Google Domains (Beta) in depth

When Google Domains was announced, it was instantly a hit. It gathered a lot of buzz (and hype) from a lot of people, from the normal army of Google fans, but also IT staff and administrators from all around. Even though it was still in private beta, I signed up for a beta invite.

Now, almost 2 months later, I got that invite.

HTTPS and how websites aren't using it properly

Although my activity here with blogging has been quite slim with me devoting all of my time setting up Techman's World IRC, I was reading an article today about how some websites, even major ones, are misusing HTTPS for it's communications.

Many sites use HTTPS for secure transit of material across the internet. The difference of course from normal HTTP is that data sent over HTTP is unencrypted, and otherwise unprotected from anyone wanting to snoop. HTTPS data packets are of course encrypted, making it harder to view data while in transit. Not to say that the protection is not fool proof; there are some shortcomings of using SSL/TLS, but generally it's better to use it than not to use it.

Setting up Windows Live Admin Center (domains.live.com)

A few days ago, I wrote a post informing all of you that I was moving to my own domain. All of you had something positive to say, and I appreciate that.

Today I'm going to touch up on how to get email set up using the Windows Live Admin Center, the Windows Live alternative to using the Google Apps. I really like Microsoft's services, and more importantly, I would trust them more with my data then Google. Not to say that Google Apps is bad, but just my preference.

My Experiences Registering a Domain though GoDaddy

Announced yesterday around 10:52 pm EST, I wrote about Techman's World getting its own domain.  Today I'm going to talk a bit about how the process was going. I didn't take pictures for the most part to protect my personal information.

Welcome to....Techman's World with its own domain!

It has been a long time in the making (or at least it felt like forever for me), but Techman's World now has its own domain name. If you are visiting the old site with your bookmarks, you should be automatically redirected.