Archive for the ‘ideas’ Category

url shortener aquired!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I am writing today to tell all readers of an amazing accomplishment in my url shortening adventures.
I recently aquired an acceptible domain — u4u.be!
I like this name, because it could stand for urls 4 u.
I have a test page up at http://u4u.be/
I look forward to comments and suggestions.
-Michael.

.de domains released, url shortener needs your help

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Today, the Denic released 1, 2, and 3 letter .de domains to the public.
This is an amazing step forward for the domain community, as it will allow more custome name spaces on the web.
However, in the middle of this, my url shortener still needs a name.
I was thinking about getting a 1 or 2 letter .de domain.
I need your help, however, to think of a name, and also make sure it isn’t already taken.
Unfortunately, this may not be as easy as you think.
I was trying out random domain combinations, and it seems almost all of the domains were taken.
It leads me to believe that someone used a program to get as many 1, 2, and 3 letter .de domains as possible, to be sold later.
Anyway, any help is deeply appreciated.
-Michael.

Windows 7 released today!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Today marks the first day of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, to be released to the public for purchase.
This is hopefully going to be the next generation in OS technology, showing new horizons of technology to be explored.
I have definitely heard many good things about it, and I can’t wait to get my own copy.
If you have any recommendations for what kind I should get, windows 7 home premium, ultimate, or professional, or whether I should get a netbook with windows 7 on it, then please post them in the comments.
It is also good that Freedom Scientific just launched Jaws for Windows 11.0, which was supposed to make windows 7 even more compatible with Jaws than it was before.
I cannot wait to get my copy of Jaws 11.0 either.
Again, if you have ideas about Jaws 11.0, post in the comments.
-Michael.

netbook choice

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

I was thinking of getting a netbook for christmas.
I needed help on which netbook to get, so I figured I’d turn to all my loyal readers.
I need one that is fast enough, can accept more ram added in, and works fine with jaws screen reader.
I also would preferrably like it to have a 6-cell or better battery.
Maybe even recommend some good external dvd/cd drives.
Please include a link to the place I can look at this netbook, as well as the brand/manufacturer name, model number, and the specs (in short form) so I can judge a bit on site.
Input is welcome in the comments!
-Michael.

url shortener idea, please comment

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

I just had the idea strike me that I could set up a url shortener.
This would help bring traffic to this site, and would give me another identity on the web.
I was thinking of the domain l2s.be, which is as short as bit.ly, and would stand for long 2 short.
I would like to hear my reader’s perspective on this matter, however.
Would it be worth my time to set up a url shortener? Would there be people who would use it? All questions that need answering.
Feel free to ask me any questions you have about this idea, and I will do my best to answer them.
Also, if you have any questions that also need to be answered, feel free to post them as well in the comments.
-Michael.