September 18, 2005
Besinnliche Weihnachtspost von der DAD Deutscher Adressdienst GmbH
DAD Deutscher Adressdienst GmbH sent many spam mails to people who have DE domains, the mail looks very like from the official DE domain management organization. If you are not careful enough, you will very probably sign the mail. Actually there are some small text at the bottom of the mail: This is a two-year contract to list your domain on their website, you have to pay 870 euro a year!!
Clearly, this is disgusting, cheating and illegal. But the company still exists now..almost one year since they spam webmasters.
There are many blogs about this company:
1. On Law blog: Deutscher Adressdienst GmbH
2. Heise online (the largest IT website in Germany).
3. DAD verschickt jetzt Rechnungen
Posted by dvd software at 11:18 PM | Comments (0)
January 25, 2005
Blog of GoDaddy Founder
Bob Parsons is the founder of GoDaddy, the biggest domain registration company in the world. I found his blog when I was tranfering domains today, to my great surprise, it's not like other company blogs, just another way of press release, it's very interesting indeed, don't miss it.
Posted by dvd software at 01:43 PM | Comments (0)
November 12, 2004
Firefox 1.0 Released
Firefox was designed to replace the popular browser software "Mozilla", it drew enough attention since the beginning, if you are not satisfied with your current browser, you should give it a try.
Posted by dvd software at 02:04 PM | Comments (0)
November 08, 2004
A Story About a Simple Website
Tired.com should be one of the simplest websites on the Internet, amazingly it got people's attention, msn has the story.
In case it's inaccessible, here is all the content on tired.com:
Are you tired? Tell us why.
Posted by dvd software at 10:55 AM | Comments (0)
October 27, 2004
Credit Card Identity Theft
Winn-and-Sims.com is a blog about a case of identity theft, Winn and Sims Law Firm didn't take proper investigation before they got the money from the victim's bank account. I read the whole story in the time order and glad that Shawn got the money back. We should be able to learn something from the case.
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October 21, 2004
Great Hosting Company
I can't help praising a hosting company - icdsoft.com, I used their service for my personal website for two years, I never needed the support since it's only several pages. After I opened second website and asked for support for three times, all were replied within 10 minutes in a very helpful and informative way, they even offered to check my scripts. Compared to other hosting service I used, it's simply amazing!
Now they have three hosting plans, the main differences are disk space and traffic volume(5/10/15 GB). The entry level is 5GB/Month for $50/year, which should be enough for most new websites, you can easily upgrade if your websites grow. It's a pity they don't have hosting plan for high traffic website, otherwise I will move my main site (40GB/Month) to them.
DVD-software.info doesn't use their service, you may notice some down time occasionally, I'm considering changing it after the one-year contract ends.
Posted by dvd software at 11:50 PM | Comments (0)
October 05, 2004
Presidential Debate Audio
The first presidential debate between Republican incumbent President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry took place at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, on September 30, 2004. The focus of this debate was foreign policy. PBS's Jim Lehrer was the moderator.
Audible.com made the debate audio available for free. To listen to it, you need to register and download a software first.
It's really difficult to stay on topic for me, maybe I should rename the blog, how about "Google, Internet, DVD and anything interesting"? :-)
Posted by dvd software at 06:00 PM | Comments (0)
September 28, 2004
MSN Ends Hotmail's Free Outlook Access
Microsoft has decided to restrict free users from using Outlook and Outlook Express for Hotmail. This is going to be reserved for paid users only. The reason given for restricting the WebDav access of Outlook and Outlook Express is to prevent spammers from abusing the free service.
Hotmail users now will have to sign up for one of two MSN Hotmail subscriptions to gain Outlook access—either MSN Hotmail Plus for $19.95 a year or MSN Premium for $99.95 a year.
Posted by dvd software at 09:37 PM | Comments (0)
September 27, 2004
Travel by Train
This is an excellent train travel guide for North America.
Posted by dvd software at 11:33 PM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2004
Free SEO tips blog
One of my daily visiting webistes is free SEO tips, it helped me a lot to improve my Google knowledge and websites ranking. James Trotta wrote many easy but powerful seo tips based on his own SEO practice, the SEO case studies are very interesting and easy to follow for SEO newbies.
If you are a webmaster or interested in search engines, I strongly suggest you visit and bookmark it right now.
