I’m a bit of a closet domainer and to be fair with you I think I’ve got some pretty decent names under my belt . . . I’m not talking the biggies like shopping.ca or anything like that, but I do have so high quality, relevant domains that generate a fair bit of traffic by themselves.

Like most I have my own preferred supplier for my domain name registration purposes. I’m comfortable with my registrar, the services they provide and the way that they do business. I have toyed with the idea of becoming a registrar myself, but to be honest I don’t theink the cost and the hassle is worth it to me at the moment.

I’m also seeing a range of new domain name registration services hitting the market these days, and whilst I have my favourite, I’m still quite happy to give these boys a try – you just don’t know what’s out there untill you try it for yourself do you?

I think that above all, when I’m registering domain names, what I’m looking for is a good quality, fast and simple back end system that allows me to manage all my domains in one place – so long as I’ve got that, I’m generally pretty happy. An API is also good but that’s not a concern to most domainers who are just registering ad-hoc.

What’s the difference between Mobile Broadband and Wireless Internet?

Things can get confusing with all these internet terms floating around. One good example is the difference between wireless internet and mobile broadband. People tend to get these confused if they don’t know the difference between the two technologies.

What is the difference between mobile broadband and wireless internet?

The main difference is mobility. Wireless internet is still connected to your home. You can’t go very far away from your house without loosing your internet signal. This is because traditional broadband works either via the cable TV company or the hard-wired telephone company. In both cases, the connection is still wired into your home.

Mobile broadband, on the other hand, uses a cell phone signal. As you may know, cell phone towers are everywhere. That means you are not restricted to getting an internet connection in your home anymore. Mobile broadband allows you to take your internet with you anywhere you go.

How can wireless internet be called “wireless” if it still requires a cable to connect to it?

That’s a very good question. The reason it’s called wireless is because it gets rid of the wires between computers and modems. The hardware powering wireless internet is called a modem. It requires the cable TV signal to be plugged into it. And it acts as the transmitter to nearby computers. Technically, you could call mobile broadband the ultimate form of wireless internet. However, mobile broadband came along after wireless internet. Mobile broadband didn’t receive the title of “wireless” because the name was already taken.

With the internet, we are able to create and put up our identity online. As such, even pictures are put online for identification for our friends, as a lot of people share their first names and last names. It is very rare to find a name that is alone in the world of the internet. While the idea was simply pure, to enhance communication, corrupted minds, and careless decisions have led us to the issue in internet privacy.

Websites and people have their own faults to this issue. However, websites and systems were designed to fit according to the wishes of people themselves.

• People have privacy options in most websites and online systems. In fact, a lot of websites have already enhanced this feature. From public and private options only, it has now extended to a middle option, public to one’s list of contacts and private outside the list.
• People have their own decisions in displaying photos online. It is a strict rule in the majority of websites to avoid uploading photos or videos that include pornography.
• Tools and software are developed for good use. However, people know how to abuse these, almost by nature.
• Some websites and online systems have disabled the Copy and Paste function, but people also know the power of PRINT SCREEN.

It is a tough world out here, and it is almost the same in the virtual world. And jut as the same, it is us, the people, who have caused these issues to ourselves.