Whilst browsing I came across an ad for an Outlook RSS reader plugin, so I grabbed it. You subscribe is still in beta, but has a couple of useful features, such as integration with Outlook and firefox. It comes pre-loaded with a reasonable selection of RSS feeds grouped by category, though they are primarily US or UK based. The number of plugins you can get for Outlook is quite … [Read more...] about Yet another RSS reader
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Making Outlook Usable
Outlook is a horrible MUA, but I am yet to find a viable alternative. I have, however, ended up extending its functionality through the addition of a number of plugins. The latest one was recommended to me by Tom Doyle is a handy indexing utility called Lookout It works a lot faster than the Google desktop search and integrates with the UI of Outlook. … [Read more...] about Making Outlook Usable
Spammers!!! – Link submission gone mad
I am getting really annoyed with having to deal with silly amounts of spam submissions to search.ie every day. The site gets approximately 50 new submissions every day, which could be seen as a positive sign if it were not for the quality of the submissions (or more importantly the lack thereof). What does a site selling pet urns in Texas have to do with Ireland? The idea that … [Read more...] about Spammers!!! – Link submission gone mad
Overselling Hosting
Somebody posted a link to a very good article that explains the concept of overselling in a clear and balanced way. It's definitely worth reading if you are getting tired of reading marketing junk from hosts claiming NOT to oversell. Of course they do, they just don't like admitting to it. Even if they think they aren't they are still part of an oversold chain. Read the article … [Read more...] about Overselling Hosting
Sligo software company adds ipv6 support
Whilst "playing" with the latest beta of Infacta's Group Mail last night I discovered that they had added ipv6 support. Very impressive! There are some very nice new features in the betas that I have seen (and used), including full integration with Outlook and the Group Metrics service. … [Read more...] about Sligo software company adds ipv6 support