After placing an offer for a domain listed at the Sedo marketplace, I faced the seller's inflexibility regarding the price. I don't blame them, times are tough when the marketplace gets to keep 20% of the proceeds, all while pretending to move a finger. The seller complained that with Sedo … [Read more...]
Registrars: I don’t need add-on services
December 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
The amount of spam - unsolicited email - that I receive daily, is horrendous. Along with offers to buy worthless domains, lowball inquiries and emails from "buxom Ukrainian 24-year-olds", some domain registrars started to send out a hefty amount of emails unrelated to domain registration … [Read more...]
Anonymous or eponymous? Domain offers with a signature
December 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
Domain offers that arrive with a full name and contact information are definitely the best; they allow me to get a full grasp of who the other party is, and what they want. It gives me the opportunity to potentially get on the phone and negotiate a sale, quickly and painlessly. Anonymous … [Read more...]
Bummer. The machine that serves this file is down. We’re working on it.
November 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I use Archive.org a lot, to view the status of web sites years ago. It's an invaluable and free service. The stress should go on "free", however more often than ever I find this free service to be unavailable. This statement comes up often, recently, when trying to view snapshots from 2002 or … [Read more...]
Backup, backup, backup!
November 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
Backing up your data isn't just an option these days, it's a requirement. Prior to the proliferation of digital content, the majority of one's assets were tangible and one had to take special precautions to protect it. For example, storing photo albums away from heat, humidity or … [Read more...]
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