Ryanair Labs is Launched – and They’re Hiring
Ryanair today announced Ryanair Labs, “a state-of-the-art digital and IT innovation hub” based at its Dublin Office Campus in Swords, as it continues the recruitment of 200 new staff to develop “a world class online travel platform”. It’s the latest step in the company’s embrace of the internet, which saw the replacement of their old “1990s-style” website last […]
See the Music: Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Here’s something special for a Monday. Stephen Malinowsky has spent a lifetime working on his Music Animation Software, which literally brings a new dimension to music appreciation, by representing it visually. The arrival of YouTube gave him “a great way for me to share my work”, and this video of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor has had over 22 million views […]
Independence Day In 2 Minutes With .. Puppies!
So with this being the 4th of July weekend here’s the perfect short film .. Roland Emmerich’s blockbuster Independence Day normally runs to 145 minutes, but this abbreviated version with pug puppies nails it in under 2! Enjoy 🙂
Why You Shouldn’t Believe What People Post on Facebook
Facebook have been criticised this week for messing with our minds. But what if, as this video suggests, we’re all just busy spoofing each other about how great our lives are? HT: Pat Carroll. Related articles Irish Voicemail Can be Hacked – Without a PIN The Muppets Hunger Games Spoof Trailer | Official HD Google Blackmail
Postscript Podcast [Audio]
Here’s a short ‘postscript podcast’ (9:08; 5MB; MP3) recorded by Michele and I after we said goodbye to Ray King, our guest from this morning’s episode. We chat about the ESB/Vodafone FTTH announcement, and Ireland’s showing in the latest Akamai State of the Internet Report. Technology.ie is brought to you by Blacknight. Why not register a .US domain name for the day […]
Interview with Ray King of .INK and .WIKI [Audio]
New generic Top Level Domains are now available in Ireland, and .INK and .WIKI are among the first being offered by Blacknight. Both TLDs are owned by Top Level Design LLC based in Portland, Oregon, and their CEO Ray King joins Conn and Michele on today’s 4th of July Podcast (31:13; 18MB; MP3). Ray’s company applied for 10 new […]
HTTP Response Codes Explained With Cats
Everything on the internet can probably be explained using cats .. so why not HTTP response codes? via
Ireland in Top Ten for Internet Broadband, but 35% are in the Slow Lane
Announcing their new fibre-to-the-home joint venture yesterday, ESB and Vodafone made reference to the quarterly reports on the State of the Internet, published by content delivery network, Akamai, and expressed confidence that their venture would propel Ireland “into the ranks of the world’s fastest broadband countries”. But according to the latest report published by Akamai last week, we’re already there. The latest […]
New EU Roaming Charges Explained (Sort of)
As of July 1st 2014 the rates for roaming across the EU have dropped. This is great news for anyone who likes to travel in the EU and doesn’t want to disconnected while “on the road”. The EU’s Digital Agenda team released a short video to help explain the changes: Personally I’m looking forward to […]
ESB & Vodafone €450m Joint Venture will bring Fast Fibre to Regional Towns
ESB and Vodafone today signed a joint venture agreement to invest €450 million in building a 100% fibre-to-the-building (or fibre-to-the-home, FTTH) broadband network offering speeds from 200 Mbps to 1000 Mbps which it claims will propel Ireland “into the ranks of the world’s fastest broadband countries”. Ireland will become the first country in Europe to utilise […]