Skill Zone News issue 7
The summer is normally a quiet time for news, but not so in the world of the Internet. This issue contains a round-up of the news stories which we feel are important to website owners, and a timely reminder about mobile phone roaming charges for those of you packing your suitcases for an escape in the sun.
18th July 2008
Spikes in the traffic reports
We noticed two unusual trends in traffic to our customer sites over recent months. One was a surprising increase in traffic generally on some sites, and the other was an increase in the proportions of visitors using Internet Explorer 6 and a corresponding decrease in popularity of IE7. We investigated further.
New domains,... opportunities or problems?
ICANN, the organisation that overseas the domain name system, has come up with a proposal to expand the number of domains available, but does it solve the problem, or does it just create even more headaches for website owners?
Is your CV an identity toolkit?
Job and CV listing sites have developed into popular popular resources for job seekers but now there are indications that these sites are a lucrative source of information for ID fraudsters.
Music in the workplace
Do you let your staff listen to the radio whilst they are working? Did you know you need a license if you do? Some employers have received demands for unpaid licence fees dating back several years.
Who invented Office software?
Few people realise that much of the ground-breaking work in computer hardware and software development happened here in post-war UK. I was saddened to read that one of those pioneers, David Caminer, is no longer with us.
The £31,500 holiday
The EU is considering how best to curtail unreasonably high roaming fees charged by mobile phone operators, but these deliberations come too late for one holidaymaker.
This article comes from the SKILLZONE email newsletter, published monthly since January 2008, and covering topics related to technology and the internet. All articles and artwork in the SKILLZONE newsletter are orignal content.