Archive for May, 2007

Webex as a platform

I just have to talk up Web Conferencing provider WebEx and their service. I have been in many web conferences that this platform has supported, and it worked each time without a hitch. Adobe now is offering a variety of web conferencing solutions as well along with Acrobat, it seems. Consumer choice...
May 29th, 2007 | Etc | Read More

The Jothan Frakes Islands (.JF)

For the past 10 years I have been contributing quietly to the DNS and TLD infrastucture in both private and public companies, in a variety of technical roles. Over the course of that time, I have gotten the opportunity to work with some fantastic and brilliant people. And there were some that have...
May 29th, 2007 | Jothan, Rediculous, ccTLDs | Read More

Fun with ImageChef…

I got sent the following image chef sticker because of all the work I do with ccTLDs, and I got a big laugh out of it. Seems like you can plug in whatever you want and it will render the graphic for you. This was the funniest thing eh-ver, and it seems like the possibilities are endless on this system. ...
May 28th, 2007 | Etc | Read More

Web 2.0 Word to my brother man…

Props to my brother… Page just finished up another movie, the upcoming “Enchanted” starring McDreamy. He’s been doing computer animation for Tippett Studios since 1997. Yeah, his name is Page Frakes, as opposed to the new web 2.0 company Page Flakes. By the way I digg web...
May 25th, 2007 | Jothan | Read More

ICANN San Juan, Puerto Rico 6/25-29, 2007

The next ICANN meeting is coming up, June 25 to 29. Here are some reasons why I would encourage attendance and participation, and what to watch for there. PUERTO RICO Dude, it’s in Puerto Rico, “La Isla Bonita” . . . What more reason do you need? Although it sounds super glamorous,...
May 25th, 2007 | Domain Shows, ICANN, Meetings, NewTLDs, ccTLDs | Read More

INTEROP.JP June 11-15 2007

INTEROP.JP June 11-15 2007
I have been asked to speak at the INTEROP in Chiba (Tokyo) Japan on the 14th, and accepted. What is INTEROP? “企業が必要としている最適なネットワーク環境の実現に不可欠な最新の基盤技術・製品群と、それを用いたリューションを展示し新たなビジネスチャンスを掴むための“...
May 23rd, 2007 | Domain Shows, Feature, Speaking, ccTLDs, 日本語 | Read More

.Bank??

There is more and more conversation surrounding introduction of a TLD called .bank for financial institutions to use for their websites. f-Secure has two articles, one called “Masters of Their Domain” and “And you can take that to the .bank” Eric Kitchens’ Blog has an article...
May 23rd, 2007 | ICANN, NewTLDs | Read More