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Share Everything Plans from Verizon

June 28, 2012 Verizon announced the Share Everything Plans. Excerpt from Verizon website "Introducing the Share Everything Plan. Unlimited Talk, Unlimited Text, and a single pool of shareable data to power up to 10 devices. It's the plan that revolves around you. For each device on your account, we recommend 2GB of data." Pick a monthly plan Add on the number of devices to share + the per device Monthly Line Access Enjoy reliability, shareability and flexibility The Share Everything Plans is not actually cheap, see the per device fee per month. And Share Everything Options for Mobile Broadband Devices: Let me know if this work for your family shared plans or company phones. Source: (2012, Verizon )

Google+ for Business

Pictures speak a thousand words. Why Google+ is good for business. Images courtesy by Jeff Bullas blog. 

HOWTO edit hosts file in Windows 7?

Just in case you're having difficulty of editing your Windows 7 hosts file, error message such as "access denied". By the way, I post blog this because it took a while for me to recall this exercise. :) A very easy solution. Click on Start , Run, search or type " notepad ". You will see this under Program , choose Notepad , right click and choose to " Run as administrator ". After that, you can edit and save changes to your hosts file. Hope this blog help someone out there in cyber space :) Post here to let me know.

U.S. and Israel developed Flame computer virus

Very interesting news I stumbled at Washington Post today, here's an excerpt "The United States and Israel jointly developed a sophisticated computer virus nicknamed Flame that collected critical intelligence in preparation for cyber-sabotage attacks aimed at slowing Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, according to Western officials with knowledge of the effort." (2012, WashingtonPost.com ) Continue to read if you're interested, here's the link . The image is posted below.

How to check printer installation in iMac PC?

Go to System Preferences, Print and Scan , click the ( + ) sign to add your printer if you don't see it. To reconfigure your printer setting, double click on it, click Printer Setup , click Utility , click Open Printer Utility , and you will see more options for the printer e.g. Tools, Fax Setting (if applicable), etc. Hope this help.

Donuts.co most gTLD applications

The Donuts.co applies for the following strings for domain names extension. The applicants are difference companies and different email addresses, but the primary contact is Daniel Schindler. Check out their applications for domain name extensions. ACADEMY AGENCY APARTMENTS ART ASSOCIATES ATTORNEY AUDIO AUTO BABY BAND BASEBALL BASKETBALL BEAUTY BET BIKE BINGO BLOG BOATS BOOK BOUTIQUE BROADWAY BROKER BUILDERS BUSINESS BUY CAFE CAMERA CAMP CAPITAL CARDS CARE CAREERS CARS CASH CASINO CENTER CHARITY CHAT CHEAP CHURCH CITY CLAIMS CLEANING CLINIC CLOUD CLUB COACH CODES COFFEE COLLEGE COMMUNITY COMPANY COMPUTER CONDOS CONSULTING CONTRACTORS COOL CORP COUPONS CPA CREDIT CREDITCARD CRICKET CRUISES DATA DATING DEALS DEGREE DELIVERY DENTAL DENTIST DESIGN DIET DIGITAL DIRECT DIRECTORY DISCOUNT DOCTOR DOG DOMAINS ECO EDUCATION EMAIL ENERGY ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES EQUIPMENT ESTATE EVENTS EXCHANGE EXPERT EXP

Uniregistry applies for .art .auction .diet .free and other domain name extension

The Uniregistry Corp applies for the following strings for new domain names extension. ART AUCTION AUDIO AUTO BLACKFRIDAY CARS CHRISTMAS CLICK COUNTRY DEAL DESIGN DIET FAMILY FASHION FLOWERS FREE FURNITURE GAME GARDEN GIFT GRATIS GUITARS HELP HIPHOP HOME HOSTING INC JUEGOS LINK LOL LOVE MARKETING MEDIA MOM NEWS PHOTO PICS PIZZA PROPERTY RACING REALESTATE RESTAURANT SALE SAVE SCHOOL SEXY SHOPPING STORE STYLE TATTOO TEAM TECH VIDEO YOGA Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

Top Level Domain Holding applies for .home .horse .law .video and other extensions

