It’s nice to get out for a walk now that the evenings are brighter, but it can be spoiled when you have to keep your eye on the ground to avoid stepping in something nasty. Now, Limerick City and County Council is one of a number of local authorities undertaking a novel approach to combating […]
Archive | March, 2014
Féile Chásca Cheatharlach [Podchraoladh]
Is i gCeatharlach atá ceannáras Blacknight, mar sin is ceart agus is cuí go gcuirfimís tús le sraith podchraoltaí i nGaeilge le comhrá le Bríd de Róiste ón eagraíocht Glór Cheatharlach. Labhraíonn sí le Conn (23:19, 14MB, MP3) faoin nGaeilge i gCeatharlach, agus faoin bhFéile Chásca atá á eagrú ar an mbaile. Bhí an Fhéile […]
This is a Generic Brand Video
Take some stock footage, and add a stock script. The result is an inspiring brand advertising video that’s missing only one thing: the brand. Hat tip: The Verge. Related articles Every Corporate Stock-Footage Cliche You’ve Ever Seen Stuffed Into One Hilarious Ad [THE BRIEF] Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Breaks Retweet Record
Dell is Focused on Solutions and Startups [Video]
We met some people from Dell at the Irish Technology Leadership Group event held in Limerick in January. This is the first of two videos where we talk about Dell’s new direction as the World’s Biggest Startup. Anthony Quigney is Director of the Dell Solution Centres in EMEA. He says it’s not enough to give […]
Oh Hello 2014! When Did we Stop Underlining Links?
It’s funny how the rest of the world moved on in design terms, but Google has stayed very much the same. There’s a good reason for it of course: they built their success on a simple, clutter-free user experience and it would be madness to change that. So, while they’ve tweaked a few things over […]
Irish Sports App makes International Awards Shortlist
An Irish-designed mobile app that enables sports coaches, scouts and analysts to assess the performance of individual players and teams has been shortlisted alongside Sky Sports, Wilson, Adidas in the inaugural Sports Technology Awards. Sport Tagger has been shortlisted in the categories of Best Technology and Best Sports App in the international awards scheme, the […]
The Biggest Crime Spree in US History [Podcast]
Our guest on today’s podcast (33:05; 19MB; MP3) is Neal O’Farrell, an internationally recognised expert in fraud and personal security, who has spent over 30 years working on security issues in Ireland, the UK and now in the US, where is the founder and Executive Director of The Identity Theft Council, an organisation which … … […]
Mashup of Christopher Walken Dancing in over 50 Movies
Today’s ‘Simply Wonderful Thing on the Internet’ comes from Huffington Post Movie Mashups where they’ve spliced together clips of legendary Oscar winning actor Christopher Walken dancing in 57 different films [youtube]http://youtu.be/sNaau2uPFqI[/youtube] No doubt Chris has got the moves. Could do with more cowbell, though.
Music Streaming Service Deezer Embraces St Patrick’s Day
Online music streaming service Deezer has been pushing hard to gain users in Ireland over the last few months. Today being St Patrick’s Day they sent users a number of Irish themed recommendations and when you login to the service you’re currently greeted with this: Deezer’s staff have put together a number of special playlists […]
Google Goes Green For St Patrick’s Day
As it does with many other holidays and events, Google has embraced St Patrick’s Day by “going green” with today’s Google doodle: Last year’s doodle was a bit more playful and featured animated Irish dancers. In common with previous years the St Patrick’s Day theme is only displayed on English speaking territories so you’ll […]