Comments for Domain Name Dept http://www.domainnamedept.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Create Your Own Photo Blog by Cecily Walker http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Cecily Walker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:43:23 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/#comment-499 As someone who makes a living structuring information for maximum usability, I have to say that this book and the accompanying website are frustrating, maddening, and pretty much useless unless you're willing to sign up for the hosting deal with the author's suggested web host. <br /> <br />Some of the most glaring errors include: <br /> <br />1) Placing content that should be relegated to sidebars (i.e., the section on signing up for TypeKey authorization) right in the middle of crucial instructions for setting up Movable Type on your system. It breaks up the flow of information, and forces the reader to flip back and forth several times to ensure that she hasn't missed a crucial step. <br /> <br />2) Files at the accompanying website are only available as Windows executables. I'm a fairly savvy Mac user, so I knew enough to drag the .exe files to Stuffit Expander to open them, but how many other Mac users might miss this crucial step? Make the files available as .zip or .tar.gz files for maximum compatibility. <br /> <br />3) Workflow inefficiencies: how efficient is it that the reader is forced to create a new blog after installing the author's blog templates? Why can't these templates be applied to the default photo blog that is created when Movable Type is initially configured? <br /> <br />While I'm sure the rest of the book has some useful information -- I particularly liked Jamieson's photo assignments - I'm so thoroughly frustrated with the installation/configuration instructions and information design of the book that I can't help but give it a negative review. <br /> <br />This is but the first edition of the book - do yourself a favor and wait for version two, or check the website at createyourownphotoblog.com to see if an errata section is made available. Rating: 2 / 5 As someone who makes a living structuring information for maximum usability, I have to say that this book and the accompanying website are frustrating, maddening, and pretty much useless unless you’re willing to sign up for the hosting deal with the author’s suggested web host.

Some of the most glaring errors include:

1) Placing content that should be relegated to sidebars (i.e., the section on signing up for TypeKey authorization) right in the middle of crucial instructions for setting up Movable Type on your system. It breaks up the flow of information, and forces the reader to flip back and forth several times to ensure that she hasn’t missed a crucial step.

2) Files at the accompanying website are only available as Windows executables. I’m a fairly savvy Mac user, so I knew enough to drag the .exe files to Stuffit Expander to open them, but how many other Mac users might miss this crucial step? Make the files available as .zip or .tar.gz files for maximum compatibility.

3) Workflow inefficiencies: how efficient is it that the reader is forced to create a new blog after installing the author’s blog templates? Why can’t these templates be applied to the default photo blog that is created when Movable Type is initially configured?

While I’m sure the rest of the book has some useful information — I particularly liked Jamieson’s photo assignments – I’m so thoroughly frustrated with the installation/configuration instructions and information design of the book that I can’t help but give it a negative review.

This is but the first edition of the book – do yourself a favor and wait for version two, or check the website at createyourownphotoblog.com to see if an errata section is made available. Rating: 2 / 5

]]> Comment on Create Your Own Photo Blog by Carolynn Primeau http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Carolynn Primeau Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:10:38 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/#comment-498 I love this book! The photographs and illustrations are so beautiful that I'm constantly compelled to flip through the pages looking for ideas. "Create Your Own Photoblog" makes blogging seem so easy and fun; I can't wait to get started! Rating: 5 / 5 I love this book! The photographs and illustrations are so beautiful that I’m constantly compelled to flip through the pages looking for ideas. “Create Your Own Photoblog” makes blogging seem so easy and fun; I can’t wait to get started! Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Create Your Own Photo Blog by Jon Erickson http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Jon Erickson Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:18 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/#comment-497 There were a couple of good ideas in the book but then I felt it became an installation guide for using Movable Type. Rating: 1 / 5 There were a couple of good ideas in the book but then I felt it became an installation guide for using Movable Type. Rating: 1 / 5

]]> Comment on Create Your Own Photo Blog by Damian P. Gadal http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-496 Damian P. Gadal Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:24:44 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/#comment-496 This book isn't bad. It covers a wealth of material and gets into a fair about of detail on how to set up a photoblog, mostly on the suggested Nexcess.net. <br /> <br />This is fine should you choose this route, as you will have all the information on how to do that. <br /> <br />What could help the reader is a better organization of the material presented to keep one from having to go back and forth between pages to take in the examples presented. This will probably happen in the next edition. <br /> <br />Other than that, I admire the author's talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm for photography and blogging. Rating: 3 / 5 This book isn’t bad. It covers a wealth of material and gets into a fair about of detail on how to set up a photoblog, mostly on the suggested Nexcess.net.

This is fine should you choose this route, as you will have all the information on how to do that.

What could help the reader is a better organization of the material presented to keep one from having to go back and forth between pages to take in the examples presented. This will probably happen in the next edition.

