I had heard of Nooked a few times over the last year, but it was only today that I finally got round to signing up for a test account. … [Read more...] about RSS Marketing Without Blogging – Nooked
Archives for February 2006
Gaim – multiuser msn chats
I really like GAIM as an IM client, but some of the functions are a bit hidden. To get a multiuser chat going in MSN isn't as obvious as it could be. It's not hard to do, but it is a little obscure :) Is there a way to invite more than one person to an MSN chat? Yes. Right click a buddy on your list and choose "Initiate Chat". In the conversation window that appears, choose … [Read more...] about Gaim – multiuser msn chats
Upcoming Open Source Books from Packt
I've mentioned some titles by published by Packt in the past. What makes Packt different is their philosophy: Packt believes in Open Source. When we sell a book written on an Open Source project, we pay a royalty directly to that project. As a result of purchasing one of our Open Source books, Packt will have given some of the money received to the Open Source project. I don't … [Read more...] about Upcoming Open Source Books from Packt
Hotlinking Scum
Stealing content or another person's bandwidth is despicable. Earlier tonight while reviewing the logs of Irish ISP Test I discovered that a "charming" individual (or company) had decided that it would be a really "good" idea to abuse the test by hotlinking to it via an iframe. We've always offered the test for free, so why the hell would someone abuse it in this manner? Will … [Read more...] about Hotlinking Scum
One Year Older!
Thanks to all those who have sent me best wishes for my 33rd birthday. I was presented with a lovely cake by one of our new staff this morning, which was very touching and totally unexpected :) … [Read more...] about One Year Older!