IDN application update: Egypt, Russia, China…
So who’s applied for IDNs so far? According to ICANN, 10 applications (representing five languages) were submitted over the first …
Month: November 2009
Country Codes of the European Union
I’m pleased to announce a new country codes map, this one devoted to the 27 members of the European Union. …
How do you type € again?
It’s not easy having an American English keyboard when you frequently need to input characters like è or ä or …
A book day, every day, including Forgetting English
There is a woman who set out to read (and review) a book a day for a year. Not Moby-Dick, …
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A fantast.ic new country code
Last week I wrote about the coming of IDNs (internationalized domain names). But IDNs aren’t the only new country codes …
Minimalism in global gateways
A global gateway doesn’t have to be fancy. In fact, it shouldn’t be fancy. It should be as easy to …
ICANN is now accepting IDN applications
It’s now November the 16th in Asia, which means the “Fast Track” has begun. Here’s the process: The Fast Track …
Eagle over Seattle
Offtopic, I know, but I have to share. This is a photo of an eagle I snapped yesterday. Normally, I’m …