Plano Red Light Cameras - What’s Wrong
Posted by Administrator on Jun 17, 2007
As I’ve watched the recent news regarding the city of Plano red light camera issue I wonder where we’ll be five years from now. I find it ironic that municipalities which typically sell intersection / red light cameras as a means to save lives, curb crime is really a revenue generator.
The city of Plano will make a million dollars annually from residents that run red lights and the state gets half the revenue. I’m wondering how all this gets sold to residents. It seems the next phase as state and city municipalities turn technology into revenue generators is to add speed sensors, smog sensors, and anything else they can think of to increase state and local revenue.
It brings to mind the big brother debate and the question of data privacy for citizens. With toll tags that track your every mile, cell phones with GPRS, there is litterally no place you or I can go without big brother having the ability to track every foot you or I travel each day.
Technology used by municipalities is always sold as something that is supposed to enhance and make our lives better, but the more time I spend understanding technology, the more I see it as a tool to manage the masses like cattle.
What are your thoughts? What’s next after red light cameras?
Network Solutions Certified Offers vs. AfterNIC
Posted by Administrator on Mar 14, 2007
Have you ever bought and sold a domain name? Thinking about buying and selling a domain name or two? I have sold numerous domains through AfterNIC, but never sold a domain through Network Solution’s Certified Offer program.
Recently, I sold a domain name through AfterNIC and completed the transaction in a single day and received my funds within 24hours to my paypal account. AfterNIC keeps a small percentage of the sale, but things can go very quickly if everyone is on the ball.
In the case with Network Solutions, It took me nearly a month to complete all the back and forth requests and I’m now told I will need to wait another 3-4 weeks to receive a check in the mail. In the mean time, the buyer has full ownership and use of the domain name. Network Solutions does not charge the seller via their Certified Offer program, but the wait is not worth it in my opinion.
Want to complete a domain name sale / transaction quickly? Use AfterNIC
I do a fair amount of business with Network Solutions and their customer support is awesome, but in the case of domain name sales I will not use them again in the future.
Coffee Forum
Posted by Administrator on Jan 18, 2007
Lewisville Texas CoffeeGIANT.com is sponsoring a new coffee forum on Coffee-Blog.net - Join the conversation and share your opinions, favorite coffee brands and flavors, coffee maker tips and advice, and more… Join the coffee chat today!!
osCommerce Hosting
Posted by Administrator on Jan 3, 2007
osCommerce Hosting special for January 2007. Ever want to set up an ecommerce website? or have already heard of osCommerce, but not sure how to get started? For a limited time you can get a basic install of osCommerce (FREE) and osCommerce hosting for just $14.95 per month plus sales tax if applicable. See offer details at: osCommerce Hosting.
Redundant Web Hosting - Something To Consider
Posted by Administrator on Dec 29, 2006
Redundant web is not something that most businesses consider for one reason or another. When it comes to international business it might make sense in most cases to have a redundant web hosting solution in place. Consider the Internet outage in Asia this week; an earthquake has left much of Asia and part of Australia without Internet access. In my own personal testing of several sites in China, I was unable to reach them.
Consider what country or countries you do major business with. It might make good business sense to have redundant web hosting in place in the event of a major outage. Consider the Asia example and the business websites that are not accessible at this time. Businesses in China or other countries doing a major portion of business here in the US, or any other country for that matter are essentially out of business if their web sites are not accessible.
If you are an international business looking for a redundant web hosting solution, consider eSolution Enterprises. Visit us online today or contact us with your web hosting needs.