The Digital Economy Bill vs Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
Unless you have been living under a rock recently, you will have noticed the fervent debate and campaigning over the Digital Economy Bill which was made law today. Back in Q1 2009, the EU Data Retention Directive also became law in the UK, and it would appear that as long as you follow it, you mitigate the liability of operating a public hotspot. Here's how.
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You Are Not a Gadget: The Continuing Case Against Web 2.0 (A Response)
I read the recent RWW Article which is a response to Jaron Lanier's book "You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto", in which he makes the case for a more humanistic approach to Internet technology. Lanier rails against web 2.0, which he calls at the start of the book "a torrent of petty designs" and "freedom [...] more for machines than people." This is my response to the RWW article.
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Lack of Professionalism in the Web Industry
It is difficult to compete sometimes - that's natural. But the Web Industry suffers from a huge number of amateurs who are pretending to be professionals. And sometimes you meet a client who wants to compare your (truly) professional services with those of these charlatans masquerading as a "worthy" adversary.
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Measuring Social Reach with bit.ly
If you are using Twitter, or for that matter, publishing any kind of links on the Internet via a social forum - e.g. blogs, Facebook, Posterous, etc - you should start a bit.ly account (it's free). Here's why.
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How to Secure your Website Part 1
Lately, the industry has seen an elevated level of attempts to take advantage of code vulnerabilities in the software powering websites. Hackers are a common and persistent threat to any website, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself and to make your websites and applications harder to exploit.
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Portability of VoIP Numbers Lacking
Some time ago we began to allow people to change their telecoms provider but keep the same telephone number (fixed land line). Along came mobile phones and the same principle followed - we could change our network and keep our same cell phone number (subject to certain physical handset license restrictions notwithstanding). However, the VoIP market is still firmly entrenched and you cannot change your VoIP provider AND keep the same number.
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