2013 – The Year we Stuck Up for Each Other?
It’s always interesting to read reviews of the year gone by – and for me, surprising. “Oh yeah – I’d forgotten about that”, is my usual reaction. And I’m even more impressed when a writer manages to tie everything up together, finding common threads and themes, seeing the patterns and trends, and drawing some kind […]
11 Year Old vs Steel Panther
This might not be technology related, but it’s on Youtube and it’s cool. Aidan Fisher might be only 11 years old, but he can play guitar with the best of them. He challenged Steel Panther’s guitarist at a concert before Christmas and this is what happened: Post by Aidan Fisher.
Reserve Your Profile URL on Vine
Vine is now offering users the option to reserve their profile URL. So you’ll soon be able to direct people to a simple web address such as http://vine.co/username instead of the current quite random looking one. It’s not 100% clear when the web profiles will go live, but if you are a Vine user, or […]
Unboxing Day
Conn and Michele have a quick chat, and an uncharacteristically short podcast. We discuss Snowden, Christmas gadgets and Amazon Mayday. And then we go back to being on holidays! Hope you’re having a good one! Technology.ie is brought to you by Blacknight, Ireland’s largest provider of domains and hosting. Like the show? We love making it! […]
Google Blackmail
So Google+ may not be the most popular social network. How can Google fix this? This hilarious spoof video from the guys at CollegeHumor explains Google’s new strategy – exposing all the data you’ve given them over the last few years. Enjoy!
Snowden’s Alternative Christmas Message
Edward Snowden was chosen by Channel 4 to give their “Alternative Christmas message”. While the BBC carried the Queen’s speech where she focussed on the birth of great-grandson, Snowden’s message was focussed on how today’s children will never know privacy. A bit of a contrast! Snowden’s speech, while short, made references to Orwell and contained […]
Humour: NSA Christmas Message
The NSA have a special message for everyone this Christmas: via
Snowden To Give Alternative Christmas Message
At 4.15pm this afternoon, Christmas Day 2013, Edward Snowden will give Channel 4’s “Alternative Christmas Message”. Channel 4 has been airing an “alternative” to the traditional Queen’s speech since 1993 and previous presenters include former President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Afghan, war veteran Major Andrew Stockton, Adam Hills, Katie Piper, Quentin Crisp, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, […]
Explore Santa’s Journey With Google
If you land on Google’s homepage today (which you probably have already) then you might have noticed a subtle text link to “follow Santa’s journey”. Google has created a very engaging and quite immersive “experience” which allows you to not only track Santa’s progress in real time, but you can also explore his world. Kids […]
Hangout with Us on St Stephen’s Day!
It’s Christmas! Time to put down the screens and engage with family and friends in a meaningful way. We reckon you’ll last about a day! Well – OK – we’re speaking for ourselves of course, but we think we’ll be ready to jack into the matrix again by Thursday afternoon. So we’ve scheduled a live […]