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Top notch broadband from AAISP

We’ve just recieved our dealer code from Andrews and Arnold. This means we can now supply broadband via AAISP and help customers with order and fault tracking.

We chose them from the massive list of available ISPs (Internet Service Providers) because basically, they wipe the floor with everybody else! Have a look at this comparison to see what we mean. Even when business grade ISPs like Zen are included, the results speak for themselves.

They also test all their resellers for competency. We had to answer some pretty tricky networking questions before we were granted dealer status – it wasn’t just signing up on their website!

More reasons to choose AAISP:

  • Real, unfiltered internet access (no traffic shaping).
  • They’ll fix a fault on your line even if you are with another ISP.
  • Constant quality monitoring.
  • Usage based tariff – pay for what you use.
  • IPv6 enabled.
  • Call centres based in England.
  • Free .uk domain with your broadband.
  • Easily bond 2 or more lines together for increased speed and resiliency.
  • No minimum contract.
  • Pay by BACS – Direct Debit optional (other companies should take note of this one).

As you read through their website, it becomes clear that these guys really know what they are doing and go the extra mile to make sure you get a good service. This fits perfectly with our own philosophy which is why we have no doubts about recommending them.

Contact us today to upgrade your broadband.

For the more technical readers:

Tracing route to bbc.co.uk [212.58.254.252]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms    <1 ms  www.routerlogin.com [192.168.0.1] 
  2    15 ms    15 ms    14 ms  b.gormless.thn.aaisp.net.uk [90.155.53.12] 
  3    14 ms    15 ms    14 ms  a.armless.thn.aaisp.net.uk [90.155.53.6] 
  4    15 ms    14 ms    15 ms  rt-lonap-a.thdo.bbc.co.uk [193.203.5.90] 
  5    15 ms    14 ms    14 ms  212.58.238.153 
  6    14 ms    14 ms    14 ms  rdirslb0.thdo.bbc.co.uk [212.58.224.136] 
  7    16 ms    16 ms    17 ms  virtual3.rbsov.bbc.co.uk [212.58.254.252] 

Trace complete.

You gotta love being 3 hops from the BBC!

Let us know what you think in the comments here or on Facebook.

Link to a specific post on Facebook

FacebookSomeone asked me yesterday how to link to a specific post on Facebook and I had to stop and think for a minute. When you get a notification, you get a link to the status or link in question but how do you find this link yourself?

The answer was staring me right in the face. Under each post (be it a status or link post) is a timestamp. It is this timestamp that provides a link to the individual post.

link-to-specific-facebook-post

All you need to do is copy this URL and paste it onto Facebook just like any other link. Unfortunately, the results aren’t very pretty but at least it gets the job done (and includes any original comments).

Let us know what you think in the comments here or on Facebook and remember to share with your networks.

Website Easter Egg Solution

easter-eggWell done to those of you who found our hidden Easter Egg over the bank holiday weekend. For those that didn’t, here’s the (not very well hidden) location. Simply scroll down to the bottom of our homepage and click on the rounded corner as shown in the image to the right.

We hope you’ve had fun destroying our page! This was all possible thanks to Alex Leone, David Nufer and David Truong and their KatHack project (which can be used on any website – see the instructions on the KatHack page). We’ll leave it up for a while so you can have a play but it’s not staying forever.

Let us know what you think in the comments here or on Facebook.

Keep your Google account secure

google_appsRick Klau has written up an excellent guide to keeping your Google account secure on his blog. Many of his tips will apply to other accounts too such as choosing a strong password.

Speaking of passwords, did you know that “this is fun” is 10 times more secure than “J4fS<2“? Here’s a great article on making your passwords both secure and useable: The Usability of Passwords. Or, if you’re more of a visual learner, this XKCD cartoon sums up the situation perfectly:

password-strength

Let us know what you think in the comments here or on Facebook.