Jobs the Douche
This is why I don't buy Apple stuff, although I fail to see why Giz appears so surprised. Apple has been obsessed with proprietary, propriety and their "privacy" since year dot, from the giant dick at the top to the "I vos just obeying ze orders" tools at the bottom. It's just a swishy Microsoft that adds fashion-victim appeal and takes away even more freedom than MS. You bought it and bought into it, so deal with it and shut the fuck up.
Gizmodo: The censorship problem is not only about the 5,000 titillating apps that fell down in flames after Apple's latest puritanic raid. Except for apps from well known slippery-when-wet publishing houses like Playboy, that raid closed the smutty graphic category entirely. The censorship problem goes a lot deeper than that, and it has affected mainstream publications already.
Interesting IE Domain Drops
I've been meaning to do a regular post about interesting IE domain drops for a while now, but wading through the list can be very dull. So instead of a comprehensive list, I'll just troll through everything up to 10 characters, and after that ye can shag off and check yourselves.
The domains are linked to the ordering system on my biz site, with a reduced price of €20 cos I love ye. Only until the end of the month though, cos the price changes then; I'll update with a new offer if I remember. The discount is applied at the checkout.
(Pardon the corporate shilling, I'll post these on the business blog when I get it back into Wordpress, where it belongs.)
- damn.ie - For a blog. Probably not a great corporate domain...
- flag.ie - Tempted to register this myself for the Foot.ie flag.
- ramp.ie - Are sk8ers too cool for websites?
- brown.ie - For Mr. or Mrs. Brown. Or perhaps you just like brown.
- drive.ie - Still a lot of room for improvement on Carzone.
- energ.ie - AKA 'Energy'.
- shark.ie - Great blog for one of those arrogant corporate wankers I hate so much.
- women.ie - A large segment, so to speak.
- bigday.ie - People still get married during a recession...
- dapper.ie - Fancy yourself as a bit of a dandy?
- ducati.ie - Oops. Silly trademark drop.
- rimmel.ie - Ditto.
- hobbies.ie - Hobby shop?
- mulcahy.ie - Surname
- decorate.ie - People that can't afford to move do what?
- corkscrew.ie - People also drink more during a recession.
- corktyres.ie - Nice local domain that should SEO well.
- dreamgirl.ie - Targetted dating.
- pushchairs.ie - Microsite for the likes of Smyths.
- rondomondo.ie - This is just here for the nerds. Remember them?
- speechless.ie - Another nice one for a blog.
LLU Line Share finally a reasonable price in Ireland
(Line Share allows other operators to rent just the internetty part of the line, without having to take the phoney part.)
ComReg set it to 77c in August of last year and Eircom, predictably, appealed. The case is now settled, and the 77c price stands. For once ComReg didn't wet themselves on the courthouse steps and run away crying like a little girl. Or did they? What did Eircom get out of it?
This Is My Job
Actually I rarely do design these days, I project manage; so I get to be the interface between the Client and the Designer. One day I'll find the perfect cartoon representation of designers, I'll link that post to this, and that'll be my new website! :)
The Veil Collection
Some linkage for Walter's wife's wedding veils website The Veil Collection. As James says, it's great to see Irish businesses competing, particularly in the online space. Nice site Walter!
Hosting365 loses ICANN Accreditation
Over 28k? Absolutely bizarre. I wonder is it actually Hosting365, or is it misdirected mail for Register365. They only have 900-1000 domains, which hardly seems worth accrediting for in the first place. (Accreditation costs $2.5k up front, $4k a year, $1-2k a quarter, plus 20c per domain; so it ain't cheap.)
ICANN: Section 3.9 of the RAA requires registrars to timely pay accreditation fees to ICANN, consisting of yearly and variable fees. Hosting365 currently owes ICANN $28,089.20 in past due accreditation fees. Notices regarding Hosting365’s past due accreditation fees, including detailed customer statements, were transmitted to Hosting365 several times over the past year.
On 20 April 2009, ICANN sent Hosting365 a notice of breach of RAA based on Hosting365’s failure to pay past due accreditation fees. Hosting365 failed to cure this breach in the time period allowed by the RAA.
Based on Hosting365’s failure to cure the breach of Section 3.9, and in accordance with Section 5.3 of the RAA, ICANN hereby gives Hosting365 notice that Hosting365’s accreditation will terminate on 4 January 2010.
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