Grandad's latest post got me giggling today. Probably not a wise thing to do, as the glass of Bordeaux was dangerously close to my laptop, but the less said about that the better! It seems like Grandad was cold called by Talk Talk. I almost feel left out, as they never cold call me. I get to be annoyed by people trying to sell me advertising for publications that nobody seems … [Read more...] about Grandad Doesn’t Like Cold Calls
Trip Down Memory Lane – Ella Baila Sola
When I was in Spain in the late 90s one of the female groups that was getting a lot of airplay at the time was Ella Baila Sola. I got to see them in concert (for free) in Madrid during the summer of 1997.For some odd reason one of their songs has been in my head for the last couple of days, but I couldn't remember the lyrics or the group's name. Trying to work out who it was … [Read more...] about Trip Down Memory Lane – Ella Baila Sola
Disturbing Reading Over Christmas
Most years at Christmas I get a chance to read books that I normally wouldn't get round to reading.This year is no different, though my choice of reading has proved to be rather disturbing. Over the last few days I've been working my way through "Bad Men", which tells the story of some of the Bush administration's victims of torture being held in Cuba. Some of the stories are … [Read more...] about Disturbing Reading Over Christmas
IPv4 Space For Sale?
One of the hot topics at the moment is the exhaustion of ip4 space.While this may not sound very exciting to "normal" people the impact it could have on you might be quite painful. If ISPs have to pay a heavy premium for more IP space as their networks expand, then the end users may be forced to pay a premium.Jay Daley, Nominet's CTO, has an interesting post on the Nominet blog … [Read more...] about IPv4 Space For Sale?
The Run Up To Christmas
By this time tomorrow I'll probably be feeling like that pooch looks!In the morning I'm heading down to Ennis, in the west of Ireland, to collect my grandfather to bring him to Cork, in the south of Ireland, for Christmas. I'm currently based about an hour or so from Dublin, so it will probably take about five or six hours driving not counting the stops etc.,Most of the … [Read more...] about The Run Up To Christmas