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Ever had your e-mail account given to another person? Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it, but it happened to me today with my Yahoo!Xtra address.

I hardly ever use my Xtra e-mail address. However, it's on my “Send & Receive All” schedule, and this morning when I checked my e-mail, the Xtra account failed to connect — apparently my password was incorrect. I have had an Xtra account for about 10 years and I have never changed the password (although it’s a good idea to regularly change such passwords). I went to the Yahoo!Xtra website and followed the “forgotten password” link and reset the password (to the one I have always used). I pressed “Send & Receive” in my e-mail client again, and this time it worked.

One of OK Computer's clients, Tongariro Lodge, is this week's recipient of New Zealand Tourism Online's Top Tourism Site Award.

Tourism Online said this about the Tongariro Lodge website:

“Their Web site is professionally designed, with clear distinct navigation and large stunning images.”

Last weekend's disaster has drawn attention away from some of the benefits of the new Yahoo!Xtra bubble service. In particular, Yahoo!Xtra bubble includes a free Flickr Pro account (worth $25.00 US per year).

Thomas and I have dusted off our running shoes in preparation for the Taupo Half Marathon, which is just 4 weeks away.

We have found a handy website, www.mapmyrun.com, which lets you map a route and view the distances and elevation profiles. It doesn't require registration - just save your map anonymously and bookmark the result for future reference.

Chris Heilmann has created a wiki named The Business case for Web Standards.

The benefits for small business owners are listed, and include:

• Cost savings in maintenance and further development of your website.
• Higher value associated with the website, which can be realised if you sell your business.

OK Computer has designed websites using web standards since Jan 2005.

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The 11th Annual Webby Awards received over 8,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The winners were announced on June 5.