Irish Americans are proud of their Irish roots. That is not a bad thing at all. That St Patrick's Day parades in the US are bigger and more important than any events here in Ireland also isn't a bad thing. What is, however, a bad thing is some of the ridiculous tat being sold to the Irish American public that taps into their cultural affinity with "the old sod". Today's … [Read more...] about Tacky “Oirish” Junk Taken too far?
Amusing Memes
Some of the memes doing the rounds at any given time are very amusing. Unfortunately it's often hard to work out where they originate from. Some are very clever and make interesting use of language and imagery, while others highlight things in a different way. A couple that were doing the round recently brought a smile to my face: Have you seen any good ones … [Read more...] about Amusing Memes
Video Freddie Mercury Singing (sort of)
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Disabling Push Email in Outlook on iOS
The mobile version of Outlook for iOS (iPhone, iPad) is very usable. In particular I like the way that when you're creating a meeting or appointment that you can look up the location and pull in the full address. However for some odd reason updates to the software seem to change the settings. While some people probably like the idea of getting "push" email on their phone I … [Read more...] about Disabling Push Email in Outlook on iOS
Waze in Real Life
Waze, which is now owned by Google, if you aren't familiar with it, is a mobile app that many drivers use to find their way around. Their tag line is "outsmarting traffic, together" So what if instead of leveraging data the app was actually manned by humans .. this rather amusing Brazilian video shows how that might work (or not!) It has subtitles! … [Read more...] about Waze in Real Life