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In honor of geeky fathers everywhere and their clueless children, here is a fool-proof Father’s Day gift guide for dad’s who like gadgets, computers, and websites.

1. Domain Names!

(Price: $8+) It’s obvious Dad would love a cool domain name. However, we don’t recommend picking it out for him. Buy a gift certificate at GoDaddy and let Dad work his magic registering some awesome .COM names.

2. New 3G iPhone

(Price: $199 on July 11th) Dad will have to wait a month for his present but this marvel of gadgety goodness will absolutely be worth it. The new 3G network iPhone is much faster browsing the web and much cheaper than the original iPhone.

3. Designer T-Shirts

(Price: $12) Not only are designer shirts at Threadless.com cheap, but they are high quality, often hilarious, professional designs. Make Dad unique and stylish with a couple of Threadless tees.

4. Tech Magazines

(Price: Free!) Dad doesn’t have to know that these cool print magazines are free to subscribe to. Sign up to have Modern Domainer and Website Magazine delivered to Dad’s doorstep for some quality reading material.

5. Deluxe Mini-Fridge + Warmer Combo

(Price: $99) There is no doubt Dad will enjoy this expertly perfected deluxe mini-fridge that doubles as a food warmer. This has a digital display, holds a 6-pack of your favorite liquid in a can and is silent!

6. Optimus Maximus Keyboard

(Price: $1,589) Dad would probably cut his pinky finger off to own one of these keyboards. Save Dad’s pinky and buy him this heavenly keyboard from ThinkGeek. I’m not even going to go into detail… check out the video below.

7. “The Domain Game” Book

(Price: $20) This newly released book by David Kesmodel has been receiving some great reviews. Help Dad build up your inheritance money! Buy The Domain Game, How People Get Rich From Internet Domain Names.

8. Ties Suck!

(Price: $25) This stylin’ 100% silk tie has a secret message. Should you decode the binary pattern you will soon find why this tie is named “Ties Suck” Buy it at ThinkGeek. Turn Dad into a real non-conformist.

9. 500 GB Hard Drive

(Price: $95) Yes you read correctly, 500 gigs of storage space squeezed into a Seagate 7200 RPM 3.5″ drive of the SATA variety with a 16MB cache for less than $100 bucks. Do you know anyone with a 500 GB hard drive? Make your dad that guy!

10. Moo.com Printed Goods

(Price: $10+) Go beyond the gift card. Design amazing printed products at Moo.com or buy a gift certificate and let Dad design his own MiniCards, PostCards, StickerBooks, NoteCards and more. The real amazing thing about Moo’s service is the ability to print 100 different images on 100 different cards at no extra cost.

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Top 10 Gifts for the Dot Com Dad

Bust out your crystal ball and start predicting the hottest pop culture domains to be in 2008. Here are a few places you can start…

1. Successfully predict the name of the next Jolie-Pitt child and snap up the name.

2. Successfully predict the sleeper hit exhibition sport of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Olympic Rock Stacking anyone?

3. Successfully predict the name of the next President’s “intern.” “I did not buy the domain of that woman!”

4. Successfully predict the next widespread virus scare. CactusFlu dot com, net, and org.

5. Successfully predict Osama Bin Laden’s mode of travel to see Allah… www.OsamaSoLonga.com

6. Successfully predict the name of the next America Idol Winner. You might want to add on the .TV extension for a few extra bucks.

7. Successfully predict the next worldwide natural disaster. The Tibetan Tsunami? The Antarctic Hurricane? The Samoan Famine?

8. Successfully predict the name of Britney Spear’s next baby daddy. This one could be huge, especially since Britney herself might not know.

Take for example, a domain I registered earlier this month, “RSXJ.com” this was an expired domain that I caught by chance. Mind you, it has been a few weeks after all of the four letter domains were registered. My first impression of the domain name concluded that this was the perfect domain for an “RSX Junkie” or some old Joe, John, Jacob, Jingle, Jack and Jill, all of whom drive Acura RSX’s of course.

