A few months ago I mentioned email disclaimers, more specifically the rather silly and amusing ones. Over the last few weeks some people's usage of disclaimers AND signatures has been getting on my nerves. Do I really want to read 10 lines of links and spurious junk AND a long corporate disclaimer? An email signature should contain the necessary contact information ie. company … [Read more...] about Email Signatures from hell
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Weckler on corporate blogs
I found it rather amusing that Weckler's editorial in this week's SBPost was about corporate blogs. Talk about "jumping on the bandwagon". You'd think that: - nobody had ever written about it - there was something really revolutionary Excuse my sarcasm, but I find the editorials rather bland and lacking in originality. I almost prefer his random rants. … [Read more...] about Weckler on corporate blogs
Browse.ie open for business!
I've spent quite a bit of the weekend tidying up things on browse.ie, such as page titles, the link submission page and a few other things. It still needs work, but it's pretty much open for business. … [Read more...] about Browse.ie open for business!
laser chip and pin. Revolutionary? Hardly!
Chip and PIN is a revolutionary new payment system that introduces a more secure way for over 1.1 million Laser cardholders in Ireland. Why are we so far behind other countries? France had a "chip and pin" system at least 13 years ago, possibly longer, and yet both laser and the CC processors are hailing the introduction of the system as "revolutionary". I wouldn't care what … [Read more...] about laser chip and pin. Revolutionary? Hardly!
Turning point for the IEDR?
2005 could signal a major turnaround for the Irish Domain Registry (IEDR). In a press release issued on 26th April the registry reported a profit for 2004 of €880,000, compared with a loss of €1.2 million in 2002. The improved finances are attributed to a combination of cost-cutting measures coupled with a 32% increase in new registrations. Over the past two years the price of … [Read more...] about Turning point for the IEDR?