Posted by dvd software at 06:12 PM | Comments (0)
ThinkBling.com
I just came across with an interesting website - bling, which provides an easier navigation for Amazon products, such as DVD, books, software, electronics, etc. It also has a good collection of webmaster tools and a forum about search engine, blog and other webmaster topics.
Posted by dvd software at 05:21 PM | Comments (0)
PC Hardware Forums
Hardware - General hardware discussion.
CDR - CD Recorder - Devices and Information.
Printers - Printers troubleshooting.
Scanners - computer scanners and imaging devices.
Digital Cameras - Discussion of digital cameras.
Webcam - Webcam discussion.
ATI Video Cards - Disucssion for ATI video card users.
NVIDIA Video Cards - Discuss video cards by NVIDIA.
SCSI - Discussion of Small Computer System Interface (SCSI).
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August 22, 2004
Computer Architecture And System Forums
Computer Architecture and System
Computer Architecture - General discussion of computer architecture.
Embedded System - Embedded computer systems topics
FPGA - Field Programmable Gate Array based computing systems.
Storage System - Storage system issues, both hardware and software.
DSP - Digital Signal Processing using computers.
Posted by dvd software at 06:34 PM | Comments (0)
August 17, 2004
Personal Finance Forums
Tax - Tax professionals meeting place and answers to questions.
Stocks - Forum for sharing info about stocks and options.
Penny Stocks - Investing in low cost stocks.
Financial Options - Financial options on stocks and futures.
Financial Plan - Financial planning in general.
Mutual Funds - Discussion of mutual funds.
Market Trends - Analyzing market trends with technical methods.
Retirement - For seniors: retirement, aging, gerontology issue, etc.
Quicken Software - Popular money management software for personal or home business finances.
Futures Market - Physical commodity and financial futures markets.
CRM - Discussion of Microsoft CRM software.
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Satellite TV
Asian Satellite TV - Satellite TV in the Asia/Pacific region.
European Satellite TV - Satellite TV in Europe.
Satellite TV Decryption - Satellite signal de-cryption techniques.
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) - DBS systems and technologies.
Television Receive-Only (TVRO) - Large Dish systems and technologies.
Satellite Navigation System - Satellite navigation systems, especially GPS.
Posted by dvd software at 06:43 PM
Data Communication Forums
Cabling - Cabling selection, installation and use.
Ethernet - Discussions of the Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 protocols.
Modems - Data communications hardware and software.
Cable Modems - Cable modems and internet access via cable tv.
ISDN - The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
VPN - Virtual Private Network Technology.
xDSL - Discussion area for different DSL technologies.
Video Conference - Video conference technology and applications.
Voice over IP - Voice Over IP technology.
Bay Networks - Bay Networks hardware, software, other products.
Cisco - Info on Cisco routers and bridges.
Nortel - Nortel telecommunications products and systems.
Telecom - Telecommunications digest.
Telecom Technology - Discussion of technical aspects of telephony.
Posted by dvd software at 06:40 PM | Comments (0)
August 16, 2004
Linux Forums
Linux Forums
Linux Basics - General Linux Discussion.
Linux Setup - Linux installation and system administration.
Hardware - Hardware compatibility with the Linux operating system.
Linux Kernal - Discussion of kernal-related issues.
Linux Networking - Networking and communications under Linux.
Linux Security - Security issues under Linux system.
Portable Linux - Linux OS on portable PCs.
Samba - Discussion of software Samba.
Embeded Linux - Linux operating system on embedded hardware.
Posted by dvd software at 08:09 AM | Comments (0)
Red Hat Forums
Red Hat Forums
Red Hat - General Red Hat discussion.
Red Hat Installation - Discussion of installation problems.
RPM - Discuss all RPM related issues, including all software distributed in RPM.
Networking - Network issue on Red Hat.
Red Hat 2 - Second general Red Hat Discussion.
Red Hat 3 - Third general Red Hat Discussion.
Miscellaneous - Other Red Hat discussion not covered above.
Posted by dvd software at 08:07 AM | Comments (0)
August 15, 2004
Debian Forums
Debian - General Debian discussion.
Kernel - Kernel packages in Debian.
Security - Security in Debia.
KDE - Discussions related to KDE in Debian.
Firewall - Running a firewall on Debian.
Laptop - Installing, updating and using laptops with Debian.
Linux - General Linux discussion.
SUSE Linux
Mandrake Linux
Slackware Linux
Gentoo Linux
Posted by dvd software at 08:15 AM | Comments (0)
August 09, 2004
Windows XP Forums
Windows XP General - General Windows XP discussion.
