In the lifetime of a website that uses a MySQL database, you will most likely face a situation where you have to restore a backup of your MySQL database – for example, when moving hosts or after an unrecoverable error. …
WordPress Foundation Wins WordPress Domain Names Via UDRP
The WordPress foundation recently won a decision for a UDRP complaint it filed as complainant on January 14, 2013 with the National Arbitration Forum against the holder of two WordPress related domain names. The respondent (holder of domain names) was …
How To Convert One Post Type To Another In WordPress
With WordPress 3.0 came the long awaited feature of custom post types which in many ways signaled the arrival of WordPress as a truly universal content management system. Where previously all content written in WordPress was either a post or …
Rats Discuss Domaining Methods Over Internet
In an experiment straight out of a science fiction movie, scientists have demonstrated brain-to-brain communication between two rats thousands of miles apart – a feat achieved with the aid of the internet. Although a debate about domaining methodologies between two …
The Web Is Made Up Of 30 Trillion Pages And Growing!
Did you know that the web is made up of over 30 trillion pages? Or that Google’s index is 100 million gigabytes in size? Or that Google supports over 100 billion searches every month? If you like facts like those, …
Remembering An Old Favorite – DavesDaily.com
Back in 2004 when I was fresh out of university and “enjoying” my first and only stint as a corporate lackey, I used to kill time in the office surfing the web looking for fun stuff to read – better …
EuroDNS New Design In Beta Mode
Leading domain name registrar EuroDNS.com is to roll out a new web design in the near future. Visitors to EuroDNS.com are invited to try the new design (still in beta) mode via a top bar appearing on all pages of …
Santa.com Up For Sale
The category killer, premium domain name Santa.com has been put up for sale by its owners. The sale of the domain name would include key assets and trademarks, including a web platform for families to share wish lists, for kids …
Microsoft in Gold-Buying Frenzy
Software giant Microsoft has gone into a frenzy buying up domain names containing the words XBox and Gold in the last couple of days. Since the trend was first reported on Fusible, the company has bought at least 16 domain …
Afilias To Increase .INFO Price By 10%
Afilias, the registry operator for .INFO, yesterday sent notice to ICANN that it will increase the registration and renewal fees of .INFO domain names by 10%, to US $8.16 effective 00:00 UTC, 1 September 2013. The fees were previously increased …