Each image is around 8kb – 25kb in size and each file is named as “Flag for Country.gif”

Click here to download the free flags of the world file (1.6MB .zip format)

The only thing I ask is that you link back to this page – THANKS

The email at first glance appears to be from facebook saying that someone has commented on one of my photos, but looking closer I can see that its a total phishing/scam email.

Even me with over 15 years of using email, I nearly got caught out.

The subject of the email is:  ”Sara made a comment about your photo”… which if you receive such updates on a regular basis (remember, facebook in 2010 has 500 million members) you would not think twice about clicking on the links in the email..

So here are some basic clues on how to spot the fake facebook email.

I think my advice would be, is that if you receive ANY emails no matter where they appear to be from, just mouse over any links first and usually the real link will appear in your status bar, so if you get an email from Paypal, make sure the url really is paypal, same for facebook, moneybookers, pretty much any email with links in it.

Just by visiting a site, you can be subject to a “drive by” install of spyware or worse. Such software can steal data from your computer without you even knowing it.

I was discussing technology with David Kennedy of easylifespain.com who himself is a programmer who mentioned to me about some amazing “sixth sense” apparatus being developed by MIT Media Lab. He pointed me to Ted Talks where Pattie Maes  gives a 10 minute overview of the technology which quite frankly has astounding consequences for the future.

See the video below.

I wont lie, I am not a big fan of godaddy, never have been, rather I have been a loyal user of enom.com for years and have recently started using opensrs for some international domains that enom does not support, but I have to say that I am now a fan of go daddys ceo and founder Bob Parson after stumbling accidentally onto his video blog.

The dude is just pure class.

Watch the video, enjoy and learn something new today!

• integration of any and all means of communication (i.e. Phone numbers, IM, VOIP, email, social media)
• real-time publishing of your contact information on the internet
• full ownership of your published data
• protection of your private data, only viewable by people you authorize
• simple structured navigation to easily reach the most relevant information
• high speed global access optimized for mobile devices
• multi-language, search engine-friendly structured information and keyword
• no formal hosting or web site design required!!

To see a .tel domain in action, see: 123marbella.tel

How is a .tel different than a normal domain name?
Before the .tel came around when a person wished to create a web presence they would register a domain name (such as a .com or .co.uk), and attach this domain name to web hosting. Once the content of the website had been created using a particular code such as HTML, the domain name owner would be able to publish their website information live.

With a .tel there is no need for hosting. You simply log-into a control panel and fill in your company or personal details into pre-defined forms. Once you press publish, your company details will be live and accessible on the web.

The .tel is a great way for business owners to create a web presence for their company online in a professional pre-formatted way. The process doesn’t require a large time commitment or any experience with web design. If you have ever filled out a form online, then you can get a .tel up and running in minutes.

The .tel will also give businesses with an existing online presence a great opportunity to decide how and where customers communicate with their website visitors through any device that can connect to the internet. To learn more about the benefits of a .tel take a look at the top 10 reasons to buy a .tel and learn more through our short and informative .tel videos.

Why is .tel different than other Top Level Domains (TLDs)?
The value of a .tel domain lies with the ability to host personal (or corporate) contact information directly in the DNS, which can then be universally accessible. This stands in contrast to the typical use of the DNS for other TLDs, in which the DNS only provides a mapping between domain names and IP addresses.

Below is a video for how to manage your .tel, its pretty easy and well thought out.

http://www.domainA.com/blog

But now, you want to move the blog to:

http://www.domainB.com

However, and here is the caveat, you want to maintain all your search engine pages for the blog because currently google is looking at and listing all the pages on domainA.com/blog and you need to tell google where to look for the moved pages.

Basically this is what you want to do:

OLD SITE: http://www.domainA.com/blog/cat-stories
NEW SITE: http://www.domainB.com/cat-stories

All you do is place the code below into a .htaccess file on http://www.domainA.com/blog/ and all your url’s will move to the new domain in a nice seo friendly manner using 301 redirects.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^blog/(.*) http://www.domainB.com/$1 [R=301,L]

This code basically tells everyone that the pages have been moved from site A to Site B and it will keep all the url’s in place meaning you don’t have to make individual 301 redirects.

However previous to version 2.9, we were all using the Custom Field feature which required some additional manual steps in order to display that precious thumbnail.

Here I am going to show you a how to take advantage of the new thumbnailing feature.

1. Open your functions.php file
2. add the following code somewhere in the functions.php file (best to add it towards the top)

add_theme_support(‘post-thumbnails’);
set_post_thumbnail_size(120,120,false); // set the pixel size of the thumbnails

3. Open a post in WordPress admin and you will see a new box called “Post Thumbnail”
4. In order to display the post thumbnail on your web site you need to put some code into the place you want the thumbnail to show. Below are two examples.

EXAMPLE 1 : This will give you the file name for the post thumbnail (without html)
<?php
echo wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), array( 120,120), false, ” );
?>

EXAMPLE 2: This will give you the post thumbnail including the image html
<?php
echo post_thumbnail();
?>

I tried to explain that this is the whole point of complicated passwords is so that they cant easily be guessed and in the end he did get the point but BOY its amazing that people will still use easy to guess passwords.

So I looked around at some way to give people an idea of how to understand if their password is strong enough or not.

Below is a diagram from the nice people at cxo.eu.com which I think goes a long way to explain in visual terms how strong your passwords are.

making sure your password is strong can go a long way to protecting you from identity theft or worse

Worrying about how much and how you will pay for the next domain name won’t matter that much as long as you won’t go after something that has an expensive price tag and sold by an unfamiliar company. There is also the danger of being scammed. In order to avoid this, use a domain escrow company.

Escrow Service
An escrow company plays as a third party involved in the selling-buying process. Simply put, it ensures that both parties will get what they’re supposed to get: payment for the seller and domain name for the buyer.

Paying through an escrow secures the interest of both parties. The buyer will only get the domain name once he has paid the escrow. Meanwhile, the seller will never get the payment from the escrow without giving the domain name to the buyer.

Settling an Escrow Payment
First and foremost, both buyer and seller should agree to use an escrow service and decide who will shoulder the escrow service charge. You may want to split the bill since it will eventually benefit both of you in the long run.

Agreement
A signed agreement is required by the escrow company, which includes the amount to be paid to the seller, date of domain delivery, how it is transferred to the buyer, and remedies during a dispute.

The seller and the buyer then sign the agreement.

The Escrow Process
The buyer sends money for the seller through the escrow company. The seller is notified to transfer the domain name into the agreed registrar account. This domain name should be the same as what is spelled out in the agreement.

The escrow company prompts the buyer that the transfer has been made. The buyer, in turn, checks the transfer and confirms it to the escrow company. After the buyer confirms receipt of the domain, the escrow company releases the payment to the seller.

What happens if…

If the seller fails to transfer the domain name to the buyer, the escrow company steps in and checks on the seller and see what might have caused the delay.

If the buyer fails to confirm the transfer of the domain name, the escrow company will also step in and confirms the transfer itself. Once the transfer is confirmed, the escrow company will then release the payment to the seller.

Period of buying-selling process
The common domain buying process through an escrow takes around two to five business days. The quicker the buyer and seller perform their obligations, the faster the transaction will be.

However, it’s not a matter of how quickly the buyer can receive the domain or how quickly the seller receives his payment. What matters the most is the peace of mind of both parties in the whole course of this buying-selling process and this can be attained by using a reliable escrow company.

I was sent the card below which quite frankly is brilliant!