Any time I am visiting a website and see an e-mail address listed that has the format YourName@YourISP.net it makes we just want to hit my head against the desk. I'm at YourSite.com, why is your e-mail not YourName@YourSite.com? You get better branding, it provides more identifying information when the communication has aged a little while, and you don't have to worry about … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Infographic: 25 Infamous Computer Viruses In 25 Years
F-Secure has created this interesting infographic that explains and rates some of the most notable viruses the world has seen in the last 25 years. Time for your Friday factoids, space invader style! (via F-Secure) … [Read more...]
Problem with WordPress.com Site Stats? Upgrade to Jetpack!
I checked into my site this morning to find that the WordPress.com stats plugin I was using wasn't working. I received this message instead of the pretty graphs: Your WordPress.com account, 404techsupport is not authorized to view the stats of this blog. Currently access to stats is broken for some users and we are working on fixing this. Your stats are still being counted and … [Read more...]
Reddit is Down and Blaming Amazon [Updated]
It's no secret that Reddit has been running slow and has had its intermittent downtime for a while now. Today, the problem seems to be worse than normal and Amazon is getting the blame. … [Read more...]
Beware This Web Listings, Inc. Mail Scam For Search Engine Submission
Unfortunately, a scam over snail mail is probably more likely to succeed. That is why I feel it worth writing about to warn you of a letter I received last weekend that tries to use phishing techniques through the mail. A company by the names of Web Listings, Inc. sent me a letter for another domain of mine that looked very much like a bill, saying I owed them $65 for "Annual … [Read more...]