Every time I browse Facebook I'm pursued by this ads from Sean Gallagher Talk about annoying! … [Read more...] about Annoying Ads
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Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
Snoopers Charter, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. I was interviewed earlier this week for an article in the Irish edition of the Daily Mail on the UK's proposed "snooper's charter" . Unfortunately they don't seem to publish the articles from the Irish edition online, so I've ended up scanning it in instead. Related articles An Irish SOPA to an Irish Problem … [Read more...] about Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
Wireless And Web Based Security Systems?
After my recent "incident" I'm going to be installing some kind of burglar alarm and possibly some cameras. There are quite a lot of different solutions on the market, but I'm really not sure what to go for. Ideally I'd like an alarm system that is loud ie. set it off and your ears are assaulted. It probably won't be hooked up to any monitoring system beyond a GSM modem … [Read more...] about Wireless And Web Based Security Systems?
Feeling Violated
I got home from work this evening and immediately noticed that something wasn't quite right. My laptop bag was sitting in the middle of the hall floor and I knew I hadn't left it there. Walking into the sitting room my worst fears were realised - the TV was gone, as was my MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Kindle and of course my iMac. (Guess I've got a lot of Apple products - or at … [Read more...] about Feeling Violated
Cork Isn’t Near Dublin and Ireland Isn’t British
If you use location based services then you've probably found yourself being "located" miles from where you actually are. Killeagh County Cork is not "near Dublin", but Facebook was convinced that it was all weekend .. Irish people are not "British". Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom either. Geographically the island is part of the British Isles, though I … [Read more...] about Cork Isn’t Near Dublin and Ireland Isn’t British