I just visited the Carlow website. It's horrific. It's embarassingly bad.Why can't they do something like Clare or Donegal?Does a county have to rely heavily on tourism to have a decent looking website?I'd have thought not.Earlier this week Carlow decided to have a carfree day before the rest of Europe. Whether this was a good idea or not isn't important, but if you were a … [Read more...] about Local Authority Sites Don’t Need to be ugly
Help Blacknight Choose A Name
We're stuck!I never thought I'd say it, but we're stuck in a little rut. We need to come up with new names for our products and I am not inspired. Some of our staff are semi-inspired.Suggestions welcome - read the post over on the company blog which explains it all … [Read more...] about Help Blacknight Choose A Name
What I’ll be drinking tonight …. Wine!
I will be tucking into a nice bottle of Spanish wine this evening courtesy of Sublime Wines.I'll probably have it while watching a DVD in the comfort of my home... Who knows? … [Read more...] about What I’ll be drinking tonight …. Wine!
Pre-ordering Personal IE Domains
Pretty much everyone will be accepting pre-orders for personal IE domains in advance of the October 31st "go live"I just hope that people realise what a "landrush" type situation really involves. I'd suspect that quite a few of them don't.In a landrush like this not everyone can be made happy. It's simply not possible.If, like me, you have an uncommon firstname or surname (I … [Read more...] about Pre-ordering Personal IE Domains
Amas Report Makes For Odd Reading
I've mentioned Amas' reports previously and the latest one is as fluffy as its predecessors...The main thrust in this edition is broadband "takeup". It doesn't mention whether it's actually available or not, which seems more than a little counter-intuitive, though admittedly they do mention availability in their own office:Despite a Dublin city centre location, and sharing the … [Read more...] about Amas Report Makes For Odd Reading