I'm thinking of creating a political parody website that may step on some toes and/or trademarks. I have a few technical and legal questions about how best to go about this. [more inside]
posted by Riki tiki on Dec 22, 2009 - 6 answers

I have an idea that may be patentable. I want to search patent listing websites to see if something like it already exists. [more inside]
posted by CollectiveMind on Dec 19, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm having a horrible time trying to update to WordPress 2.8.6 on my dotster domain. Perhaps you could help a PHP-illiterate sista out? [more inside]
posted by chara on Dec 12, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm interested in watching more short films. What are your favorites? [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Nov 12, 2009 - 28 answers

Quick! Geocities closes shop tomorrow! Is there an efficient way to search my favorites/bookmarks for geocities pages that might be in there? So I can steal the content before it goes bye bye? [more inside]
posted by rahnefan on Oct 25, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I change to company Y for domain registration and hosting when I can't contact unreliable original company X to do the change? In the UK. [more inside]
posted by Not Supplied on Oct 16, 2009 - 9 answers

What web-app should I build on the domain "vimbro.com"? [more inside]
posted by farmersckn on Oct 8, 2009 - 13 answers

Is there a domain shortener like TinyURL that forwards, but keeps the http://tinyurl.com/whatever part stay in the address bar? [more inside]
posted by andrewzipp on Oct 5, 2009 - 9 answers

Researching options for all things website: hosting, domain name registration and DNS. Can you help me narrow it down? [more inside]
posted by titanium_geek on Oct 1, 2009 - 8 answers

my dsl works fine but I can't reach one website that I know is not down. what can I do? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Sep 28, 2009 - 18 answers

Registering a .ie domain for personal use; any 'workarounds' to the registration restrictions? [more inside]
posted by bbuda on Sep 17, 2009 - 2 answers

Someone wants to license a public domain photo from me - does that even work? [more inside]
posted by AzraelBrown on Aug 21, 2009 - 17 answers

What is the best way to go about getting an expired domain? [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Aug 19, 2009 - 9 answers

YANML. is it legal to rewrite a public domain book with a new co-author? [more inside]
posted by Izzmeister on Aug 16, 2009 - 17 answers

My boss would like to start a blog. He already has a domain. We're unsure as to whether to use something like Wordpress to host, or to install it (or Moveable Type?) ourselves. Opinions? [more inside]
posted by heavenstobetsy on Aug 11, 2009 - 14 answers

What's the story behind those filler pages you see when you look at unused domain names? [more inside]
posted by jeisme on Aug 4, 2009 - 12 answers

Does anyone have any experience purchasing .ly domains? Anything I should be aware of before I do? [more inside]
posted by andrewcilento on Jul 30, 2009 - 2 answers

Can you recommend a guide for and/or some details about backing up all the necessary network settings to get a Windows XP machine back onto a Windows Server 2003 server/domain after a wipe? [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey on Jul 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a public domain resource for pictures of people along with their ages at the time that the picture was taken? The best I've come up with is places with government info which have pictures of politicians. Anything better with a wider range of types of people and ages? Obviously dating sites would be a great place to get this info, but none of them are going to be public domain.
posted by HappyEngineer on Jul 19, 2009 - 10 answers

Windows XP Pro x64 SP2 on hp dv4-1430us loads and run's slow on the domain but not when I log on locally. [more inside]
posted by the_binary_blues on Jul 17, 2009 - 4 answers

Why does the domain I just registered and added to my existing hosting account (with 1and1) contain the same files and folders as a domain that was already on that hosting package? [more inside]
posted by entropic on Jul 8, 2009 - 9 answers

When registering a domain name, should I pay - annually - to hide these details from the Whois database? [more inside]
posted by Kirn on Jul 6, 2009 - 17 answers

Received the following email yesterday in regards to my domain name. My first reaction was to hit delete, but I thought I'd just make sure I wasn't ignoring something I shouldn't be ignoring. [more inside]
posted by goshling on Jul 1, 2009 - 10 answers

What is the copyright status of the movie The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy? [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Jun 22, 2009 - 10 answers

Please help me choose the best domain name to use for my new bartering classified site. [more inside]
posted by schindyguy on May 20, 2009 - 24 answers

Is there software or some automated method to audit the entire startup process of a Windows XP computer to find why startup is slow? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on May 15, 2009 - 11 answers

Best way to transfer WordPress site to new host without losing anything? [more inside]
posted by Alec Loudenback on Apr 25, 2009 - 2 answers

