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February Traffic – Highest Ever

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I want to take a moment to thank everyone for visiting my blog.   I saw the highest amount of traffic ever in February and I really appreciate your taking the time out of your day to visit.   With all the other domain blogs and news outlets available, I know there are plenty of places to read about the domain industry.

I thank you for your continued patronage and support.

Elliot’s Blog Newsletter

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I recently exchanged emails with the director of my grad school program (MS in Direct & Interactive Marketing – now the Integrated Marketing Program) at NYU, and I let her know about some of the things happening in my business and personal life.   Among other things, I mentioned that I am using my direct marketing skills just about every day.

After thinking about how I am using them and how I could be using them better, I decided that I should add a newsletter to my blog.   I figure I can send out weekly or bi-weekly emails to let people know what the most read and most commented articles I posted have been, and I can provide other updates.

A newsletter is one of the best ways to communicate with interested parties, so I might as well start one up and see how it goes.   I know someone will ask, but I am not looking for sponsors – especially because I don’t know how regularly I will send the newsletter, nor do I know how many people will eventually sign up.

So… feel free to sign up for my newsletter.   I will probably send the emails out on a Saturday or a Sunday and they will probably not be regularly sent at first.   Also, in the comment section here, please let me know what you would like included in the newsletter.   Here is what I am thinking right now, but I would like suggestions:

  • Links to most read articles of the week
  • Links to most commented articles of the week
  • My top ten dropping domain picks of the coming week
  • Links to articles of interest off site

Apple Unveils Upgraded “Recession Macs”

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Choosing to buy a Mac instead of another PC was a difficult decision.   However, it was a decision I am thankful to have made because I love my Macbook.   In fact, I am working on MacBook #3 at the moment.   I am also thinking about buying a new MacBook because the one I have has been running a bit slow due to the additional software I’ve added on over the last year and a half.

Today, Apple updated and upgraded their consumer lineup of computers, including laptops and desktops. The price of a new MacBook Pro (using the Intel’s “Nehalem” Xeon processors) was dropped from $2,799 to $2,400 – a little over 10% off.   In addition, Apple also updated its iMac and Mac mini desktops.

If you are looking to update or upgrade, now might be a good time to buy a “Recession Mac.”

Virtual Data Back Up from Mozy

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A couple weeks ago, I blogged about how important it is to back up your data, and I recommended using a flash drive for your data back ups, which is what I did.   A few people commented and others emailed me about this topic, and a few of those notes suggested that an online data backup should be used because a flash drive or other device would be harmed in a fire, stolen, or lost.   I did some research, and I found a company called Mozy, which is an online data back up system to help protect your data.

The way it works is that you sign up for an account and download their software. Upon opening up the software, you check off the boxes next to the files you want to back up, and it backs up your data using 128-bit SSL encryption and protects it with 448-bit Blowfish encryption. I am not a technical person, but the company says that the encryption is the same that banks use to encrypt data, so I assume it’s safe.

One of the nice features of Mozy is that you can set it to back up your data at specific times, and it will automatically back up your data for you. Mozy can be used by both Mac or PC users, which is nice for me because I have a Macbook.   Additionally, if you want to transfer files to another computer, it’s easy to do with Mozy.

The price is also a good selling point –   just $4.95 a month for unlimited data, and there is also a free account for limited data transfer. I think this is a valuable service for anyone, but especially for people who have business ventures online and need to make sure their data is safe and secure.

I believe Mozy has a valuable service, which is why I am happy to blog about it.

My Aunt’s Funeral

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After several months of fighting, my aunt (mom’s sister) lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.   I wanted to share two of my   favorite memories of my aunt.

During every holiday celebration she would make an angel food cake specifically for me (I think) because I liked her recipe and requested it every year.   Aside from the cakes she made, I don’t like angel food cake.

When I was in college, instead of sending me a birthday gift or a check, my aunt did something unique.   She sent me a huge box of homemade frosted cupcakes to share with my friends. To avoid potential damage from shipping the cupcakes, she stuffed the box with marshmallows.   There must have been 4 bags of marshmallows.   It was great.

I am going to be gone for a few days, but I have a few posts in the queue. In the meantime, if you haven’t had an annual medical checkup in a while, now is as good of a time as any to schedule one.

On the Road…

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Taking care of my taxes with my accountant in New Hampshire today, but I am sure I will post something later on tonight. Driving for 4 hours usually gives me time to think about things, and I am always thinking about business.

BTW, it looks like 1/3 of the Aftermarket.com Domainer Mardi Gras domains already have bids. Most of them are the no/low reserve domain names, but it’s a good start.

I am looking forward to reading updates about Domainer Mardi Gras tomorrow.   New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the US, and it’s the place where I had my bachelor party, one of the best long weekends I’ve ever had.

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