Eamon Ryan is Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.Now the last time I checked Communications included such things as ISPs, broadband, internet - you know, that sort of thing.I was also under the rather naive impression that Dail ministers couldn't opt out of parts of their own portfolio. You know, ignore those bits of their portfolio that might make them … [Read more...] about Eamon Ryan – What purpose does he serve?
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Seedcorn Competition 2008
Grainne from InterTradeIreland got in touch with me yesterday regarding the All Island Seedcorn Competition 2008. The competition is aimed at startups and has a prize fund of 280 thousand euro. The first prize is 100 thousand euro (I wish we'd had that kind of money to play with a couple of years ago!)Full details including entry criteria are on the site … [Read more...] about Seedcorn Competition 2008
Sunday Business Post Coverage
While I was away over the last few days in London that does not mean that I was either out of "the loop" or that emails didn't stop arriving!This weekend's Computers in Business supplement with the Sunday Business Post contains three mentions of us:My monthly columnThe annual hosting reportThe wiki infamy thing was picked up by them and is on the inside back page, even if they … [Read more...] about Sunday Business Post Coverage
CD Wow Defaults On Payments?
The ups and downs of CD WOW have been interesting to follow.According to an email that I received in the last few minutes CD WOW hasn't paid some of its bills and the main websites are currently not up.Their Irish blog is, however.Odd.Update: A followup email informs me that their account is back in order … [Read more...] about CD Wow Defaults On Payments?
Bye Bye Windows – Hello iMac
You'll have to excuse the horrible photo, but I haven't had a chance to even plugin my new "toy". It arrived by courier late this morning, but I got caught up in client meetings for most of the afternoon...For the last couple of years I've been forced to maintain a Windows PC in the office so that I could access AIB's online banking service. While it was possible to "bludgeon" … [Read more...] about Bye Bye Windows – Hello iMac