Archive for January, 2009

Yes, Google, we know there is crap on the internet but…

January 31st, 2009

For about almost an hour this afternoon Google screwed things up a little by labelling all of the internet as Malware. It was certainly a little alarming and a bit annoying as I would use Google *alot* and even in that short space of time. The link which resulted from every search result was a [...]


Belfast Twestival – Get Your Tickets

January 30th, 2009

Venue = Black Box Lavery’s Bunker, Bradbury Place. Rock Band. Drinks. Prizes. Fun times. And more. If you are on Twitter, and in Northern Ireland on 12th February, then come along to BelfastTwestival. It’s always fun to meet those you follow or chat to online, and there are have been many new N.I. Tweeters over [...]


Human Kindness and the Internet

January 26th, 2009

The story starts with me, last Wednesday accidentally deleting my Music folder, rather than a single folder within that folder. Then, as I often to due to being constantly so low on space, emptied the trash. It was while the contents of the folder where disappearing – that I suddenly realised and cancelled before more [...]


Links etc – Monday 27th January 2009

January 26th, 2009

Apparently Belfast is to be one of the worst cities in the UK hit by the recession. Damn. BelfasTwestival is live. Follow @belfastwestival for more info. Sinéad is looking for people to do her blog survey – so far she has 70% bloggers and 30% – she needs more responses from non-bloggers. Survey here. Great [...]


The Shorty Awards and Who the Hell is Aloha?

January 22nd, 2009

If there is a prize for the most votes then dirty tactics will always be used – The Shorty Awards are no exception. Friend, blogger and twitter user (read: addict) John Williams (@mcawilliams) has made it into the final of the Shorty Awards – a competition designed to recognise those who bring usefulness, value and [...]


Feeding the Ducks

January 21st, 2009

I went with Darragh, Niamh and Elizabeth to St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, on Sunday afternoon to feed the ducks. At least it was the plan… Darragh loved it! It was a feeding frenzy!


Links etc – Wednesday 21st January 2009

January 21st, 2009

Is OBAMA President? Hell Yes. Obama’s Inaugural speech, with added Wordle goodness The new Whitehouse.gov rocks – and is HTML 1.0 Transitional Valid Guide to removing false libelous information about yourself from the net. UnconventionBelfast is on 6th & 7th Feb – over half places gone – sign up quick. How to hack, and protect, [...]


Irish Blog Awards Noms ’09 – Let the Bitching Commence

January 20th, 2009

Watch as the blog post rates increase dramatically, lots of link love, memes, posts with some thought, topical entries, and maybe even a few redesigns over the next 4 weeks, as these are possibly the most important days in the life of an Irish Blogger, with the Blog Awards just around the corner and the [...]


TeenCamp Ireland The First

January 20th, 2009

It becomes so much more apparent that teenagers have such an online presence and far more technical skills than the generation before them when they begin organising their own events based on technology. That’s exactly what TeenCamp was all about. Organised by Enda Crowley and Alan Costello and held in Filmbase in Temple Bar, Dublin, [...]


To Whom It May Concern, Bring Back Rick

January 19th, 2009

RTÉ have commited an injustice, by cutting out the good stuff from Rick O’Shea and Nikki Hayes radio shows on 2FM. The music they play is generally awful, but the “banter” and laughs, general chat and entertainment from Rick’s show have me listening, whenever I have the opportunity. Rick is a blogger, Irish Blog and [...]