Setup and Deployment - Windows installation discussion.
New Users - For new Windows XP users.
Customize - Windows XP customization.
Help and Support - Windows XP support.
Hardware - Hardware issues on Windows XP.
Games - Play games on Windows XP.
MSN Messenger - Discussion of MSN Messenger.
Movie Maker - Discussion of Windows Movie Maker.
Music - Play music on Windows XP.
Network - Windows XP network issues.
Performance - Windows XP performance and maintenance.
Photos - View and edit digital photos on Windows XP.
Print & Fax - Using print and fax on Windows XP.
Security - Windows security discussion.
Accessibility - Windows XP accessibility.
Work Remotely - Access Windows XP from other PC.
Embedded System - Using Windows XP on embedded system.
Posted by dvd software at 08:50 PM | Comments (0)
August 08, 2004
CAD Forums
AutoCAD - General AutoCAD discussion.
AutoCAD 2000 - AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD 2000i.
Customization - Visual LISP, AutoLISP and general customization.
VBA - Visual Basic customization.
Printing - Printing and plotting discussion.
Network - Networking and license management.
Drafting - Drafting techniques.
SolidWorks - SolidWorks discussion.
Pro/Engineer - Parametric Technology's Pro/Engineer design package.
Cadence - Users of Cadence Design Systems products.
MicroStation - MicroStation CAD software and related products.
Posted by dvd software at 09:02 PM | Comments (0)
August 07, 2004
ISA Forums
ISA - General ISA discussion.
Client - ISA client discussion.
ISA Server - Discussion of ISA server.
Configuration - ISA configuration issues.
VPN - Discussion of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in ISA.
Enterprise - Discussion of enterprise ISA.
Publishing - Publishing discussion.
Education - ISA education.
SDK - ISA development using SDK.
Posted by dvd software at 09:10 PM | Comments (0)
August 06, 2004
Windows Media Forums
Windows Media - General Windows Media discussion.
Windows Media Player - General Windows Media Player discussion.
Windows Media on Web - Play media files on web pages.
Encoders - Encoder information on Windows media.
Windows Media Server - Discuss Windows Media Server.
SDK - Windows Media development discussion.
DRM - Discussion of Digital Rights Management (DRM).
MAC - Windows Media Player of MAC version.
Posted by dvd software at 09:19 PM | Comments (0)
August 05, 2004
Photo Forums
Photos - General issues related to photos.
Photography - Discussions of general photography issues.
Darkroom - Developing, printing and other darkroom issues.
Film - Film and commercial photofinishing.
Advanced - Discussion of topics related to the art and science of photography and that are of interest to the serious amateur recreational photographer.
Australian Photography - Australian photography, video, etc.
UK Photography - General discussion forum for all those interested in photography in the UK.
Art - Issues of fine art, framing, display.
Nature - Wildlife, landscapes, travel tips etc.
People - Portraits, figure studies, weddings etc.
Technique - General t discussion about technique.
Equipment - General equipment discussion.
35mm - 35mm cameras and lenses.
APS - APS equipment discussion.
Large Format - Large format cameras and lenses.
Medium Format - Medium format cameras and lenses
Misc Equipments - Other formats, tripods, projectors, bags etc.
Point Shoot - Point-and-shoot digital cameras.
SLR - Digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera systems.
ZLR - Digital cameras w/ fixed zoom lenses & manual controls.
Posted by dvd software at 03:13 AM
August 04, 2004
Journalism Talk
Journalism - General journalism discussion.
Criticism - I write, therefore I'm biased.
Freelance - Clearinghouse for freelance writers.
Gonzo - Hunter S. Thomspon's approach to reporting.
Newspapers - Writing in the newspaper industry.
Students - People studying to be journalists.
Print - For newspaper, magazine and online reporters.
Photo - The work of photo journalists.
Posted by dvd software at 09:49 AM
Microsoft Access Forums
Access - General Acess questions.
Get Started - For new users.
Database Design - Discuss table design.
Forms - Using Forms in Access.
Forms Coding - Form coding discussion.
Import/Export Data - Using external data.
Install and Configure - Access setup discussion.
Macros - Macros usage and writing.
Programming - Access programming discussion.
Queries - Database query discussion.
Reports - Report generation.
Security - Discussion of Access security issues.
Posted by dvd software at 07:17 AM | Comments (0)
August 03, 2004
Windows Server Discussion
Windows Servers
General Discussion - General server discussion.
