July / August are odd months .. While for many they are associated with holiday and relaxation, for me they're the ramp up to the autumn season, so they're actually busier than other times of the year in many respects.Over the last few weeks and those to come I've been working on a number of projects that will hopefully bear fruit in the next few weeks and months .. One that … [Read more...] about Who Said Summers Were Quiet?
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Local Authority Sites Don’t Need to be ugly
I just visited the Carlow website. It's horrific. It's embarassingly bad.Why can't they do something like Clare or Donegal?Does a county have to rely heavily on tourism to have a decent looking website?I'd have thought not.Earlier this week Carlow decided to have a carfree day before the rest of Europe. Whether this was a good idea or not isn't important, but if you were a … [Read more...] about Local Authority Sites Don’t Need to be ugly
Avoiding Fermoy?
The drive from Carlow to Cork should be a lot more pleasant as of tomorrow when the new M8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass is opened to the public. Last night when I was driving back from Cork I got held up for a good forty minutes at Fermoy, so being able to avoid the town completely is going to be worth the cost involved (€1.60). EDIT: Woops! It actually opened before I even posted … [Read more...] about Avoiding Fermoy?
2006 IIA Net Visionary Nominations Open
The 2006 IIA Net Visionary awards nominations are now open. You may nominate anyone you wish and you do not have to be a member of the IIA to nominate someone. There are a wide range of award categories that include blogging and podcasting for the first time this year. The nomination form is here … [Read more...] about 2006 IIA Net Visionary Nominations Open
647 Slang Names For A Humble Plant?
While browsing this evening I stumbled upon a couple of rather unique posters from LA Pop Art. I arrived on their site after looking for more information on their Scarface and Reservoir Dogs posters, as they contain the full script. The poster that caught my eye, however, is the Marijuana leaf which was created using the official list of 647 slang names for Marijuana Can you … [Read more...] about 647 Slang Names For A Humble Plant?