As I mentioned the other day, Three have given me a nice new Nokia E71 to replace the N96.I've only had the phone for a few days, but so far I am very very impressed.First off there is the build quality.The N96 felt like it was cheap and nasty, while the E71 feels like it was built to last. Take a look at the back of it:The back is metal, while the N96's was weak plastic. This … [Read more...] about Nokia e71 Initial Impressions
Phones To Avoid – Nokia N96
A couple of week's back we switched the company phones over to Three Ireland and were given Nokia N96 handsets:It looks quite attractive, doesn't it?Unfortunately it's also the single worst phone I can remember owning.While it may look quite good at first glance try putting in the battery and you're hit by the first of many shortcomings. The plastic cover that Nokia used for … [Read more...] about Phones To Avoid – Nokia N96
Fog in Carlow
10/12/2008 foggy Carlow, originally uploaded by blacknight. Apart from the brutal DSL this evening, we've also got some pretty impressive fog. If it was lighter it might be Gothic, but it's just plain horrible! Hopefully it will have cleared up by the morning, but I won't be holding my breath! … [Read more...] about Fog in Carlow
DSL Hell
The DSL in Carlow is not very happy this evening.My own connection is trying it's best to pretend it's 56k dialup!Look at this latency:I wasn't even using the line here until after 6pm!Ah well - the joys of broadband in Ireland! … [Read more...] about DSL Hell
Unlimited Hosting Is For Fairies
Image via WikipediaDo you believe in fairies?Do you think they live down the bottom of your garden?If you do, then you might believe the "unlimited hosting" offer in this month's PC Live! magazineUntil someone gets round to inventing an unlimited hard drive it is pretty much impossible to offer unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth and of course anyone who tries to "take … [Read more...] about Unlimited Hosting Is For Fairies