Technology
Verisign Blamed For Overcharging With Dot Com Domains
Have you purchased a domain name and felt overcharged? According to recent court documents the DNS registrars say you have been. They are alleging that Verisign and ICANN are in collusion to prevent market pricing and other horrible practices.
Over the last decade or so I have noticed the prices of domains steadily dropping as market [...]
Oh Apple, Deliver Me From The Disappointment
Now that Apple day is finally over it is time to see what drinking the Kool-aid has caused. Hopefully with so many people drinking from the same trough we don’t see a new outbreak of the swine flu. Taking a look at the mess of tweets and blog posts, as well as Apple’s official marketing [...]
China “Greening” The Internet With More Filtering
Under the category of epic fail, China is now bringing website filtering home. As a computer user I am sure that most of us have seen and experienced the effects of web or Internet filtering. This filtering can often be in place at work or in schools and libraries. Filtering systems are usually used to [...]
Buying Guide for PCs – A Primer
Buying a computer can be a scary situation for people who are not regularly involved in computers. I have plenty of family members and friends who come to me for advice on purchasing computers. Often they come to me expecting me to say: “go buy x computer, its the best”. Unfortunately that is not the [...]
The Internet, The Wild West and Reality
If you were to say slanderous things about someone, would this cause problems for you? What if you didn’t say it but everyone believes it was you? The Internet can make this happen, so what will you do about it?
The relative anonymity provided by the Internet has caused all kinds of sick and twisted people [...]
