Nuts & Bolts [Audio]
In today’s podcast (19:11; 10.9MB; MP3), Conn catches up with Blacknight’s CEO Michele Neylon, who’s just back from the US. He’s been appointed to the board of i2Coalition – the Internet Infrastructure Coalition which represents the interests of companies “who build the nuts and bolts of the internet”. Blacknight joined last year, joining companies like Dell, Amazon and Google. The […]
Viral hit PiPhone confirmed for 3Dcamp Limerick
When Limerickman David Hunt announced his latest DIY project on his blog in the last week of April he was hardly expecting the response that followed. His YouTube video racked up nearly half a million views and he was subsequently interviewed by Sky News. The project is PiPhone, a smartphone based on a Raspberry Pi, […]
Amazon Introduces Hashtag to let you Shop from Twitter
Update: If you’re using Amazon.co.uk, the hashtag is #AmazonBasket, i.e. I just bought: 'Billionaire Boy' by David Walliams Reply w/ #AmazonBasket to add this via @KindleUK http://t.co/r6pHQK3W1J — Conn Ó Muíneacháin (@conn) May 6, 2014 As if it wasn’t already easy enough to impulse-buy from Amazon, they’ve gone and added a new feature using Twitter. […]
Pomplamoose – Happy Get Lucky (Video)
This is creative and cool, but most of all, fun! Pomplamoose combine two great songs with some creative video. HT: Leo Laporte
Irish Voicemail Can be Hacked – Without a PIN
Update: this article was the subject of an interview on Today FM’s Sunday Business Show this morning. As the phone hacking trial continues in Britain, Technology.ie can exclusively reveal that voice mailboxes on at least two Irish mobile networks are vulnerable to hacking, and the hackers don’t even need to know your PIN. Last week, the […]
Hailo Launches Business Friendly Service
We’ve spoken about Hailo several times in the past. It’s an incredibly useful service and I personally love it. Earlier today they announced the launch of a Hailo for Business service. What’s the difference? Essentially the business service lets a company control who can access the company credit card for payments. As an admin on […]
Ag Fáil Réidh le Facebook
This week’s Irish language podcast (18:48, 10.7MB, MP3) is an interview with journalist Caoimhe Ní Laighin, who wrote about her decision to quit Facebook in this week’s Irish Times. Cuireadh go leor spéise in alt san Irish Times inné le Caoimhe Ní Laighin, inar mhínigh sí an chúis go bhfuil sí tar éis éirí as Facebook. Ní […]
Original Concept Art for Iconic Star Wars Scenes
Speaking of Star Wars, via Buzzfeed comes a look at this amazing concept art, produced to aid in the production of the original films, by artist Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012). What’s amazing is the realisation that these pictures were not painted after the films. These iconic scenes were conceived in the mind of the artist, and the films were then […]
Star Wars VII Cast is Announced
The cast of Star Wars Episode VII has been announced on the official Star Wars site, which published this photograph of the cast meeting with director JJ Abrams. The announcement that the film starts shooting in a couple of weeks has been greeted with excitement by fans around the world, and in Ireland there’s an additional welcome […]
Riverdance: Where Were You?
I remember being tired and cross. My wife (then fiancée) and I had just arrived home after a journey. We had been listening to the Eurovision in the car and I was already wound up by Gerry Ryan’s bad French. We may have had an argument. I remember going out to the shop in a bit of a huff as […]