Author Archives: Tom and Pilar

I saw a notification on Verisign that they are going to speed up their VeriSign Naming and Directory Services. Verisign currently generates new versions of the .com /.net zones files twice per day – after this change the elapsed time … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s SQL Server is brutally expensive with the Standard Edition being $4999 per processor and then there is the requirement for Windows licence and CALs for the server it is sitting on. And those are US prices – it is … Continue reading →

Curious about IPv6? Wondering about the differences between IPv6 and IPv4? Interested to know what impact the advent of IPv6 will have on your networks? There’s an interesting explanation of IPv6 which has just been published and makes IPv6 understandable … Continue reading →

Apple have launched an affiliates program for iTunes. Sign up for this program is free and anyone signing up before September 15th is eligible for a draw for a free iPod. Apple have a faq page which doesn’t answer questions … Continue reading →

Apple launched their long-awaited new G5 iMac at the Apple Expo in Paris today. It is a new design – no longer the desklamp iMac, now you have the iPod iMac! While a cool enough design I can’t help thinking … Continue reading →

There’s a really interesting article on securityfocus.com about a service about to be offered by a company called Star38.com (starting Sept 1st) which will allow people to make calls spoofing their caller ID! Star38.com’s service will offer subscribers a simple … Continue reading →