If you own a domain name (or several) which you depend on, go ahead and lock them down for the long term by renewing your registration for several (i.e. 5 or more) years. The cost, typically, is relatively minimal and you insure your domain ownership will not lapse. If you operate a business, having your domain name lapse is disastrous. Not only do you lose your...

I have written in the past about how you should really consider registering the domain yourname.com. If for no other reason than you want to make sure nothing ‘questionable’ ever appears there. The same can be true for owning your (online alias/handle/screen name/whatever).com. If you are member of several forums or online groups, you probably have a...

I have noticed a few suspicious emails recently and people have forwarded me copies of an email appearing to come from Network Solutions Tech Support. This email is fake (here is the notice from Network Solutions). The only reason I am posting this as a tip is because several people have forwarded me this email telling me to make sure our domain information gets...

Here is a news item I saw today which all people who currently have hosting at Network Solutions should know: used subdomains of your domain are sent to a Network Solutions advertising page. The article explains everything you need to know: Earlier this week, a man named Win Betteridge told TechCrunch that Network Solutions pulled this clever little trick with...