Blog Articles
Tooting the horn of an internet legend: Peter Tattam
Before Microsoft had the good sense to build internet support into its Windows operating system, there was Peter Tattam and his software, Trumpet Winsock. Personally, I don’t think of myself as being old enough to talk about how tough we had it during the “old days”, but man, the internet sure was a different place […]
Passion outside of the workplace
It’s the weekend of your 40th birthday, how do you spend it? If you’re James Koole, communications lead for Tucows, you fly yourself to Vancouver, BC to participate in the BMO Vancouver Marathon! The passion that James has for running reminds me that we should take more opportunities to share some stories about the kind of […]
Holiday hours: Good Friday, April 22, 2011
Happy Easter holidays from the OpenSRS team! We’ll be closed this Friday, April 22nd for the Easter holiday. Our technical support team continues to be available 24/7 to assist you. Please note that during this closure, there will be: No orders or requests processed for the following TLD’s: .at, .fr, .ch, .li, .dk, .com.mx No […]
Canadian small and medium business get a leg up from Google
Yesterday, small and medium size businesses (SMBs) in Canada got a gift from Google to jump start their business presence online. Hosted by Kevin O’Leary of Dragon’s Den at the historical Fermenting Cellar, in the Distillery district in Toronto, Canada, SMBs can now get a website & .CA domain for free as part of the […]
New control panels sneak preview
Be careful! This is no ordinary blog post. You’re going to need some headphones with the volume turned way up and you’re going to want to be sitting down before you look at what we have to show you. This is a post about our control panels. People say they’re ugly. This hurt our feelings […]
International Pi Day Celebration: no squares allowed!
Just a reminder folks that March 14th is fast approaching. Do you have plans to celebrate? We’re not talking about Einstein’s birthday (although I bet he’d be happy to know you remembered). We’re talking about International Pi Day, which happens every March 14 (3.14, get it?) Pi Day has been celebrated by math enthusiasts and other […]
Holiday hours: Family Day, Monday February 21
Happy Family Day from the OpenSRS team! We’ll be closed this Monday for Ontario’s Family Day holiday. We’re looking forward to spending some quality time with our loved ones. Our technical support team continues to be available 24/7 to assist you. Please note that during this closure, there will be: No orders or requests processed […]
StopBadware: Request for comments part II
A short while ago, I wrote about our friends at StopBadware and their initiative to draft a document that covers best practices when dealing with malware of all kinds. The support received been fantastic and they’re now on the second draft of the RFC. This is an important issue that affects all of us. If […]
How to videos: registration, DNS, Storefront, account funding now online
These How-To videos were captured during our “New Reseller Interactive Screencasts” we ran last year. They were a great opportunity to connect with new resellers in a live, interactive video format. I thought it made sense to publish these as is, since they serve as a fairly thorough walkthrough of the OpenSRS Reseller Web Interface […]
Help eliminate malware: public request for comments
The Internet can be a dangerous place, even for the professionals who live and breath it. Imagine the frustration felt by website owners after realizing their site has been compromised and attempts to infect its visitors, many of them potential customers. StopBadware, a non-profit organization, founded at Harvard University in 2006, helps stop badware: viruses, […]
