Want to sell more domains? Make your own landing pages

Shane Cultra's post about increased domain inquiries at Frank Schilling's Internet Traffic outfit, clearly shows something that Sedo and other parking companies need to take note of. The increased number of inquiries and offers aren't due to the beautifully crafted landing pages that Frank … [Read more...]

Parents: Secure your son’s or daughter’s full name in .com

Congratulations to Elliot Silver, who not only became a father today but performed a very simple task many modern parents forget about: he registered his daughter's name in .com With most if not all first names taken in several TLDs and ccTLDs even, parents often give up their quest to register … [Read more...]

My first Apple product was just launched

By my own admission, I'm not an Apple product fan - but I appreciate Apple's corporate culture. As a graphic designer, I'm partial to the Microsoft Windows OS and its range of supported hardware, despite being forced in the past to use employers' own range of Apple macs, running Adobe … [Read more...]

It’s tax season and phishing attempts are on the rise

It's tax season in the US and in several other countries and phishing scams are on the rise. Preying on unsuspected email recipients, the phishing scammers' email subjects include the names of a variety of tax or accounting-related software, such as Turbo Tax, Intuit etc. These emails ask the … [Read more...]

The culprit might be your anti-virus software

Having used PCs since the early days of the Intel 8088-based personal computer, I'm always baffled by the amount of instability in today's computer systems. I build my own computer systems and one would expect that the notorious "blue screen of death" (BSOD) would be a remnant of the past, since … [Read more...]