Top Level Domain Holding applies for the following strings for new domain names extension. ABOGADO APP ART BABY BEAUTY BEER BLOG BOOK BUDAPEST CASA CLOUD COOKING COUNTRY COUPON CPA CRICKET DATA DDS DEALS DESIGN DOG ECO FASHION FISHING FIT FLOWERS FREE GARDEN GAY GREEN GUIDE HOME HORSE HOTEL IMMO INC LATINO LAW LAWYER LLC LOVE LUXE MIAMI PIZZA PROPERTY REALESTATE RESTAURANT REVIEW RODEO ROMA SALE SCHOOL SCIENCE SITE SOCCER SPA STORE STYLE SURF TECH VIDEO VIP VODKA WEBSITE WEDDING WORK YOGA ZULU Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

Microsoft Corporations applies for .bing .live .docs and other extensions.

The Microsoft Corporation applies for the following strings for domain names extension. Check out their applications for domain name extension AZURE BING DOCS HOTMAIL LIVE MICROSOFT OFFICE SKYDRIVE SKYPE WINDOWS XBOX Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

The Gap Inc. applies for .gap .oldnavy and others

The Gap Inc company applies for the following strings for domain names extension. Check out their applications for domain name extension ATHLETA BANANAREPUBLIC GAP OLDNAVY PIPERLIME Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

Wal-Mart Stores applies for .walmart .samclub .grocery domain extensions

The Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. applies for the following strings for domain names extension. Check out their applications for domain name extension ASDA GEORGE GROCERY SAMSCLUB WALMART Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

Dish DBS Corporation applies for .dot .dish .phone and others

The Dish DBS Corporation applies for the following strings for domain names. Here's a list. BLOCKBUSTER DATA DIRECT DISH DOT DTV LATINO LOCKER MOBILE MOVIE OLLO OTT PHONE Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

Loreal applies for .beauty .hair .loreal .salon .skin and others.

The Loreal company applies for the following strings for domain names extension. Check out their applications for domain name extension (gTLDs). BEAUTY GARNIER HAIR KERASTASE KIEHLS LANCOME LOREAL MAKEUP MATRIX MAYBELLINE REDKEN SALON SKIN Check what other companies application for the new internet suffixes, domain name extension in addition to .com .net .org .info .biz .us .etc http://on.ya.net/gtld

New Top Level Domain Names announced

The ICANN announced the 1930 new top level domain names or generic top level domains (gTLDs). Excerpt from PCworld.com Applications were received from 60 countries, ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom said at a news conference in London. North America accounted for 911 applications, Europe 675, Asia-Pacific 303, Latin America 24 and Africa 17. You can also read the announcement and status here . Here some details about the new top level domains applications. Companies: Google 95 applications, including .ads .and .android .app .are .baby .blog .boo .buy, click  here for a complete list. Amazon 65 applications, including .app .audible .author .book .bot .box .buy .call click  here for a complete list. Dish 13 applications, including .blockbuster .data .direct .dish .dot .dtv .latino .locker .mobile .ollo .ott .phone, click  here for a complete list. Loreal 13 applications, including .beauty .garnier .hair .kerastase .kiehls .lancome .loreal .makeup .matrix .maybelline .redken .salon

Google new TLDs applications

Google new TLDs applications: ADS AND ANDROID APP ARE BABY BLOG BOO BUY CAL CAR CHANNEL CHROME CLOUD CORP CPA DAD DAY DCLK DDS DEV DIY DOCS DOG DOT DRIVE EARTH EAT ESQ EST FAMILY FILM FLY FOO FREE FUN FYI GAME GBIZ GLE GMAIL GMBH GOO GOOG GOOGLE GUGE HANGOUT HERE HOME HOW ING KID LIVE LLC LLP LOL LOVE MAIL MAP MBA MED MEME MOM MOTO MOV MOVIE MUSIC NEW NEXUS PAGE PET PHD PLAY PLUS PROD PROF RSVP SEARCH SHOP SHOW SITE SPOT SRL STORE TALK TEAM TECH TOUR TUBE VIP WEB WOW YOU YOUTUBE ZIP More news about  gTLDs   or  here .

