I've mentioned some titles by published by Packt in the past. What makes Packt different is their philosophy: Packt believes in Open Source. When we sell a book written on an Open Source project, we pay a royalty directly to that project. As a result of purchasing one of our Open Source books, Packt will have given some of the money received to the Open Source project. I don't … [Read more...] about Upcoming Open Source Books from Packt
Hotlinking Scum
Stealing content or another person's bandwidth is despicable. Earlier tonight while reviewing the logs of Irish ISP Test I discovered that a "charming" individual (or company) had decided that it would be a really "good" idea to abuse the test by hotlinking to it via an iframe. We've always offered the test for free, so why the hell would someone abuse it in this manner? Will … [Read more...] about Hotlinking Scum
One Year Older!
Thanks to all those who have sent me best wishes for my 33rd birthday. I was presented with a lovely cake by one of our new staff this morning, which was very touching and totally unexpected :) … [Read more...] about One Year Older!
Online Marketers Are Idiots
If you are an online marketer you may feel offended by the title of this post. I would apologise, but it wouldn't be very honest for me to do so. The problem doesn't lie with the online marketer, be they a small operation or even a multinational. The problem lies with website owners or vendors of adspace, who think that it is still 1995. This maybe an Irish problem, as I've … [Read more...] about Online Marketers Are Idiots
Irish Harry Potter
According to breakingnews.ie the role of Luna Lovegood, in the upcoming film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is going to be played by Irish girl Evanna Lynch. Full story … [Read more...] about Irish Harry Potter