It’s the time of year again when smokers try to quit. It is one of the hardest things anyone can do; I know, I quit 7 years ago. In the past I had tried everything: willpower (ha ha), nicotine patches, nicotine gum, old wives tales. In the end, once I found the right method, it [...]
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New Carlsberg ad
Carlsberg – The Secret A fantastic new add by Carlsberg, probably the best ad in the world.
Dreamforce 2009
Last week I was at Dreamforce in San Francisco. The big announcement was Chatter. Chatter adds social networking to the Force.com platform. This is huge. Not only can employees collaborate in the style of Twitter or Facebook, but so can applications. This means that you can ask to be notified of different events. Groups can [...]
Holiday 2009
Holiday 2009 This was our fantastic holiday in France and Spain.
Vodafone to sell iphone 3g s
Vodafone will be the second Irish carrier to sell the iPhone. In response O2 are now offering the iphone for free, if you are willing to spend €100 a month in bills.
Android coming to Ireland
There is finally an Android phone coming to Ireland. About a year after Google employees got their G1 handsets Meteor have announced they are going to sell the HTC Hero. It’s supposed to be out on Nov 1st (according to rumor).
jQuery namespace issue
I had a small problem with my nav at the top of the page. Basically, the nice rollover effect wasn’t working. Turns out it was a namespace issue. I just had to change $() for jquery() and bingo! Nice effect.
The dual personalities of Microsoft
Microsoft have taken a lot of stick lately, especially for the disaster that was Vista. However as well as their terrible products they make some cool stuff too.
Promoting the North-West
One of my photos made it’s way to a site promoting tourism in the North-West. It’s just a pic of WB Yeat’s tombstone in Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo. It’s a really beautiful part of the world, well worth a visit.
Body of Lies
Just watched Ridley Scott’s latest movie ‘Body of Lies’. It was only ok. I think it was trying to be a politically charged action movie. I think it would have worked better if we got to see what motivated Russel Crowes character instead of him being a shadowy figure in the background. Still I enjoyed [...]
