Michele Neylon :: Pensieri

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Pet Hates – “Useful” Error Messages

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I get hit with "useful" error messages on a regular basis.Today's little chestnut, that was driving me mad, came courtesy of the PayPal API. Paypal have a "charming" habit of modifying things on your account if you make the slightest change to ANYTHING. Of course they don't tell you this explicitly, so I spent a good part of the day trying to add funds to our eNom account to be … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – “Useful” Error Messages

Are Irish Tech Conferences A Rip Off?

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I don't mind spending money if I feel like I'm getting value.Unfortunately a lot of events being run in this country seem to be completely overpriced.IT@Cork are running a conference in November. Although they seem to have sponsors to cover pretty much everything they're still overcharging people 400 euro a head to get in!That's nuts!Earlier this year I was at a 3 day event in … [Read more...] about Are Irish Tech Conferences A Rip Off?

Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and Envy

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As I've mentioned previously, my graphics card is a little bit problematic. I had pretty much forgotten about the issues since I discovered "envy", which did a wonderful job of sorting out the correct Nvidia driver for me.Unfortunately when I upgraded my desktop to Ubuntu Gutsy yesterday I ran into issues. While the upgrade itself went fine (as far as I can see!) envy simply … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and Envy

Pet Hates – Auto-responders

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I use email a lot. I guess everyone does these days!One of the things that drives me mad is auto-responders. While they can be used very effectively  they're usually not.A good use of an autoresponder would be a specific email address that you send a blank mail to in order to get back information.Unfortunately most people who setup autoresponders don't seem to think it … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Auto-responders