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
Apple’s Walled Garden
I'm a little bit annoyed with the way Apple are rolling out the iPhone in Europe.Earlier today they announced that they had chosen O2 as their exclusive carrier in the UK.Although they haven't announced their plans for Ireland yet it wouldn't surprise me if they were to do the same here.While I know you can hack it to some degree that's hardly the point.If I want to get an … [Read more...] about Apple’s Walled Garden
Open Ads 2.4 Released
Open Ads 2.4 was released a few days ago.Open Ads, which was previously called PhpAdsNew, is probably the most popular open source adserver available. I've been using it for years, though I've probably only used a fraction of its features.I've decided to start using it to serve ads on some of the blogs I run (I'm already using it to run ads on other sites).Why?Ease of use … [Read more...] about Open Ads 2.4 Released
More Geeky Photos
Paul took some photos over the weekend of our new firewalls … [Read more...] about More Geeky Photos