The codename for dapper +1 has been announced - The Edgy Eft I'd love to know where they find some of these names :) An Eft is a youthful newt, going through its first exploration of the rocky territory just outside the stream. Some of the planned additions sound very interesting: So dream a little about Xen for virtualisation, Xgl/AIGLX and other wonderful wobbly window bits, … [Read more...] about The Edgy Eft – Ubuntu
Annoying Irish Spammer
If you want to sell to me you need to market to me effectively. Sending me and most of my staff an email without a subject line but with a 3 megabyte attachment is not the way to do this. So shredit.ie / dmg-services.com welcome to my killfile … [Read more...] about Annoying Irish Spammer
Irish Cybersquatters?
So how many .eu domains are being squatted by Irish cybersquatters? While the nationality of a cybersquatter normally wouldn't be of that much interest, the .eu cybersquatters seem to be following some interesting patterns. The only thing is that many of them do not seem to realise how much trouble they are going to cause themselves. … [Read more...] about Irish Cybersquatters?
Scrubs On Itunes
If you are a Scrubs fan and aren't patient enought to wait for Series 5 to be shown over here, then you could try iTunes, where you can get the entire series for $35. For some reason it's not available on the Irish iTunes shop, so I probably wouldn't be able to get it even if I had an iTunes account, or would I? … [Read more...] about Scrubs On Itunes
Data Retention Countdown Begins
The Data Retention Directive has been published in the Official Journal. (You can download a copy of the directive here in PDF format.) This means that "the clock" has started ticking .... Over the next few months ISPs and other vested interests will be doing their utmost to make sense of the text and see what impact it will have on their business What bothers me about all this … [Read more...] about Data Retention Countdown Begins