Small Business Server - Discussion of Small Business Server 2003.
Setup - Setup and configuration.
Networking - Network issues.
DNS - DNS setup and trouble-shooting.
Clustering - Cluster and load balance.
Active Directory - Windows server active directory discussion.
DFS and FRS - Distributed File System and File Replication Services.
Programming - Script programming on Windows Server.
Security - Security issues on Windows platform.
Migration - Upgrading and migrating topics.
Application Servers
CMS Server - Content Management Server dicussion.
Small Business Server - Discussion of Small Business Server 2000.
Commerce Server - Commerce Server discussion.
Host Integration Server - Host access and integration discussion.
Live Communications Server - Live Communications Server discussion.
MOM - Microsoft Operations Manager discussion.
SharePoint
Portal Server - Discussion of SharePoint Portal Server.
Portal Server Development - Development topics on SharePoint Portal Server.
Windows Services - SharePoint Windows Services.
Team Services - Team services administration.
Posted by dvd software at 08:52 PM | Comments (0)
Microsoft Word and Excel Forums
Microsoft Word and Excel Forums
Microsoft Word
General Discussion - General Word discussion.
Beginners - For new Word users.
Customization - Customize menus and toolbars.
Errors - Solve the application errors.
Graphics - Using grapchics in Word.
Mailmerge and Fax - Email and fax usage.
Page Layout - Formatting document.
Programming - Using VBA in Word.
Tables - Discussion of table usage.
Long Documents - Long documents processing.
Microsoft Excel
General Discussion - General Excel discussion.
Beginners - For new Excel users.
Errors - Solve the application errors.
Charting - Charting usage in Excel.
Setup - Application setup and customization.
Programming - Excel programming discussion.
Worksheet Functions - Using worksheet functions.
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Commerce Server Forums
General Discussion - Commerce Server general discussion.
Catalog - Commerce Server catalog
Campaigns - Commerce Server campaigns.
Solution Sites - Commerce Server solution sites.
Business Desk - Commerce Server business desk.
SDK - Commerce Server development discussion.
Deployment - Setup and deployment.
Analysis - Commerce Server Analysis
Data Warehousing - Commerce Server Data Warehousing.
User Profile - Commerce Server UserProfile Management.
Posted by dvd software at 01:54 AM | Comments (0)
August 02, 2004
SQL Server Discussion
Server - General SQL Server discussion.
Clients - SQL Server clients.
Setup - SQL Server setup and configuration.
Beginners - For new SQL server users.
Programming - Programming topics.
ODBC - Access SQL server with ODBC.
JDBC - Access SQL Server from Java platform.
XML - XML usage on SQL server.
Connection - SQL Server connection issues.
Clustering - Clustering and load balance.
Full Text - Full-text searching strategy.
DTS - SQL Server Data Transformation Services (DTS).
OLAP - Discussion of analysis (OLAP) services.
Notification Services - SQL notification service discussion.
Replication - SQL Server replication issues.
Reporting Services - Data reporting discussion.
Data Mining - Data mining technology in SQL Server.
Data Warehousing - Data Warehouse design and implementation.
Secrurity - SQL Server secrurity issues.
Tools - Third-party SQL Server tools.
MSDE - Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine discussion.
SQL Server CE - Discussion of SQL Server Windows CE edition.
Posted by dvd software at 04:17 AM | Comments (0)
BizTalk Server
BizTalk Server
BizTalk General - General BizTalk dicussion.
BizTalk Orchestration - Creating and orchestrating business processes.
Setup - Setup and configuration issues.
Application Integration - Enterprise application integrations.
Server - BizTalk server discussion.
Server Administration - Server management issues.
BizTalk Server Tools - Discuss tools used on BizTalk server.
Non-XML - Using BizTalk flat file.
Server SDK - Development on BizTalk server.
BizTalk Server Framework - BizTalk Server Framework discussion.
BizTalk Server Library - Libraries provided in BizTalk server.
BizTalk Accelerators
Financial Services - BizTalk Accelerator for financial services.
HIPAA - BizTalk Accelerator for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
HL7 - BizTalk Accelerator for healthcare organizations.
RosettaNet - BizTalk Accelerator for supply chain solutions.
Suppliers - BizTalk Accelerator for suppliers.
Posted by dvd software at 01:57 AM
August 01, 2004
Electronics
General Discussion - General discussions of the field of electronics.
Basics - Elementary questions about electronics.
