Today’s podcast (16:34; 9MB; MP3) is an interview with Carolin Silbernagl, project coordinator of the dotHIV Top Level Domain project. “Dot-HIV is the first and the only TLD that is designed to serve a social cause”, she says. That certainly makes it unique, and it could also be the key to its success as a new and innovative way […]
Archive | June, 2014
Video: The Internet and Peering Explained
The internet is a wonderful thing, but how on earth does it actually work? Trying to explain it simply is never easy, but this video from Euro-IX does not only an excellent job of explaining how the internet works, but also does a really nice job explaining why internet peering exchanges are such a good […]
Emmet’s Keeping an Eye Out for Google Glass [Video]
“I have been told by my girlfriend that she’ll dump me as soon as I get it.” Emmet Ryan is talking about Google Glass, and he’s hoping he can talk the lady around before the product goes mainstream. As a technology journalist for the Sunday Business Post he’s obviously into the tech, but he can […]
Game of Thrones Meets Legend of Zelda
What do you get when you combine Legend of Zelda, the video game, with Game of Thrones? The result is pretty spectacular 🙂
Ringo beats Skype on Quality and Price – An Interview with CEO Bhavin Turakhia [Audio]
So how can you call an international telephone for 25% less than Skype? Well it’s got to use some kind of VOIP, right? Wrong! Today’s podcast (18:10; 10MB, MP3) is an interview with Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of Ringo, a new company which is offering “carrier grade call quality for less than the cost of Skype”. How […]
Can’t Get Enough of the Game of Thrones Intro?
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan you might like this .. it’s a 10 hour long loop of the intro music.. Why anyone would go to the trouble of creating this is beyond me, but they did .. Enjoy!
Campaign Launched To Promote Rik Mayall’s “lost” World Cup Song
Rik Mayall passed away yesterday at the age of 56. If you want to learn more about Mayall and his work then there’s been plenty written in the last day with a lot more to follow. Remember this 1986 hit? http://youtu.be/QAfyTvwBrWU Apparently Mayall also did a world cup song and with the 2014 World […]
Phorest: Good Hair Days & Global Ambitions! [Video]
Phorest is a company with a Big Hairy Audacious Goal: to capture 25% of the global market for management software for hair salons and beauty parlours. They’re already number one in Ireland and the fastest growing in the UK, and they’ve just launched in the US. Connor Keppel is Phorest’s marketing manager and he spoke to Technology.ie at the Sunday Business […]
CIA Joins Twitter
The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) has joined Twitter. So far they’ve shown a sense of humour, with their first tweet: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet. — CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014 But of course WikiLeaks decided to take a little jab at them: @CIA We look forward to […]
Humour: A More Honest Trailer For Top Gun
Top Gun gets the “honest” treatment and it is truly hilarious. Sorry Tom Cruise, it’s not personal, but I nearly spilt my coffee.