Sometimes site redesigns are wonderful. Sometimes they are a disaster. Sky has recently redone the Sky Movies site and to say that it is a disaster from a user perspective it putting it mildly. As a Sky subscriber I go to the Sky Movies site for one reason - to see what is on and when. I can no longer do that. The "Movie Planner" was only showing the free to air channels when I … [Read more...] about SkyMovies.com – Severely Broken?
IIA Offline – Esat Billing Issues
The Irish Internet Association's website has been offline for most of today. Why? Well put simply the domain has vanished from DNS, so it's impossible for anyone to reach it. The domain is held by Esat's nameservers, but at some point in the last 24 hours someone removed it completely from their nameservers and as the IEDR's offices are closed today there is no way to move the … [Read more...] about IIA Offline – Esat Billing Issues
Which Camera Lens?
After consulting with people in the know I bought a new camera recently. It's a Canon EOS 400D with a EF-S 18-55 mm Lens. You can see some of the photos taken with it during my trip to Lisbon. The problem I now face is lens. Which ones do I need? Where can I get them? How much should I spend on them? I am lost as usual! … [Read more...] about Which Camera Lens?
Putting the accent into .ie – Should IDN Be Allowed?
IDN (internationalised domain names) was one of the hot topics at the last ICANN meeting in Lisbon. In Lisbon the discussions were quite complex, as they were discussing the scope of IDN withing gTLDs ie. domains that are completely international in their nature. When it comes to a ccTLD ie. one for a particular country a lot of the more "off the wall" topics can be safely … [Read more...] about Putting the accent into .ie – Should IDN Be Allowed?
Apple – Not So Shiny
Pat mentions the EU anti-trust investigation into Apple's pricing policy for iTunes across Europe. How any company can justify price differences of up to 23% for digital downloads should make for amusing reading. Personally I suspect that the music / media companies are more than partially to blame. They complain when we download music without paying, but they're not happy … [Read more...] about Apple – Not So Shiny