Yesterday, something happened on the internet that was historic, yet, hardly anyone noticed. A web browser, one of the very first, died a very quietly in a corner with very few friends. Netscape, one of the first browsers that you could buy at a computer store, has finally ceased to exist after AOL decided to finally cut off the leg that twitched a little too much. Continue reading…
Company Reviews
I had to laugh this morning when I logged into WordPress and actually noticed something from Matt’s blog mentioning ThinkGeek. It seems, I’m not the only one that thinks their website is clunky and outdated.
It’s bad when customers complain, it’s really bad when someone as popular as Matt complains…
I’ve always found the Wishlist concept to be cool, especially as Amazon implements it. I love it when the developer of a plugin or software I use links to their Wishlist because then I can buy them something personal, it seems less crude than a Paypal donate link where you’re putting an explicit price on things.
The other day Kent Brewster found a JS problem on WordPress.com. I was browsing his FAQ and saw this: “My ThinkGeek Wish List is always open.â€
If you click that link, you’ll see in red letters: “To shop from this wishlist, please add items to your cart using this form only! Otherwise, your gifts will… Read More
For the fourth time, CIHost has been robbed, from what appears to be an inside job. This time, the armed robbers sawed through a wall (supposedly reinforced) and started stealing servers. When a remote employee was notified of problems inside the data center, he showed up to be tased, taped and beaten.
Currently, CIHost is upset because their image is being beaten to death with a wooden spoon. Slashdot and The Register have both run front page stories about this situation and the forum members at Web Hosting Talk are up in arms over this situation as well.
While the posting has been removed, CIHost even advertised a Security Guard position on CareerBuilder.com. While I don’t have a copy of it, I have quotes from it:
“We are seeking motivated individuals” … “Prior security experience preferred.” … “Some College is also preferred.” … “Armed Hand-gun license/permit and ability to supply own weapon a Huge Plus!” It was said that the hourly rate was around $6.50. (I’d be interesting seeing the full post or a screen shot)
What kind of crackheaded company wants a cheap security guard that brings their own gun, after they’ve been robbed 4 times? “Yes, I am stupid, yes, I do have this gun (so what if the serial number is rubbed off!?) and yes, I’m willing to die for a server! $6.50 an hour?! Look no further, I’m yours!!”
On the lighter side of things, customers that had their servers stolen are starting a lawsuit against CIHost due to Gross Negligence. Oh, the joy of the colo world.
This takes the cake on some of the crazy website User Agreements. I stumbled across a Slashdot Article that led me to a Techdirt Article (see - why can’t I just get to the damn story!) that led me to a user agreement that just blew me away:
For instance, we are the creators of all of the text on this website, and own the “look and feel†of this website. We also own all of the code, including the HTML code, and all content. As you may know, you can view the HTML code with a standard browser. We do not permit you to view such code since we consider it to be our intellectual property protected by the copyright laws. You are therefore not authorized to do so. In addition, you should not make any copies of any part of this website in any way since we do not want anyone copying us. We also do not allow any links to our site without our express permission, except that you must maintain the link in our Copyright Infringement Warning Button as it is designed. Original
I had the displeasure of reading a sorry excuse for a story on Open Source Content Management Packages for Enterprises. The sad part is, Alfresco wasn’t even mentioned. Drupal, Mambo/Joomla, several Wiki packages and even WordPress where mentioned, again, for Enterprise level CMS - otherwise known as ECM. Someone didn’t do their homework, at all. Continue reading…