Other than that, I admire the author’s talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm for photography and blogging. Rating: 3 / 5

]]> Comment on Create Your Own Photo Blog by pola http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-495 pola Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:40:54 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/create-your-own-photo-blog/#comment-495 a lot of fluff in this book, but when it gets down to building a photo blog, your at her mercy as all of the lessons require that you sign up with nexcess.net (which is a total rip off!) and even then, the coupon for the free month doesn't work. I tried using a different host, but it's rather complicated to install the programs and templates she uses in the book unless your really good with websites. this is not a beginers book at all. Rating: 1 / 5 a lot of fluff in this book, but when it gets down to building a photo blog, your at her mercy as all of the lessons require that you sign up with nexcess.net (which is a total rip off!) and even then, the coupon for the free month doesn’t work. I tried using a different host, but it’s rather complicated to install the programs and templates she uses in the book unless your really good with websites. this is not a beginers book at all. Rating: 1 / 5

]]> Comment on The Internet at Your Fingertips by Midwest Book Review http://www.domainnamedept.com/the-internet-at-your-fingertips/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Midwest Book Review Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:38 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/the-internet-at-your-fingertips/#comment-494 The Internet At Your Fingertips covers everything from getting connected and surfing the Net to banking, email management, shopping, videos, cookies and blocking pop-ups. Sections are well organized and written with at-a-glance browsing in mind, making this a top reference for beginning users who want quick answers to common questions. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 The Internet At Your Fingertips covers everything from getting connected and surfing the Net to banking, email management, shopping, videos, cookies and blocking pop-ups. Sections are well organized and written with at-a-glance browsing in mind, making this a top reference for beginning users who want quick answers to common questions.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Pandora’s Box: Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age by Shuaib Nda Adama http://www.domainnamedept.com/pandoras-box-social-and-professional-issues-of-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Shuaib Nda Adama Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:12:19 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/pandoras-box-social-and-professional-issues-of-the-information-age/#comment-493 It is a good book and it is highly recommended for anyone that is able to read whether he/she has contact with the computer or now. The social issues raised are all encompassing. Rating: 4 / 5 It is a good book and it is highly recommended for anyone that is able to read whether he/she has contact with the computer or now. The social issues raised are all encompassing. Rating: 4 / 5

]]> Comment on ISP Liability Survival Guide: Strategies for Managing Copyright, Spam, Cache, and Privacy Regulations by Donovan Bezer http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Donovan Bezer Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:50:04 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/#comment-492 Timothy Casey, a senior VP for MCI WorldCom, transmits executive-quality knowledge in "ISP Liability Survival Guide" for a panhandler-level price. Despite the fact that he is what we techies would probably call a "suit," his writing is relaxed, anecdotal, and even humorous. But don't let his conversational writing style fool you; he is a MAJOR player in this industry. As a corporate executive and quasi-ambassador, Casey is a kind of Internet lobbyist. He has been immersed in virtually every state, federal, and international regulatory craze, preventing the regulators from turning the Internet as we know it into one great big cluster... (I hope I'm not the only one who still uses that phrase from Clint Eastwood's 'Heartbreak Ridge.') After reading the book, it kind of amazed me that he would disclose as much useful information as he does for the relatively small cost of this book. Other prominent Internet-lawyers-turned-writers charge literally five times as much, and you get less useful stuff and more legal jargon. And even if you enjoy being ripped off, no one has written a book of this type yet! Casey covers every aspect of Internet law that affects ISPs and similarly-situated e-businesses and customers. If anyone has read about the richness vs. reach debate (Evans and Worster, "Blown to Bits"), you will know what I mean when I swear that the info in this book is extremely rich. I love this book, and it still amazes me that in an industry where information is our chief commodity, Casey is giving away so much rich knowledge, practically for peanuts. Rating: 5 / 5 Timothy Casey, a senior VP for MCI WorldCom, transmits executive-quality knowledge in “ISP Liability Survival Guide” for a panhandler-level price. Despite the fact that he is what we techies would probably call a “suit,” his writing is relaxed, anecdotal, and even humorous. But don’t let his conversational writing style fool you; he is a MAJOR player in this industry. As a corporate executive and quasi-ambassador, Casey is a kind of Internet lobbyist. He has been immersed in virtually every state, federal, and international regulatory craze, preventing the regulators from turning the Internet as we know it into one great big cluster… (I hope I’m not the only one who still uses that phrase from Clint Eastwood’s ‘Heartbreak Ridge.’) After reading the book, it kind of amazed me that he would disclose as much useful information as he does for the relatively small cost of this book. Other prominent Internet-lawyers-turned-writers charge literally five times as much, and you get less useful stuff and more legal jargon. And even if you enjoy being ripped off, no one has written a book of this type yet! Casey covers every aspect of Internet law that affects ISPs and similarly-situated e-businesses and customers. If anyone has read about the richness vs. reach debate (Evans and Worster, “Blown to Bits”), you will know what I mean when I swear that the info in this book is extremely rich. I love this book, and it still amazes me that in an industry where information is our chief commodity, Casey is giving away so much rich knowledge, practically for peanuts. Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on ISP Liability Survival Guide: Strategies for Managing Copyright, Spam, Cache, and Privacy Regulations by Jim Moran http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Jim Moran Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:38:24 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/#comment-491 ISP Liability Survival Guide written by Timothy Casey is an excellent guide for ISP's to follow in order to run an effective service and remain within established industry standards of practice and the law. This book will help ISP's to sort through all the existing laws, regulations, policies, and issues and help them to determine which ones apply to them and how applicable ones should be enforced through their services.<p> This book provides an excellent treatment of handling intellectual property issues. Trademark, copyright, patent, and domain name issues are big today. ISP's will receive a mini-course in dealing with them. What is a trademark? What is a copyright? What is fair use? What constitutes infringement? What are the implications of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)? What is the ISP's liability? How does an ISP respond to a complaint? It's all covered here. ISP's will appreciate the advice on handling reported incidents of alleged infringement.<p> ISP's face a number of other serious threats to their services. Some of these are caused by the conduct of their own clients and sometimes through the efforts of outside parties looking for ways of expanding their reach. ISP's must keep up on gambling, pornography, spamming, spoofing, cookies, fraud, defamation, libel, and child privacy issues. This book will educate ISP's about these troublesome issues and provide them with strict guidelines that will keep them operating on the strait and narrow.<p> ISP's receive advice and instruction on other matters such as planning, establishing, and enforcing policies and terms of service. They will also benefit from the number of actual case studies that reveal how various laws, regulations, policies, and court decisions have clear implications on how they should conduct their own services. This is must reading for any ISP and company who wants to do things right! Rating: 5 / 5 ISP Liability Survival Guide written by Timothy Casey is an excellent guide for ISP’s to follow in order to run an effective service and remain within established industry standards of practice and the law. This book will help ISP’s to sort through all the existing laws, regulations, policies, and issues and help them to determine which ones apply to them and how applicable ones should be enforced through their services.

