ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is officially 15 years old today. Dr Steve Crocker, chairman of ICANN’s board, reflects on the organisation’s history in a couple of videos they’ve published today. Worth taking a couple of minutes to watch: http://youtu.be/zJMqSxu1wOA and
Archive | September, 2013
Breaking Bad Breaks Piracy Records
The finale of smash hit show Breaking Bad aired last night. The finale broke several records with some reporting that over 10.3 million viewers watched it last night. According to Torrent Freak, however, the show is also breaking records in terms of piracy. According to Torrent Freak there have been over half a million downloads […]
Cliffs Of Moher Now Offering Free Wifi
In an interesting move, the visitors’ centre at the Cliffs of Moher is now offering free wifi along the cliffs. The launch of the free wifi coincides with the visitor centre launching a new audio guide to the popular tourist destination. “The launch of this smartphone app and free customer Wi-Fi will further enhance the […]
Social Media Lessons at the Ploughing Championship
We’ve got a lot of video on the way from our recent adventures at the IIA Net Visionary Awards and the National Ploughing Championships. Here’s the first of these, featuring an interview with two ladies who discovered that the best way to teach social media to busy people is to use the internet itself. Who […]
Michele Neylon wins IIA Net Visionary Award
Last night Technology.ie’s Michele Neylon attended the Net Visionary Awards, the IIA’s annual recognition of Irish tech talent. As CEO of Blacknight, sponsors of the category for the Most “joyous to look at and splendid to use” Web Design, he was there to present an award. But when when IIA CEO Joan Mulvihill stood up […]
Sony Xperia Z1
If you’re going to get yourself an Android you might as well get yourself one with a decent spec. The Sony Xperia Z1 looks like it could work well and runs the latest version of Android – Jellybean: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean 5″ touchscreen Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB RAM 20.7 MP camera Exmor RS […]
George’s Tech
George Hook presents one of the most enjoyable technology segments on radio on his Newstalk show. That’s because he’s all-in, fully invested, curious and ready to play. And that enthusiasm comes across whether you hear him on the radio, or meet him on the ground at the National Ploughing Championships! This is the first of […]
Ryanair Pledges to be More Sociable
Ryanair’s AGM is on today and media are reporting that some shareholders are expressing criticism of the airline’s customer service and “macho culture”. The company’s executives appear to agree that improvements can be made and, having been dismissive of social media in the past, they’ve identified it as a priority for the months ahead. The […]
Social Media Risk
While you might want to share pictures of your coffee on various social media networks are there risks associated with your actions? Check out this graphic from Trend Micro: What do you think?
Pleading the Fifth [Podcast #70]
Brought to you by Blacknight, it’s the Technology.ie podcast, episode 70 for September 18 2013, with Michele Neylon and Conn Ó Muíneacháin. So, there’s a new iPhone – two in fact! But while US law says you have a right to withhold potentially self-incriminating information – such as a password – the same does not apply […]