Image via WikipediaI'll be leaving for Ennis shortly, as I have to go and collect a load of books that I'd left in my grandfather's house. Of course I'm running an hour or two behind schedule, but it's a Saturday, so I should be forgiven!I left a lot of Spanish and French books with my grandfather a few years ago, so I've really no idea what is actually there. I suspect there's … [Read more...] about Heading West Again
SharedReviews Growing From Strength To Strength
Image by Gui Trento via FlickrI mentioned SharedReviews last year when they were in beta.It's run by a couple of guys I know, so I'm really delighted to see how well they've been doing.A lot of companies send out emails telling clients and users about new features and cool stuff they're offering.It's rare to get a plain and honest email which goes into detail about the … [Read more...] about SharedReviews Growing From Strength To Strength
Lisbon Treaty Vote – Results Today?
Image by Philipp Klinger (Away at least till 23rd june) via FlickrAccording to BreakingNews.ie the exit polls on the Lisbon Treaty vote were "too close to call", so we'll have to wait until the counting is done to know what way it went.I was reading Donncha's post while sipping my coffee this morning and while I cannot agree with his choice I would have to agree with his … [Read more...] about Lisbon Treaty Vote – Results Today?
Eamon Ryan – What purpose does he serve?
Eamon Ryan is Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.Now the last time I checked Communications included such things as ISPs, broadband, internet - you know, that sort of thing.I was also under the rather naive impression that Dail ministers couldn't opt out of parts of their own portfolio. You know, ignore those bits of their portfolio that might make them … [Read more...] about Eamon Ryan – What purpose does he serve?
Sell People What They Want and Need
Image via WikipediaDamien has posted quite a nice rant about how people should and shouldn't pitch to him.While he might have been writing from his perspective as blogger, he raises a number of points that extend well beyond blogs and are more about sales in general.I don't like cold calls. Some people probably enjoy them, but I can't think of anyone offhand. When you first … [Read more...] about Sell People What They Want and Need