This book provides an excellent treatment of handling intellectual property issues. Trademark, copyright, patent, and domain name issues are big today. ISP’s will receive a mini-course in dealing with them. What is a trademark? What is a copyright? What is fair use? What constitutes infringement? What are the implications of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)? What is the ISP’s liability? How does an ISP respond to a complaint? It’s all covered here. ISP’s will appreciate the advice on handling reported incidents of alleged infringement.

ISP’s face a number of other serious threats to their services. Some of these are caused by the conduct of their own clients and sometimes through the efforts of outside parties looking for ways of expanding their reach. ISP’s must keep up on gambling, pornography, spamming, spoofing, cookies, fraud, defamation, libel, and child privacy issues. This book will educate ISP’s about these troublesome issues and provide them with strict guidelines that will keep them operating on the strait and narrow.

ISP’s receive advice and instruction on other matters such as planning, establishing, and enforcing policies and terms of service. They will also benefit from the number of actual case studies that reveal how various laws, regulations, policies, and court decisions have clear implications on how they should conduct their own services. This is must reading for any ISP and company who wants to do things right! Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on ISP Liability Survival Guide: Strategies for Managing Copyright, Spam, Cache, and Privacy Regulations by Midwest Book Review http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Midwest Book Review Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:09:30 +0000 http://www.domainnamedept.com/isp-liability-survival-guide-strategies-for-managing-copyright-spam-cache-and-privacy-regulations/#comment-490 Computers and Internet service providers (ISP) are an integral part of nearly every aspect of modern life and business. In ISP Liability Survival Guide, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Counsel for MCI WorldCom Timothy Casey brings to bear his expertise and experience to provide detailed explanations on the varying laws governing networking and the Internet, and how their technical features impact running a liability-free ISP. He offers critical considerations for adopting effective policies and procedures for effectively structuring an ISP operation. He also gives valuable insight into contracting with users, vendors, as well as sales channels to accommodate the laws and maximize ISP profitability. ISP Liability Survival Guide is critically important, crucial, essential reading for anyone charged with operational responsibilities for providing ISP services in today's technologically driven communications marketplace. Rating: 5 / 5 Computers and Internet service providers (ISP) are an integral part of nearly every aspect of modern life and business. In ISP Liability Survival Guide, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Counsel for MCI WorldCom Timothy Casey brings to bear his expertise and experience to provide detailed explanations on the varying laws governing networking and the Internet, and how their technical features impact running a liability-free ISP. He offers critical considerations for adopting effective policies and procedures for effectively structuring an ISP operation. He also gives valuable insight into contracting with users, vendors, as well as sales channels to accommodate the laws and maximize ISP profitability. ISP Liability Survival Guide is critically important, crucial, essential reading for anyone charged with operational responsibilities for providing ISP services in today’s technologically driven communications marketplace. Rating: 5 / 5

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