Michael Gorey

New server

26 February 2010, 6:18pm

I've shifted my main blog (www.gorey.com.au) back to the Site5 server it was previously hosted on.

I shifted it from there to Digital Pacific in Sydney because I was having some performance problems with Site5. I now realise it probably wasn't their fault.

I also liked the idea of hosting my main personal blog on an Australian server.

However, I soon encountered problems.

hosting,web

ShadyURL

19 February 2010, 4:16pm

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Thanks to Delmer I discovered the novelty web address shortener ShadyURL.

The service says: "Intended for entertainment use only. No guarantees made. No one endorses anything contained in the URLs."

My main website becomes:
http://5z8.info/begin-bank-account-xfer_a2h5_looksjustlikeyourbank

web, internet,

Clancy of the Overflow

13 February 2010, 10:22pm

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A great Australian song:

music

Do Not Call Register

6 February 2010, 5:17pm

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I have renewed my details on the Federal Government's Do Not Call Register.

The Do Not Call Register is an Australian Government initiative that enables people to opt out of receiving certain telemarketing calls.

Phone numbers on the list automatically drop off after three years unless a household reapplies, meaning the listings of the million-plus people who signed up at the register's launch in May 2007 are due to lapse.

Consumers will be shielded from any risk if they reregister directly.

telemarketing,privacy