I was contacted earlier this evening by a prominent Irish podcaster who was interested in my thoughts on podcast hosting. While I would normally have replied to them directly via email I thought it worthwhile to share some of my (random) thoughts in public. When a number of the Irish podcasters got together late last year to discuss setting up a podcasting body I signed up … [Read more...] about Podcast Hosting
Online Real Estate Vendor
While talking to a friend last night the conversation swung round to that of analogies and how best to explain "our" world to the non-technical. Using an analogy can help, as for some people the concept of websites, hosting and domains is far too intangible and abstract for them to comprehend. Hosting companies sell or rent online real estate (space). They can help mark out … [Read more...] about Online Real Estate Vendor
Apple Victim of Own Success?
Apple users love to tell the rest of us how secure and user-friendly Apple computers are. However this may soon change, as Apples have been hit with the second security issue in the last week. OSX/Leap-A was, according to some reports, the first virus designed specifically to target OSX. It has now been followed OSX.Inqtana.A which is a bluetooth worm. … [Read more...] about Apple Victim of Own Success?
Irish Blog Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the Irish Blog Awards has been announced I've been nominated under two categories, which is more than a little surprising, but considering who I am up against I don't expect to win. It's nice being shortlisted though: Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere - Sponsored by Firstpartners.net John Breslin - PlanetOfTheBlogs Roger Galligan - … [Read more...] about Irish Blog Awards Shortlist Announced
Palm on Ubuntu with Kpilot
Although I've had a Palm (Tungsten T2) for quite some time I haven't really been using it actively. However I've found recently that I need something that falls between my mobile phone and my laptop in terms of mobility and power, so it's been dusted off and is coming back into use. By default the Palm comes with software to integrate with Windows and Mac, but there doesn't … [Read more...] about Palm on Ubuntu with Kpilot