I've mentioned the horrific salesonline.ie site a couple of times in the past.They've now taken the site offline and are instead displaying a holder page with their contact details.At least they're not making us all suffer through that video anymore!So anyone want to take bets on whether their new site will actually comply with any web standards? … [Read more...] about SalesOnline Semi-Offline
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StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian
I signed up for a StumbleUpon account nearly 3 years ago. Of course I lost the login details and ended up creating another account last year, which I then forgot about. Bernie was inviting people to connect with him earlier this evening, so I dugout the original emails...While I can appreciate that StumbleUpon is free and useful it's got some really annoying UI / "user … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian
Vodafone Website Chaos
I'm currently considering getting a Blackberry or similar device. Much as I love my N95 it's lack of a full keyboard wouldn't make it my ideal choice for email "on the go".Since we're with Vodafone I naturally thought that checking their site would be a good idea.How wrong could I be!There is simply no sane way to see a list of available phones on their site.Sure. You can lie … [Read more...] about Vodafone Website Chaos
Irish Computer Society Don’t Know How To Use Email
I've been subscribed to some of the Irish Computer Society's newsletters for some time, though I am not a member.Some weeks ago they sent out a newsletter without a subject line, which would have struck me as slightly odd, but when it came from ICS it struck me as incompetent. I contacted them about it, naturally, however they obviously still haven't learnt how to send out … [Read more...] about Irish Computer Society Don’t Know How To Use Email
When Is A Link Not A Link?
When is a link not a link?When you can't actually click on it.Someone started a thread over on CI the other day about NetVisionary nominee PanthiusThe footer of the site contains a set of "links" which DO NOT work if you are using a normal browser:It transpires that the links do work if you use Internet Explorer, which shows how "popular" a browser that is with Irish creative … [Read more...] about When Is A Link Not A Link?