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New Nikon D700 Digital SLR is tempting

Jay Newman — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:10:04 +0000

It seems Nikon’s new D700 Digital SLR Camera

Nikon D700 Digital SLR

is essentially a squashed up D3 and then squeezed into a case roughly the same size as a D300. The D700 is Nikon’s first ‘compact’ professional standard SLR. I’m sure it will be up against Canon’s replacement for the EOS 5D.

Imaging wise, the D700 is pretty much the same as the D3, sharing the 12.1MP full frame (’FX’) sensor and processing engine. The main differences apart from physical are a different shutter which is good for 150,000 exposures and a different viewfinder prism and a slower burst rate.

Just signed up for Coreix Hosted Exchange 2007

Jay Newman — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:34:08 +0000

I decided to sign up for a new hosted email solution. I wanted something more robust than my present standard IMAP accounts which I use with Outlook Express. All my mail was hosted on a single dedicated server, which if it ever failed ( touch wood it hasn’t so far) would cause all kinds of trouble.

In the end I choose Coreix Hosted Exchange 2007. Its currently on special offer special offer at the moment, starting at £3.50 per month mailbox, though I chose the three mail box service. I can now keep track constantly using my Blackberry, though all mobile devices are supported including Apple’s iPhone. A Microsoft Outlook client is bundled with the service, though Entourage is also supported for when I switch to my Macbook.

Another thing I like about Coreix’s Managed Exchange was that its actually hosted in the UK, where I live! I’ve been looking for a Hosted Exchange solution for some time, but so many hosts, though appearing to be UK based, actually had their datacentres in Germany … or the US!

However the appealing thing for me is that Coreix’s Hosted Exchange is more resilient. Rather than my email being hosted on my vulnerable little server with a single drive, Coreix’s Hosted Exchange is hosted on RAID arrays, and fully load balanced, redundant servers and fully backed up.

What about Coreix’s network you ask? Well Coreix’s network is impressive and recently celebrated over three years of continuous uptime

Google Nemesis

Jay Newman — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:26:45 +0000

Find out how a 25 year-old Maverick Internet Marketer has created new Google software… which allows him and his fellow ‘partners in crime’ to quietly earn up to $2,750 per day from Google, right under the noses of the establishment.

Google Nemesis Revealed…

A Good Factual Review about 1&1 Hosting?

Jay Newman — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:40:27 +0000

Makes a change. It’s hard to find a positive and factual “customer” review about 1&1 these days, but here is an obviously satisfied customer with a factual expert assessment and advise. Clearly 1and1 must be doing something right as they are one of the worlds largest web hosts.

clipped from www.ma1.se

About 1&1 Internet,( 1and1 Hosting )

Maybe its just me. But I’ve always thought there has been some confusion over 1&1’s actual name. They are officially `1&1` but of course their websites are at 1and1.co.uk and 1and1.com obviously.

This forces some people to hunt on Google for the correct URL for 1&1, Some search for “oneandone.” One or two searchers make common typo’s such as `i&i` or `1&i` `i&1` `iandi` and so on, but despite this the company has become a massive success, and has earn’t the title “the worlds web host.”

1and1 Web Hosting Review

Jay Newman — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:22:29 +0000

A more thorough than usual review of of 1&1 Web Hosting. Strange how the biggest and most popular hosts get some of the worst reviews. I mean if they were that big, how did they get so damn big? I’ve had a few servers with1&1 now without issue. Just remember that you are on your own with tech support. However because of their supurb re-image tool, console access and a decent backup stategy, there should be no need for calling their tech support

clipped from www.ma1.se

This is because the company founded in 1992 by Ralph Dommermuth, operates on a global scale with over 15,000MBit of network capacity. 1&1 currently employ’s over 150 developers and administrators. Total Employees amount to nearer 1,300.
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About 1&1 Internet,( 1and1 Hosting )

Are Keyword Spy Tools Any Good

Jay Newman — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:16:25 +0000

I’m been wondering for a while if any of these keyword spy tool are any good and whether they produce accurate results. Perhaps one way to check is to “spy” on your own website. I can see them working better for paid search rather than organic search.

clipped from www.ma1.se

Discover your Competitions Profitable Keywords with Keyword Spy

Keyword Spy will then tell you what keywords your competition are bidding on (you enter the URL of your competitor). Obviously its not going to be 100% accurate but will give you a prett ygood idea of what keywords they have optimised for!

Virtual Windows Vista on Mac OSX

Jay Newman — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:27:52 +0000

I’ve been want to run another operating system side by side for some time. This is done with a “VM.” Quite simply Windows is “fooled” into running as Guest Operating system on Mac OS X.

clipped from parallelsdesktopmac.blogspot.com

I love booting up my Mac and working in the Mac OS environment. Then I like to launch a Windows application without having to reboot. It sounds weird I know, but that’s the world of “virtualization” I suppose.

Run Windows Bible Software on your Mac

Jay Newman — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:40 +0000

Free Bible software is remarkably good, and sometimes faster and easier to use than the commercial equivalents. However a lot of it is only available for Windows PC’s. You can run your Windows bible software on your mac though..

clipped from www.weycrest.co.uk

Love your Mac but need to use an industry standard Windows only applications such a Logos Bible Software or even Outlook, Excel, Quicken, Visio, etc.? No problem. Run Microsoft Office and other Windows-only applications in Parallels and start taking advantages of using the best of both worlds today!

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Parallels Desktop for Mac Beats Competition

Jay Newman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:38:37 +0000

A test not only of raw performance but also how long to perform certain tasks and applications.

clipped from parallelsdesktopmac.blogspot.com

Parallels Desktop for beats competition in real-world performance testing

MacTech Magazine published a very comprehensive performance and productivity benchmark comparing Parallels Desktop for Mac (build 5160, which is now out of date), Boot Camp, and VMware Fusion 1.0 (build 51348, which is not the current in-production build).

MySpace Loses myspace.co.uk in DRS Appeal

Jay Newman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:10 +0000

A success for TWS barring a High Court Appeal and a success it would seem for the lawyer Jim Davies who is a candidate Board Elections.

clipped from www.theregister.co.uk

MySpace stripped of myspace.co.uk domain victory

Secondly, the panel considered the crucial (and more broadly relevant) question of how much control TWS had over what appeared on the parking site. It accepted that TWS had not interfered with the content of myspace.co.uk, including when ads relating to social networking began to appear. Rather, they had been generated and updated by Sedo’s software, so it was natural that MySpace’s rapid rise be reflected.