ubuntu has officially been released. The release comes shortly after the news that ie.archive.ubuntu.com is now mirrored in Dublin by Heanet … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Released
More Hosting Stats + A gauntlet is thrown down
I've always been more than a little sceptical about industry statistics and the methodology employed to gauge companies. I'm also very aware that the current methods are about the only ones available to us, so I have to take the information as being at least indicative of trends and patterns. … [Read more...] about More Hosting Stats + A gauntlet is thrown down
Gis Your Vote!!! – Voting Closes 14th October
Well, only if you really want to: IIA NetVisionary Awards 2005 It should be interesting to see who is shortlisted as some categories had some very interesting names I'll be at the ceremony in either case :) … [Read more...] about Gis Your Vote!!! – Voting Closes 14th October
The Power of Words
I keep an eye on several blogs from people involved in the domain and hosting industry. Sometimes their reflections on trends can give an interesting insight, but other times this can backfire badly. A case in point would be that of Godaddy's CEO, Bob Parsons, who made a number of comments regarding "gitmo" that upset quite a few people. Whether I agree or disagree with Parsons … [Read more...] about The Power of Words