August 6, 2011
Do you use Google Apps on your domain for email? Don’t let that domain expire or you could be at serious risk of identity theft. It’s possible that, should your domain expire, all of your old email and any accounts tied to your old email addresses could be easily accessed.
June 10, 2011
Own a domain? You need to read “Go Google: Free Email and More On Your Domain.” This manual, the latest from Lachlan Roy, explores the amazing free power of Google Apps. Even if you don’t own a domain right now you just might find yourself buying one after reading this guide. Imagine logging into your [...]
June 4, 2011
When using your favorite search engine, you might notice some familiar domains that pop up in the top 10 search results again and again. Chances are, you miss some variety and you want to get rid of some sites you tend to see often. If that’s the case, here are a few browser-based tools for you to filter out any domains from search results.
July 20, 2010
After writing an article about how to control your online identity with a biography website, a commenter made an excellent point. With the explosion of Internet sites and decent domain names getting picked up faster than you can blink, it seems as though there are no good domain names left. Actually, this isn’t quite the [...]
July 5, 2010
Before 1983, visiting a host on a network required typing in its IP address. Fortunately, the domain name system (DNS) was invented to allow numerical IP addresses to be identified with domain names. So now, instead of having to remember a long sequence of numbers like 74.125.67.104, you only have to remember Google.com. The definition [...]
June 23, 2010
There was a time, long long ago, when knowing whether a domain name was open or not sufficed for those looking to start a web site. Alas, those days are long gone. In the web’s current incarnation it’s helpful to know the availability of not only a domain but also Twitter, Facebook, eBay and even [...]
June 17, 2010
You may often need an easy way to share your files and folders with other users or computers on the same network. This may not be so much of a task on your home network where you have only a few computers and you might only need to share a folder or two every once [...]
April 21, 2010
Welcome to the wonderful world of domains and active directory. I recently wrote a post about pushing out Internet Explorer parental control settings, using group policy. Group policy is great but when combined with Active Directory it becomes so much better! Active Directory is centralized network management at it’s best. There are lots of reasons [...]
April 12, 2010
Do you spend a lot of time conducting a domain name search for your spanking new idea for a website? Or does the domain name come to you like a ‘Eureka’ moment in the shower? Either way, you are off to a good start. Why is choosing a good domain name important? Choosing a good [...]
November 7, 2009
We all know some of the well known URL-shortening services such as TinyURL or Twitter’s own Bit.ly. MakeUseOf has also profiled many other URL shorteners in the past. But one of the drawbacks of using one of those URL-shortening services is that the links you’re firing out by email, blog post or Twitter stream to [...]
