eHammer - Good for buyers, Bad for sellers
Posted on February 26, 2001 - Filed Under Shopping | Leave a Comment
eHammer’s a newcomer to the online auction world, which makes it a wonderful resource for bargain hunters, but a poor place for sellers. At the time of this writing there were a total of 1178 items listed amongst the 56 general categories offered, with the most being offered in the American Antiques section (414) […]
Non-Standard Domains (ccTLDs)
Posted on February 25, 2001 - Filed Under Webmastering | Leave a Comment
The Bottom Line Despite what you may have heard all two character top level domains are country code TLDs. This installment will discuss their benefits and drawbacks.
Non-standard (country code) Top Level Domains are becoming far more common as the number of attractive domains with gTLDs diminishes. With .com becoming “too-darn-dot-hard-to-get” (to quote a […]
1stdomain.net - A Whole Lot Of Nothing
Posted on February 24, 2001 - Filed Under Technology, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
Upon discovering 1stdomain.net I was excited at all they offered. The 1stDomain.net homepage attacks the viewer with a multitude of offerings and special deals: Secure Your Online Identity, Multi-Lingual Domain Names, Buy 2 Get 1 Free!, New TLDs, Special Packages and more. With so many offers, where does one start?
Primary Features
For simplicity’s sake, I’ll […]
FirstDomain.net - Non-Profit? Then Why So Costly?
Posted on February 24, 2001 - Filed Under Technology, Webmastering | 1 Comment
First Domain bills itself as “an internationally recognized non-profit registrar organization, accredited by ICANN as an official registrar for domains in .COM .NET .ORG”. Unfortunately, only the first three words hold true.
Truth
FirstDomain.net is, indeed, “internationally recognized”. Of course, pretty much everything on the internet is “internationally recognized”, that’s why they […]
The Five Basic Types Of Charity Websites
Posted on February 20, 2001 - Filed Under Personal Finance | Leave a Comment
In the last few years, non-profit organizations have discovered the internet and web-preneurs have discovered the draw of charity. As charity sites have exploded on the ‘net they have fallen into five basic categories: Charity Homepages, Click-to-Donate, Donation Consolidators, Shop-To-Donate, and Surf-To-Donate sites. This article is intended as an overview of these types of charity […]
Apple Pro (M8690G/A) Mouse - Sleek & Sophisticated
Posted on February 18, 2001 - Filed Under Technology | 2 Comments
We just installed four new Apple G4s in my store and they all came with these new Apple Pro Mouses. If you’re used to the round mouse that appeared with the iMacs, you’ll be ready to kiss this mouse. And even if you’re used to a traditional mouse the optical sensor will […]
Visa Buxx = Safe Teen Credit Card
Posted on February 12, 2001 - Filed Under Personal Finance | 4 Comments
The Bottom Line It’s not a credit card, but it plays one on TV (or at the mall, or online, or wherever).
The Visa Buxx card was designed for parents to help their teens control spending. Essentially it is a secured Visa card with a few additional (optional) parental controls.
What Is A Visa […]
Full Service Domain Registration At Dotster
Posted on February 12, 2001 - Filed Under Technology, Webmastering | Leave a Comment
If you want www.yourname.com, you need a domain registrar and Dotster is one of the easiest, most powerful and least expensive registrars around.
Pros
Fast, Easy, Powerful, Cheap domain registration services.
Cons
I’ll let you know when I find one!
The Bottom Line
The ultimate registrar for personal use.
What Domains Does Dotster Register?
Currently you can register .com, .net, .org, .ws, .tv […]
