If you’re a Mac user, who’s interested in learning Dreamweaver’s tools for building dynamic-database driven pages, you’ll want to download the all-in-one web server package MAMP. I talk about MAMP in my book and use it for the tutorials. Unfortunately, the address I give on page 758 no longer works…they moved the download page to another location. So if you’re looking for MAMP you can now download it from: http://www.mamp.info/en/download.html
Network Solutions, one of the original domain registrars, is apparently playing a nasty trick on people who use their Web site to search for a domain name. According to Domain Tools blog, Network Solutions is temporarily snatching up the names of domains when a visitor searches for that domain’s availability. This means you can’t register the domain with any other registrar (like GoDaddy.com, for instance) until the domain name is released 4 days later by Network Solutions. It’s an attempt to force you to register with Network Solutions. What’s worse, is the domain name is then exposed to the rest of the world, and unscrupulous domain traders can snatch up the domain name when the 4 day grace period passes–meaning you can lose out on your perfect domain name if you use Network Solutions to search for available domain names.
I just tested this out, in fact, and it’s true! I searched for a .com domain at Network Solutions and was informed that it was available. A moment later, I went to godaddy.com and searched for the same domain, and what do you know? It was taken–by Network Solutions!
You can read more about this at: http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/01/network-solutions-steals-domain-ideas-confirmed/.
My advice: AVOID NETWORK SOLUTIONS.
Buy them today!
