Free and open source software is licensed under terms that allow the user to view, modify, and redistribute the source code. Proprietary software usually has license restrictions that prevent this, as is the default copyright in nearly all countries. Because of this, free software licenses are often called “copyleft”, since …
July, 2010
February, 2010
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19 February
Enterprise content management with eZ Publish
At one time, managing a website meant manually updating dozens of HTML pages or using some type of local site management software like Netscape Composer, Microsoft Frontpage, or Adobe Dreamweaver. There are now a plethora of content systems available that include web-based backends. Pages are now actually dynamic representations of …
June, 2009
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24 June
Track Domains with Domain Status Reporter
If you are a domainer, it can often be hard to keep track of what’s going on. It’s easy to forget to renew a name and there may be domains owned by others you wish to keep on eye on. Domain Status Reporter is a free tool that lets you …
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22 June
70 gTLDs Now Available for Preorder
I posted a month ago about how two registrars have teamed up to offer preorders for gTLDs. While everything sounded great on paper, the reality was and still is that the duo is misleading consumers. Now the joint company has issued a press release declaring that 70 gTLDs are now …