Internet Explorer 6 is an old browser, in internet terms it is a dinosaur. Released in 2001, it has been the mainstay of peoples internet experience over the last 9 years. The masses are often reluctant to change unless something pushes them along. Firstly, Firefox gave users a good alternative browser to use (Better in […]
Is this the needed Push Out the Door for IE6? Read More »
In my last corporate job we had Lotus Notes as our email / group-ware platform. It was good for some things but was very poor at things that Outlook express did very well. It was really the group-ware and the integration with work-flow systems that really saved it\’s bacon. This was a few years ago
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For something a little different, my current fave Muse have a new album coming out on the 14th of September, what is interesting from a internet / technology point of view is the changing face of promotion of music. With all of the wailing from the record companies about piracy and copyright infringement, the ways
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There are plenty of domain name scams out there, ones that pretend they are your registrar, but fool you into transferring your domain to them, others that try to get you to register other extensions (See Chinese Domain Name Scams) This one is a little difference, in that by using words like: Domain, Register, Renewal,
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The Movie Studios are hardening their stance on the new revision of the copyright law under discussion. They are not happy with the most recent revision that includes a judicial review. Tellingly, one of their complaints is the possibility of the process being bogged down in red tape, therefore making it difficult for them to
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Will it be Binghoo or Yabing? With the announcement that Microsoft and Yahoo collaborating on search for a 10 year license term, one of the key outcomes is that Yahoo search will now be powered by Bing, the new Microsoft \”Decision Engine\” After Xtra ditched MSN and went to Yahoo, Microsoft is back in the
Xtra/Yahoo NZ back in the Search Hands of Microsoft Read More »
After reading an article about patch bans in Wanganui and the legal challenge to that ban by members of the Hells Angels, my eyes caught the contextual ads that were being served up. Now I am not sure how these ads are served, they are not Adwords, or other obvious PPC ads. They seem to
Contextual Ads – AC/DC and Hells Angels Read More »
I posted about the imminent revised copyright law (Section 92a) being published. I must say that the process put forward does seem to make sense and the threat of disconnection can only be issued for repeat offenders. While some are still not happy with this being the ultimate punishment, it will mean that there will
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After the Black Out campaign gained some time for reasoned thought about the new copyright law, the new recommendations are due shortly about it\’s implementation. The previously drafted legislation called for termination of infringer\’s internet accounts for repeated copyright violations. This created the Black Out backlash and so now we wait to see how things
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This is a real winner, Google is providing $75 worth of free advertising on Adwords for NZ businesses that have not used Adwords before. Google Adwords Offer As a response the the current economic climate, the campaign is titled \”Google Business Stimulus Offer\” and is available till the end of August. I recommend people take
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