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	Wednesday, 28 January 2004

SRS on track for open source release This morning NZRS released a terse statement about the release of the SRS software. A project has already been created on SourceForge and the code should be uploaded on the 30th. On a side note I find it amusing that a MS Word file was used to send out a 82 word announcement about the release of an open source system. 10:52:26 AM      Like to comment? []

	Thursday, 15 January 2004

.nz domain name cost sto drop 12.5% Just announced that the wholesale fee for .nz domains names is to drop 12.5% in July. I will post more on the background of the wholesales price when I get time (I am currently in Canada and about to head off to Aus.). 1:47:05 AM      Like to comment? []

	Tuesday, 6 January 2004

Men(.com) sold for $1.3 million US Wow, NZ government really got a bargin, I mean they got an entire country (newzealand.com) for a measly $500k US yet this person got $1.3 million US for a single 'person' (men.com). Just think NZ has 4 million people... ahh the wealth! PS Anyone else snicker at the 'portal for men' comment? :-) 11:50:52 PM      Like to comment? []

Debbie at the APTLD meeting What an excellent picture of Debbie Nibagaz from the recent APTLD meeting in Wellington. 10:49:23 PM      Like to comment? []

newzealand.com 'success' reporting in DomPost The DominionPost had a small story on Monday about the 'success' of the newzealand.com domain name. It was not online so I will dig up a copy and try and scan it. It was amusing as it had the incorrect costs for the name and it also was Trade & Industry PR drivel pretending to be 'reporting'. 10:37:08 PM      Like to comment? []

And we are back.. Well, this is back, different machine, different job, different year. It seems to be reinstalled ok and was easy as 'drag n drop' from my USB mini drive to the hard drive. After I first posted this I noticed that Radio is busy reposting every item since the start thinking that it has like 300 new posts since 2002.. oh well... Radio quirks. 9:11:49 PM      Like to comment? []