Equipment - Test, lab, & industrial electronic products.
Components - Integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors.
Design - Discussions relevant to the design of electronics circuits.
CAD - Schematic drafting, printed circuit layout, simulation.
Repair - Fixing electronic equipment.
Security - Electronics security issues.
Misc - Other electronics topics.
Posted by dvd software at 11:57 PM
Medical Science
General Discussion - General dicussion of medical science.
Medical Cannabis - Discussion of medical uses of cannabis: e.g. the treatment of glaucoma and AIDS wasting syndrome; countering the toxic side-effects of chemotherapy (cancer-treating drugs).
Cardiology - All aspects of cardiovascular diseases.
Dentistry - Discussion of Dentistry and any dental related issues.
Immunology - Medical/scientific aspects of immune illness.
Laboratory - All aspects of laboratory medicine and management.
Nursing - Nursing questions and discussions
Nutrition - Discussion of nutrition, health, nutritional treatments of illness, nutritional content of various foods.
Orthopedics - Orthopedic Surgery, related issues and management.
Pathology - Pathology and laboratory medicine.
Pharmacy - The teaching and practice of pharmacy.
Psychobiology - Dialog and news in psychiatry and psychobiology.
Radiology - All aspects of radiology.
Transcription - Info for and about medical transcriptionists.
Vision - Human vision, visual correction, and visual science.
Disease
Cancer - Discussion on all topics related to diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Hepatitis - Hepatitis diseases.
Lyme Disease - Lyme Disease and related issues.
Osteoporosis - Research and treatment of osteoporosis.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - Discussion of benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Prostate Cancer - Discussion of prostate cancer.
Prostatitis - Discussion of prostatitis.
Posted by dvd software at 11:51 PM
Certification Discussion
Microsoft and Cisco Certification
Microsoft Certification
Certification General - Microsoft certification general discussion.
MCAD - Microsoft Certified Application Developer.
MCSA - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator.
MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer.
MCDBA - icrosoft Certified Database Administrator.
MCT - Microsoft Certified Trainer.
MCDST - Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician.
Microsoft Office Specialist - Microsoft Office Specialist certification.
Microsoft Skills Assessment - Microsoft certification skills discussion.
Networking - Microsoft network certification.
Visual Studio - Certification on Visual Studio development.
Cisco and Other Certifications
Cisco Certification - Decidated discussion of Cisco certifications.
A Plus Certification - CompTIA A+ Certification.
Network Plus Certification - Discussion of CompTIA Network + Certification.
Posted by dvd software at 09:44 PM
Microsoft Exchange Server Help
Setup - Exchange setup and configuration discussion.
Administration - Exchange server administration issues.
Clients - Clients software topics.
Connectivity - Network connection issues.
Clustering - Clustering and load balance.
Development - Development on Exchange Server.
Miscellaneous - General Exchange Server discussion.
Design - Design discussion on Exchange Server.
Tools - Using third-party tools.
Posted by dvd software at 12:55 PM
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Office - General Office discussion.
Updates - Office updates.
Setup - Setup and installation.
XML - XML documents processing.
Microsoft FrontPage
FrontPage - General FrontPage discussion.
FrontPage Addins - Using addins in FrontPage.
FrontPage Programming - Programming issues in FrontPage.
Server Extensions - Server-side extensions on Windows NT.
Microsoft Project
Project - General Project discussion.
Project Server - Server discussion.
Project Developer - Project development topics.
Microsoft Publisher
Publisher - General Publisher discussion.
Publisher Programming - Programming topics on Publisher.
Commercial Printing - Printing discussion.
Web Design - Website design discussion.
Microsoft Visio
Visio - General Visio discussion.
Beginners - Discussion for new users.
Visio Developer - Developer discussion.
Other Office Applications
PowerPoint - The Microsoft Office presentation graphics program.
OneNote - Microsoft Office note-taking and management program.
Live Meeting - The Microsoft Office Web conferencing service.
InfoPath - The Microsoft Office information gathering and management program.
Clip Art and Media - Discussion of Microsoft design gallery.
Posted by dvd software at 05:04 AM
Internet Explorer
Browser - Browser discussion.
Setup - Browser setup issues.
Administration Kit - Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) discussions.
Outlook Express - Outlook Express email client discussions.
Stationery - Creating attractive HTML e-mail with Outlook Express stationery.
Rights Management - Windows Rights Management Services.
Posted by dvd software at 03:28 AM