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eFax reviews and alternatives

eFax alternatives? There are a lot of companies offering similar (or even better) services for fax sending and receiving. I eventually signed up with PamFax not only because they were cheaper, but mostly because they make it extremely easy to cancel your account.

EU Council adopts directive to harmonise consumer rights in distance purchases

After more than five years of consultations and discussions, the Council of the European Union has finally adopted a new directive harmonising “consumer rights in distance (including on-line) and off-premises purchases” (press release (PDF) and directive (PDF), hat tip to heise.de).

Despite the talk about “better protection of consumer rights”, I believe that the central …

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Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220: NAS to NAS backup

I’ll provide instructions for NAS to NAS backups using two Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220 below, but first I have to warn you that these devices have two serious drawbacks which might render them completely useless for this purpose…

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Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?

Does Internet Explorer annoy you with this security warning?

This message appears when you’re using a secure connection (https://) and the website is trying to load non-secure (http://) elements, too. The culprit was easy enough to find (using HttpWatch or similar tools):

What made this case unusual is that it wasn’t a server-side problem. Instead, the …

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Google Merchant Center – victime de son succès?

Le lancement de Google Shopping a rencontré un grand succès. Les ouvertures de compte ont été nombreuses, ce qui a rallongé les délais d’évaluation de chaque flux. Votre flux sera évalué dans les prochaines semaines.

C’est donc l’évaluation manuelle et le success de Google Merchant Center qui ont causé les délais.

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