According to a report in Friday's Irish Times it is now illegal to refer to Dingle as anything other than "An Daingean": The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Eamon O Cuiv, has ruled out allowing the name Dingle to appear on maps, road signs, statutory instruments and official correspondence. Although promoting the use of the Irish language is laudable, … [Read more...] about Placenames as gaeilge or not at all??
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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
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!
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
El Pais guide to papacy
El Pais have published an excellent multimedia guide to the papal elections, spanning from the pope's death to the end of the conclave. There is a lot more multimedia content on their site, which is well worth a visit. Yes, it is in Spanish :) … [Read more...] about El Pais guide to papacy