Amazon new TLDs applications

Amazon new TLDs applications: APP AUDIBLE AUTHOR BOOK BOT BOX BUY CALL CIRCLE CLOUD COUPON DEAL DEV DRIVE FAST FIRE FREE GAME GOT GROUP HOT IMDB JOT JOY KIDS KINDLE LIKE LIVE MAIL MAP MOBILE MOI MOVIE MUSIC NEWS NOW PAY PIN PLAY PRIME READ ROOM SAFE SAVE SEARCH SECURE SHOP SHOW SILK SMILE SONG SPOT STORE TALK TUNES TUSHU VIDEO WANGGOU WOW YAMAXUN YOU YUN ZAPPOS ZERO More news about  gTLDs   or  here .

The New Internet Domain Name Suffixes

Tomorrow June 13, 2012 ICANN will announce the list of 2000 (even more) application for the new domain name suffixes. This can be any .BRAND propose by companies with deep pockets. The new internet domain name suffixes could be .coke .apple .msn .youtube .google .lol .secure .car .insurance .movie .bar .nyc .green .blue .red .white .black .xerox .clean .sex .porn .adult .tablet .phone .tech .blog .dog .cat .pet .anything .anywhere .anytime that a company with a lots of money can submit an application. The application fee is $185,000.00 with a $25,000.00 yearly maintenance fee paid to ICANN. This does not include the infrastructure cost to run the registry e.g. servers, dns management, people, customer service, etc. Here's a good explanation how it will work, courtesy by Boston.com website ( http://on.ya.net/boston-domainname ) THE APPLICATIONS: The system opened in January. Applicants had to answer 50 questions covering such things as what a proposed suffix will be used for a

Create New Virtual Machine

Creating a new virtual machine is very easy but if you only create once in a blue moon, you will definitely forget the process. In my case, I need to create a new virtual machine for development one or two virtual machines in a year. How will I resolve this problem? Simple answer, create a procedure. In IT world, manuals and procedures are admins best friend. Here's a step-by-step procedure on how to create a New Virtual Machine . Please don't hesitate to post your comment at the end of this article. Login to vSphere Client , if you're in Cluster (two or more physical servers), select where to create a virtual machine. The idea behind cluster is to load balance your physical servers (hosts), if one server is down, the other server will be able to take the load. There are some ways to create a new virtual machine. You can select the Server (or IP Address), right click and create a New Virtual Machine. The other approach is select the server, click on Virtual Machine

KING.NET blocked 11433 access attempt

The KING.NET reported 11433 malicious attempt against the website.  Excerpt from KING.NET "Here’s our Bad Behavior report, has blocked 11433 access attempts in the last 7 days. That’s crazy malicious attempt to our website , hopefully the ”real” users are not blocked. Security  is a continuous process, not a product. So we will continue to evolve with the environment." Imagine if you don't have a tool like "Bad Behavior", you will not see this report. Our website (" Whaddya.com ") is powered by Blogger, they take care our website (or web server) security updates. Cheers to that.

Migrating Virtual Machine

My virtual machine automatically migrated to the available server so it will continue to work without my users noticing any performance issue. That's great technology. I have now fixed the issue with the faulty server, a simple reboot work just fine because of a memory issue. Now when I try to migrate a virtual machine from host no.2 back to host no.1. I've got his error message about the CD/DVD driver is not accessible. See the captured screen below. I'm browsing the Internet to find a solution. I will update this post. Update: June 7, 2012. I forgot to update this article, so here's the resolution. It's a simple step. Right click the VM machine client that you want to migrate, select " Edit Settings ", select " CD/DVD drive1 ", and you will see Device Status on the right side. Un-check Connected and Connect at power on . See captured picture below. Now try to migrate the VM machine to another host, and you won't see the

YA.NET/yourname

A simple way to shorten your social network profile URL address. Visit SQIT.com website (or http://YA.NET ), you will see a blank entry as shown below. Replace the " http:// " with your Google+ profile URL address " https://plus.google.com/u/0/104769456270125676319/ ", see the captured screen below. Select the ya.net domain, and click the red short button. It's done! Your short URL is ready for you to use. The QR codes and Microsoft Tag are also created for your website. Great tool for mobile/smartphone reader. The system will assign a random characters for your short URL. If you noticed my short URL is http://ya.net/em   using two characters only. It is called a vanity URL address. You can create your own vanity URL address, first you need to create your username and password. Why you need to create a Username and Password for vanity URL Address? In the future, if you want to update your vanity URL address to somewhere else. Yo