Domain renewal scam

I received a couple of emails from an American outfit demanding immediate payment to renew .org domains. Since I manage the domains of all the Realcom sites and the sites of most of my clients I knew very well that these domains are not due and in any case I use 123-reg (part of Pipex) to manage and renew domains. So beware! Don’t take any notice of any emails or letters that don’t come from your hosting provider or web site company. Your web site company should let you know when your domain is due and will likely renew as part of your annual hosting and support contract (you do have a support contract don’t you?).

While I’ve been away…

Well I haven’t really been away from here – just away from the blogging. One of the big problems with working from home is that there is just so much to do around the house, garden, family, neighbours and more that gets in the way of getting worky things done. Because you’re at home people expect you to be available, and it’s difficult to resist a neighbour dropping in for a chat, to ask for help or borrow a tool. The garden is a big pull. We are lucky enough to have a large garden with an orchard, greenhouse and ready-dug vegetable plots – courtesy of the previous owners (Thank you Hilary and Pat!). At this time of year the harvest bounty doesn’t wait. Plums and crab-apples are dropping off the branches and waiting to become jam and jelly. It’s quite a feat to keep up with clients’ schedules for web site updates, marketing and new database functionality and so our own blogs and newsletters get lower priority. Not good – but what can one do but enjoy the summer while it’s here! The cold winds of autumn are already starting to blow. Neighbours, friends and clients who visit will get a pot of crab apple jelly or plum chutney.