It seems that a lot of people develop Ruby On Rails using Windows. I suppose that makes sense (to a point), so it was only inevitable that O'Reilly (or someone else) would get round to publishing a book / pamphlet on setting up a development environment. In this case it was O'Reilly with "Rails on Windows" - it's a PDF download, so you get to download and make the trees suffer … [Read more...] about Ruby on Rails on Windows
Archives for May 2007
Eircom – Drops Price On Domains
Eircom have dropped their pricing on domain names. While this is currently appearing on the Eircom.net business site as a "sale", there is no indication of the duration. Their price on .ie domains drops from €99 to €67, which puts them almost €3 below both Novara and Hosting365, while their pricing on .com domains (€10) comes in slightly above that … [Read more...] about Eircom – Drops Price On Domains
ICANN Looking For Candidates
ICANN is currently seeking several candidates to fill roles on its various boards and committees: 3 seats on the ICANN Board of Directors 2 members to Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) 3 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) 1 Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) member ICANN have extended the deadline for statements of … [Read more...] about ICANN Looking For Candidates
Thank God I don’t have an SSIA!
I don't have an SSIA. For a variety of reasons I didn't get one. I might have thought that this was a bad thing, but now I'm thankful. Why? Anyone who does have an SSIA is being bombarded with "advice" on how to best use their "windfall". One of the Sunday papers ran a series of articles recently giving you plenty of options on how to spend, invest or use your SSIA money. When … [Read more...] about Thank God I don’t have an SSIA!
Legal Film Downloads In Europe?
Amazon (US) has been offering downloadable films and tv series for the last few months, although they are not available to Irish consumers. So what about Europeans? We can access hardcore adult video streams without any issues, but what about "tamer" selections? Earlier this evening DVD.it emailed me to let me know that they are now offering films from a mere €2.99. The … [Read more...] about Legal Film Downloads In Europe?