Over the last few months there has been a lot of "talk" about building a knowledge economy and promoting Irish jobs etc etc. So this lunchtime I thought I'd have a quick look at what the main Irish political parties are actually doing ie. are they walking the walk? The methodology I used was pretty simple - I used the DNS for their main site ie. www.partyname.tld (most of them … [Read more...] about Irish Political Parties Talk About Knowledge Economy Yet Host Overseas?
Things To Do In Prague?
Since I rejigged my travel plans for later this month / beginning of next month, I will now be spending a few days in Prague. I've never been to Prague, though I almost went about 17 years ago. That time I had a choice between going east and going south and since it was cold I opted to head south to Palermo. So what would people recommend I see? Any tips would be welcome! … [Read more...] about Things To Do In Prague?
Pushing Domains With Silly Ideas
One of the things that I've been getting a bit of a kick out of over the last few months is coming up with new and slightly off the wall ways to push various products. Let's face it - domains and hosting aren't that exciting. It's not as if we are selling race cars or working in Hollywood .. But there's no reason why we can't have a little bit of fun with something and try to … [Read more...] about Pushing Domains With Silly Ideas
Travel Plans Getting Complicated – My Mini-European Tour
I was planning on spending a couple of days in Brussels at the end of the month, as I have to attend a Eurid Registrar Advisory Board meeting. I was also planning on going to Prague for DomainFest.. I hadn't been planning on attending the CENTR meeting in Brussels. All that has changed. Now I'm speaking on a panel at the CENTR meeting, am spending a few days in Prague being a … [Read more...] about Travel Plans Getting Complicated – My Mini-European Tour
Reading Material
I was brought up in a household that cherished books and reading. It's something that I'm very thankful for. Unfortunately I tend to read in bursts. I can easily go for several weeks without reading a book, though I am constantly reading periodicals and online content. When I'm travelling I find myself reading in my hotel room quite a bit, as it's a nice way to wind down after … [Read more...] about Reading Material