How GDPR is affecting WHOIS Lookups & the Domain Industry in general
The European Union's General Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR) came into effect on 25th May 2018 and has taken the domain name industry by storm with domain registrars, registries and ICANN scrambling...
Some tips on avoiding Phishing
Phishing is the fraudulent practice of obtaining sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details of an individual over the internet. Under the guise of a reputable entity, the...
.AFRICA Domain Extension exceeds 15,000 Domain Registrations
The official geographic top-level domain (TLD) for the continent of Africa has recently crossed the 15,000 active domain registration milestone. .africa domains are becoming popular.
The .africa domain extension has gained wide...
Accessing the BBC’s iPlayer gets harder
Accessing TV programming over the BBC's iPlayer platform could get considerably harder from 1st of September 2016. The BBC has successfully lobbied the British Parliament to change the law governing TV...
.i.ng domains now available
The .ng domain registry has now made .i.ng domains available. They are meant to service interests in present-continuous English language terms and perhaps URL shortners. Examples of such terms would be...
How to secure your Dropbox account
There is no perfection in the world of technology. Heck, there's no perfection in life. Thus, one is constrained to mastering the delicate balance between convenience and security. Dropbox is a...
PayPal now in Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Zimbabwe…
PayPal has extended its online payment system to Nigeria, Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Monaco, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, and Paraguay for the first time. Before now, these countries were completely blocked from the...
ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in Africa
Domain Name Registrars that have been accredited by ICANN for the registration, transfer and renewal of domain names, are at the very top of the Domain Name system supply chain. Due...
A radical change comes to .ng domains
The .ng domain system has come a long way from the days of cumbersome registration via email to today's fully automated world-class domain name system. Another drastic policy change is around...
How to install Multi TV in Lagos Nigeria
I got the following question from a reader of this blog via email, and choose to answer publicly so as to assist others in need of the same information:
Please do you...
