While working on the mmEvents macro I decided to take a detour (another one) to write a companion tool that would make managing the few domains that I own easier – mmWhois.

The mmEvents package works great for notifying me about Domain expiry, but that got me thinking, wouldn’t it be cool to be able to view registrar information just by clicking the event? If I am adding an event to a page so that I can be notified of domain renewal dates, it makes sense that the event links to more useful information right?

The first release of mmWhois functions as a standalone action and can be used to perform Domain / IP lookups directly from your MoinMoin Wiki – just drop the WhoisLookup.py file into your actions folder and select Whois Lookup from your Actions Menu – simple.

The next release will include mmEvents integration and possibly results caching – seems like a good idea.
If you have any suggestions on how to improve the action just click the Issue Tracker button on this page and enter a new bug report (Don’t be put off by the term “bug report” – you can still suggest enhancements ).

Well it seems Adobe Apollo has now become Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR).
My money is definitely on this platform winning the RIA (Rich Internet Application) race! It is such a simple platform to use and you can easily see it filling the gap that Applets never achieved – I just need an idea for a project to use it.

Now what else can I add to the Wiki?…..