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Sungha Jung Plays Bolero
Published September 10, 2009 | 
I have been fortunate enough to follow Sungha Jung’s progress for a couple of years. I guess he can only improve with age yet for someone so young he has a superb head start. Already an Internet star I hope we get to see him live in concert soon, just as soon as he finishes school!
How to setup DNS for your hosting at your name registrar
Published September 7, 2009 | 
If your host asks you to set the DNS for your domain and you don’t know what he means this guide may help. However you should always look for clarification from your host.
If you host asks you to set the DNS to a couple of entries that look like the following then it is likely this article will help:-
ns5.ventrino.com
ns6.ventrino.com
Who is your name registrar?
First identify your name registrar. Popular ones include namecheap.com and godaddy.com. If you don’t recognise these names use a whois tool to find out. www.domaintools.com and www.coolwhois.com are simple to use, they offer an input for the domain name, press the button and a few seconds later you can read about your domain and listed somewhere you will find your name registrar.
Got your name registrar – what’s next?
As name regsitrars will use their own method for setting the DNS you will have to check their FAQ for more specfic instructions. Most are simple and within a few clicks the job will be done.
Changed my DNS but still goes to old server, why’s that?
Patience! Officially it can take up to 72 hours for servers across the net to update entries. Typically 15 minutes but this will be in perfect conditions. Your PC will cache a routing table as well, so while the Internet may have updated your PC can still send you to the wrong place (sometimes a restart can clear this).
Am I a Racist? Virgin employee thinks so
Published September 3, 2009 | I never thought of myself as a racist. With so many different definitions just being white probably means I am to some, but I try not to let culture interfere with my decisions.
Today I struggled to understand what the guy from Virgin was trying to tell me. They have a special offer and it meets with my budget. At least I thought it did. The guy began to explain the “extras” that I am “obligated to pay”. His poor English coupled with thick Indian accent meant I could not understand what he was saying.
After 5 minutes of this I felt like ending the call but I really am interested in Virgins 50mb broadband offer so I politely asked if there was anyone else I could speak to.
Although he didn’t call me a racist I could make out from his remarks that he was a “supervisor” and that anything I wished to say could be said to him. So I explained it had nothing to do with his performance per se, I needed someone who could speak to me in clear English and without an accent, that’s all.
With emotion swelling in his response I could tell I was not going to be passed on and while I can’t say that he said anything wrong I judge from his tone I was not going to join his long list of satisfied callers (I think that’s what he was claiming).
So with a sigh I thanked him for his time and said I would consider his generous offer. The truth is the opposite of course. If virgin sales staff struggle with English then how good are their support staff going to be?