I work from home from some of the time and have had a basic "home office" setup for years. When I used to use Windows and / or Linux I was able to print to the laser printer I had. Unfortunately it's a rather old model which isn't supported by any recent version of OSX and you simply cannot get the software for it for Intel based Macs. I mentioned this in passing to a … [Read more...] about Best Wifi Printer?
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Why I’m Glad We’re Not Venture Backed
Every few days the tech media gets all excited about some new startup. People clamour to get access to the new product, service or platform. Thousands of articles are written hailing it as the new "solution" for a "problem". In many cases the solution is for a problem most of us didn't even know we had .. Ok. I am a little cynical. Not all startups are vacuous. There … [Read more...] about Why I’m Glad We’re Not Venture Backed
Our New Data Centre Opens Monday
By this time tomorrow our shiny new data centre will have been officially opened. It's taken us a long time to get this far Hopefully we'll have lots of photos and videos to share from the event In the meantime here's a video of the new sign going up outside the building: http://youtu.be/Dl7rwlL8oOc More to follow .. Related articles Sprucing Up Blacknight … [Read more...] about Our New Data Centre Opens Monday
Working Around AIB’s Online Banking Limitations
AIB's online banking for personal users isn't terrible. It's mostly usable. However if you're trying to manage your personal finances using any of the popular desktop (or cloud) solutions on the market you can end up hitting a virtual brick wall. For some bizarre reason AIB doesn't offer any "sane" way of exporting transaction data. There's no way to export the data in … [Read more...] about Working Around AIB’s Online Banking Limitations
Setting Up A Personal Budget With YNAB
A few times over the last few years I've tried to setup and track my personal budget. I know I should do it, but it's one of those things I've always been really bad at doing. So a couple of days ago I decided to fix this situation once and for all. I'd already tried a few desktop applications for tracking expenses etc., but the problem with them all was that they weren't … [Read more...] about Setting Up A Personal Budget With YNAB