Earlier this week I got a newsletter from a company that we do business with. As is common with a lot of newsletters the body of the email did not contain all of the articles, so you were invited to click through to read the rest of it. Unfortunately clicking on any of the links led me to the company's main page and not to the articles they were interested in readers … [Read more...] about Never Presume…..
Web Design
Experts vs Amateurs – Irish Web Industry
When you take your car into the garage you expect certain things. You do not need to explicitly ask for them, nor would you expect them to be actually verbalised. What would you expect? Well, naturally, you would expect your car to be serviced to an acceptable standard. If the tyres need to be pumped, for example, then you would expect them to be pumped to the pressure that … [Read more...] about Experts vs Amateurs – Irish Web Industry
Golden Spiders – Not So Shiny
The shortlist for this year's Golden Spiders was announced last Friday. As usual people are none too pleased with the list and I'd be a hypocrite not to agree with them. Why so much displeasure? Well you could look at the entry criteria...... Even though the awards are sponsored by large companies you still have to pay to nominate a site. Why do I get the feeling that a lot of … [Read more...] about Golden Spiders – Not So Shiny
IIA NetVisionary 2006 Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2006 Net Visionary Awards was announced earlier today. We won't know who the winners will be until the night of the event, so it should be quite exciting. I have been shortlisted in two categories, which I wasn't expecting - blogging and entrepeneur. It's nice to see that there are so many familiar names on the list, though, as usual, there are also quite … [Read more...] about IIA NetVisionary 2006 Shortlist Announced
Microsoft To Break The Internet (again!)
So Internet Explorer version 7 is going to be released this month .... Yippee!! I expect a load of things to break... In no particular order: - websites of all shapes and sizes - update services based on IE ActiveX controls - AIB business banking And there'll probably be a load of really upset and confused people who won't be able to use their favourite websites due to MS' … [Read more...] about Microsoft To Break The Internet (again!)