Some people are buying LLLL.com (four letter) domains and using them as personalized license plates.

I don’t know about you, but I want one! I’m on the lookout for an LLLL.com domain that has some meaning to me as a web developer and domainer. If you have any suggestions let me know.

• LLLL.com Domain Name ~ $50
• Fee for Vanity License Plate ~ $30
• Having that hotty in the Beamer hit you up on Facebook – Priceless!

If vanity plates don’t rev your engine, you could always just go for a custom vinyl domain name sticker to slap on your windshield.

Google has an exciting new project which they call a “Knowledge Portal,” hence the codename Knol. It has been rumored that Google is upset about Wikipedia dominating it’s search results and is releasing this open-author information sharing website to compete for some top results. Knol is currently in private beta testing, you can read more information on it here. It is also naturally getting alot of buzz from the blogosphere.

What?! Knol.com Owned by Steam Cleaning Company

Tens of thousands of visitors, including myself, typed “Knol.com” into their browsers after hearing the news, only to be baffled by a Dutch website featuring high quality vacuums and steam cleaners. The company who owns the domain has posted a thank you message to Google, for the traffic and publicity I assume. They later posted this surprising message which is, oddly enough, badly translated by Google:

“Well, from that Friday there is a real run immediately on domains that the word “Knol” in itself, as also the domain knol.com….. This has resulted in tens of thousands of visitors who came to take a look at our Knol.com! ….. In a short time, we had received visitors from more than 130 countries around the world.

Fortunately, the website in a position to be able bastions and the site remained in the air.

But that was not in, we were by Jan and alleman asked if we do not want to sell the domain….. Unfortunately, we have to disappoint everyone, how beautiful their offer sometimes.

…. In short, it was a special experience.”

There you have it, they will not be selling the domain name to Google, nor any other individual. Someone should call and suggest a way to monetize their new temporary flood of international traffic.

The Squatters Came Out in Full Force

A quick search on Sedo shows 358 pages of domains containing the term “Knol.” Many have bids and are receiving a minor amount of traffic. Apparently these people do not realize that “Knol” is only a codename! Google is going to brand it’s new knowledge portal with a completely different name and acquire it’s respective domain name.

Think before you squat.

If there is one thing domainers have in common it’s that we all love our jobs! Enjoy these top 10 reasons to be a domainer and please pass it on to your domainer friends.

10. Virtually no chance of getting skin cancer.

9. The IRS hasn’t figured out how to tax you.

8. Instead of having to pay to park, people pay you.

7. No one knows what you are supposed to be doing right now.

6. Working in your underwear.

5. Being able to talk about your “portfolio” at a bar.

4. It’s easier than a “real” job.

3. Coffee breaks may include activities like Halo 3 or Wii Sports.

2. Your investment returns make stocks look laughable.

1. Set your own hours… like, say, 9pm to 5am.

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Carolyn Gudmundson, was responsible for managing and registering Microsoft’s domain names between 2000 and 2004. She has been accused of stealing over $1 million from Microsoft and Expedia, according to court papers and a statement released yesterday by the U.S. Attorney in Seattle.

The 18-count indictment (PDF, 10 pages) alleges that Gudmundson used a variety of tactics to inflate her expense reimbursements. For example, prosecutors allege that she used her corporate American Express card to pay for domain registrations and then submitted doctored receipts to receive more than she paid.

Gudmundson is a 44 year old woman from Kirkland, Seattle. She was arrested Thursday night and made her initial appearance in court yesterday, as reported by Todd Bishop who attended the court appearance. She has been indicted on 11 counts of wire fraud and seven counts of mail fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says those offenses, on conviction, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Microsoft released this statement: “We can confirm that Microsoft worked closely with authorities on this investigation. We take employee theft seriously and have internal measures in place to help identify fraudulent activities.”

For more information on the case against Gudmundson read the this report on Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog.