The shortlist for the 2006 Net Visionary Awards was announced earlier today. We won't know who the winners will be until the night of the event, so it should be quite exciting. I have been shortlisted in two categories, which I wasn't expecting - blogging and entrepeneur. It's nice to see that there are so many familiar names on the list, though, as usual, there are also quite … [Read more...] about IIA NetVisionary 2006 Shortlist Announced
Paypal Adds More Currencies
I'm not sure when this happened, but I've just noticed that PayPal has suddenly expanded the number of currencies available. You can now maintain your account using the following: Euro Australian Dollar Canadian Dollar Czech Koruna Danish Krone Hong Kong Dollar Hungarian Forint New Zealand Dollar Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty Pound Sterling … [Read more...] about Paypal Adds More Currencies
More Irish Spam – Grr!
When idiots invade my inbox with unsolicited junk about websites I get annoyed. When they obviously scraped the email address from a 3rd party website I get really annoyed. If you want to market your website there are ways to do it. Spamming me is not one of them. Expecting me to unsubscribe from a mailing list I never subscribed to is unacceptable. An Fearr Rua are obviously … [Read more...] about More Irish Spam – Grr!
Net Visionary Voting Closed
The voting in the 2006 Net Visionary awards has now closed, so we'll all have to wait and see who has been shortlisted..... … [Read more...] about Net Visionary Voting Closed
Driving Test Waiting Times
Following on from my earlier post I thought it timely to mention one of the key issues with driving in this country - the crazy waiting period for actually sitting a test. The Department of Transport provides some details on the average pass rates and waiting times by testing centre. A quick scan of the list is both revealing and worrying! You can be waiting up to 54 weeks for … [Read more...] about Driving Test Waiting Times