Ultimate Solution for PayPal IPN Integration Launched
By · Comments‘IPN Easy for .NET’ from Rolosoft.com is the ultimate PayPal IPN integration software for .NET applications. The software provides a flexible and seamless integration solution that, unlike other IPN integration software currently on the market, is able to deliver key features such as native support for the latest Microsoft technologies Workflow (WF) and Communication Frameworks (WCF). Read More→
Windows 7 Preview
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Windows 7 arrives on the 22nd October 2009. Is it faster & better than XP or Vista?
Question: If a product doesn’t do what it claims, would you promote it or sell it?
This is the very question that I’ve faced over the last day or so with “Registry Cleaners”. Here are my thoughts and the questions that I’ve had to answer in my own mind as to whether to promote these products.
Ofcom Broadband Speed Report & BT Reply
By · CommentsOn July 28th, Ofcom slammed BT and other broadband providers for delivering only around 50% of its nominal advertised 8meg speed.
On July 29th, BT responded with this statement.
As the Editor of Broadband-help.com, I have some problems with aspects of the BT statement. Read More→
Windows Vista Desktop – Tidy in 10 Seconds
By · CommentsVista desktop cluttered with icons, files and shortcuts? See this quick guide to easily clean your desktop from clutter and still have access to your files etc.
Vista Desktop – Tidy in 10 seconds.
Mafia Wars: Add People and Grow Your List
By · CommentsHow To Add People To You Mafia
Mafia Wars
I’ve been playing Mafia Wars on facebook for just a few days now and am having some success.
When I started playing, I only had a mafia of around 10 people. Things were tough: making money was slow and I was constantly being attacked by stronger players. Life sucks when you are a Mafia weed:)
It took me just 6 days to go from a mafia of just 10 people to 290, with a current hourly income of $1,598,150.
How did I achieve this? Read on..
UK VAT Registration Delays – Bonkers
By · CommentsI don’t usually post rants, but feel compelled to comment on the crazy situation with the UK Tax (VAT) system at the moment.
As a business trading in the UK,it is a legal requirement to register for VAT when you expect your turnover to exceed a threshold set by the government.
My company applied for VAT registration in December 2008 and, more than 3 months later we are still waiting for our registration number and no end in sight. We are not alone, it seems that many UK businesses are stuck in VAT limbo too due to administrative delays from our governments’ VAT offices.
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My new company: rolosoft.com
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Today sees the launch of my company web site Rolosoft.com.
Its reason for “being” is to provide software and services that I have developed over the years.
Currently, there are 3 products available all geared towards solving common issues that companies face when developing ASP.Net web sites or applications:
- GEO IP.Net easily solves the problem of how to identify an IP location by country. The nice thing is that it works to automatically set native ASP.Net page properties Culture and UICulture. Data updates can be automated too with the “Premier” edition.
- Cookie Secure.Net encrypts cookies and protects the data inside from tampering.
- IP from HTTP.Net accurately gets an IP address from a client web browser.
There will be further product announcements shortly.
Windows Vista SP1 – Installation Failure
By · CommentsMy main desktop PC runs Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64. It has been running happily for many months and is stable.
In April 2008, Microsoft launched Service Pack 1 making it a required download via Windows Update.
It doesn’t install on my PC and leaves it in a continuous cycle of re-boots with error message:-
STOP: c0000139 {Entry Not Found} NtClearAllSavepointsTransaction could not be located
I have tried to apply SP1 5 times with the same result using different methods such as:-
- Disabling all start up services.
- Installing the full service pack.
Stopping Page Rank Hijacking
By · CommentsToday, I received an email from a marketing agency enquiring about advertising opportunities on my website. The confusing thing was that the website domain mentioned in the email isn’t owned by me!
On further investigation (by typing the “mystery” url into a browser) and to my utter amazement, up comes my own website content! It appears that some idiot has set their domain DNS records to point to my website! The “mystery” domain in question sounds very asian smut orientated. Here is what I found by digging further:-
- The “mystery” domain has only been registered recently.
- It has already acquired the same Google Page Ranking (PR) as my own website with a 7 year old domain name!
