Hammer & Tongs [Audio]
Brought to you by Blacknight – it’s the technology.ie podcast with Michele and Conn. Blacknight has got the builders in! The development of our new datacentre has provided an opportunity to re-model the offices as well. A high-street business would probably put a sign up saying “please excuse our appearance”, but for us, all you’ll […]
Mac Pro Teardown: 8/10 for Fixability [Video]
Announced in October, Apple’s new Mac Pro started shipping just before Christmas. iFixit.com got their hands on one and promptly tore it apart! [youtube]http://youtu.be/h5_-sYIOD6M[/youtube] We’ve blogged about iFixit.com before and their mission to encourage people to repair, not replace. Often, the main obstacle to fixability is design. As a design constraint, it’s often jettisoned in […]
LIFX First Impressions
I mentioned the LIFX back in September 2012. It was one of those cool gadgets that crop up on KickStarter and I, like a LOT of others, was really impressed, intrigued and wowed by what we saw. The KickStarter project was a huge success and they managed to get over $1.3 million in funding when […]
MacHeist nanoBundle 4
If you’re a Mac user then you might have come across MacHeist in the past. To recap. MacHeist offer bundles of Mac software with huge discounts. What makes them a little more interesting, however, is that they donate a percentage of the sales to charity and according to their latest email they’ve raised over 2 […]
“The Gathering” To Shutter Popular Facebook Page
The Gathering ended 2013 with claims of: 250-275,000 of overseas visitors to Ireland travelled specifically because of a Gathering, or because of the Gathering The growth in visitor numbers, directly attributable to the Gathering, is estimated to be worth approximately €170million in revenue The Gathering Ireland succeeded in its broad based aim of engaging the […]
Woof – You’ve Got Mail!
Mr Postman is a solar powered, wi-fi enabled mailbox that gives you the ability to manage your mail remotely. You can lock or unlock the box depending on the delivery schedule, and it notifies you when mail has been delivered. Its inventors have launched a Kickstarter campaign and in this video they explain how it […]
Michael Bay Walks Off Stage at CES Event
Action movie director Michael Bay may have seemed like the perfect person to promote Samsung’s new 105-inch curved TV at CES. His over-the-top special effects and action sequences would seem to be the perfect way to showcase the latest in display technology. But it would appear that the director is happier when he’s behind the […]
Taiwan says No to Bitcoin ATMs
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commision says it will not allow the installation of Bitcoin ATMs. FSC chairman Tseng Ming-chung is quoted by Techcrunch as saying that Bitcoin is not a currency and should not be used for payment. On Thursday, Techcrunch had reported that Bitcoin ATM supplier Robocoin was planning to target Taiwan and Hong Kong this […]
The Internet’s a Bowl of Cereal – Not a Series of Tubes!
Here’s a short and useful video from the European Internet Exchange Association which does a great job of explaining the principles of Internet Protocol, Internet Exchanges and peering. It uses a great analogy about breakfast cereal and milk to illustrate the benefits of cooperation for the members of an Internet Exchange. [youtube]http://youtu.be/a5837LcDHfE[/youtube] Related articles Congregation […]
Most Dramatic Photos of Storm?
Over the last few days hundreds of photos and videos of the storms raging across Ireland (and elsewhere) have been posted to various social media networks. Personally I think the ones of Lahinch are the most dramatic, but there have been others https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=645825092130636&set=a.221897384523411.54932.125621960817621&type=1 Which ones have struck you most?