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
Microsoft Ireland Defaced
High profile websites are always going to attract attention and Microsoft Ireland is no different.The main page of the Irish branch of Microsoft was defaced earlier this morning.See screenshot below (courtesy of CJB): … [Read more...] about Microsoft Ireland Defaced