There's a site out there that generates domain name suggestions using whatever it can to spell out the domain (including domain extensions). i.e. if you wanted the domain name "awesome" it would suggest something like "awe.so/me". I remember it had a sweet web 2.0-type layout, but that's about it. Anyone know of it (or any other ones)?
posted by idleminded on Apr 23, 2009 - 4 answers

I've made the greatest site on the internet, now it needs a name! Cue cards feature: subways, minutes, maps [more inside]
posted by soma lkzx on Apr 17, 2009 - 47 answers

How can I migrate my blog to a new domain without upsetting its Google ranking or breaking third party links? [more inside]
posted by pantheON on Apr 14, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I guarantee I get a domain name that is expiring on Friday and what should I do to prepare / strategize? [more inside]
posted by msoffab on Apr 14, 2009 - 21 answers

Is there any where I could get a top level domain (TLD) as .list ? Or in the near future? [more inside]
posted by schindyguy on Apr 14, 2009 - 7 answers

I want my own FTP server. Looking for advice on possible solutions. [more inside]
posted by bingo on Apr 9, 2009 - 13 answers

Please help me move my domain and hosting from two companies to two new companies without losing email service (and learn about DNS in the process)... details inside... [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Apr 9, 2009 - 2 answers

When you type www.mydomain.com you get to see the homepage of my blog. However, whatever link you click, from articles to adminstration pages etc still go to www.mydomain.webhost.com/article/blah_blah. How do you make this go away? [more inside]
posted by madeinitaly on Apr 3, 2009 - 5 answers

How important is it to purchase all available domain extensions? [more inside]
posted by scarello on Mar 22, 2009 - 12 answers

I would like to write & sell erotica online. What do I need to know about maintaining my privacy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 13, 2009 - 8 answers

What free blogging service will let me eventually and easily move over to a domain of my own in the future? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Feb 5, 2009 - 10 answers

I've created some educational materials (pdf / mp3 / ogg) that I would like to offer on the internet for free, probably under a Creative Commons license. I want the materials on their own website with their own domain name -- how can I make enough money to cover the domain / hosting / bandwidth costs? [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Jan 31, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm an independent graphic artist looking to create a simple but not amatuerish-looking portfolio website to showcase my work. And because of my limited budget, I pretty much have to do it myself. However, I'm having trouble getting started because there's so much information out there, a lot of it conflicting, out-of-date, too specific, or too general. Please help me do this right! Plenty [more inside]
posted by MagicalHypotenuse on Jan 21, 2009 - 9 answers

How do I figure out how many visits my website gets? My domain is registered with 1 and 1 Web Hosting, and I have the beginner package.
posted by helios410 on Jan 8, 2009 - 14 answers

Windows Domain Filter: In a parent/child domain scenario, where Active Directory and Exchange data is being replicated between the two domains over a VPN, what risk is there to the parent domain if the link to the child domain goes dark forever? [more inside]
posted by rocketpup on Jan 7, 2009 - 3 answers

In August, I registered a domain name for a friend with Godaddy.com. Then, for technical reasons, the friend decided that she wanted to move from Godaddy, so we figured we should delete the account and then rebuy it through another domain registrar. Simple, right? No. [more inside]
posted by Holly on Jan 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Internet Domain Filter: In 2000, I started a company (Company A) and registered a matching top-level domain. In 2005, I converted Company A into a holding company, and started a second company, which is now the operating vehicle for our consulting business. The domain registration for Company A will soon expire. Is there any point maintaining the registration? The domain name won't have a high resale value and I'm not planning on resurrecting Company A as a public business. Is there anything I'm missing?
posted by quidividi on Jan 2, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm merging my digital life into one conglomerate website. I have a wordpress blog, tumblr, twitter page, blogspot blog, and a page for my music project being joined on my new domain. Can I do this without making my site busy or ugly? [more inside]
posted by bradly on Dec 27, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for a webhost/reseller deal for registering MANY domains w/ temporary hosting - and need advice. [more inside]
posted by emjay on Dec 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Should we switch from domain hack to dot com? [more inside]
posted by jrholt on Nov 26, 2008 - 6 answers

I took a few bookbinding classes in university and really enjoyed them, but I stopped doing it after I had saturated the market (i.e. my friends and family) with blank books to use as journals, notebooks, photo albums, etc. I recently thought that it might be fun to make hand-printed and bound editions of novellas and short stories that are in the public domain. [more inside]
posted by cilantro on Nov 26, 2008 - 8 answers

What's the best way to buy a .com domain from a squatter? Have you used a third-party to anonymously negotiate a domain purchase? I'd be very interested to hear your experiences. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm talking with a non-profit org that wants to buy a domain I've owned for years and haven't used at all. It's time to name a price. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by kalapierson on Nov 14, 2008 - 17 answers