Michele Neylon :: Pensieri

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Taming The Beast

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I stopped shaving a few weeks ago. It wasn't a conscious decision to grow a beard or anything like that. I simply didn't shave for a few days and a few days became a few weeks.I'm now looking more and more unkempt (my sister thought I looked a bit like a Taliban, but that's another story)So yesterday while messing around with my Mac I decided to take a mugshot of myself and … [Read more...] about Taming The Beast

Ikea Don’t Get The Web

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Ikea came to Ireland a few months ago and opened their shop on the outskirts of Dublin city.Lots of people got excited and forgot all about the recession for a few weeks and went "Ikea crazy".Now Ikea are running adverts on Facebook.You'd be mistaken for thinking, like I did, that they "got it".Here's the ad:So since it's Christmas and my mother likes Ikea stuff I click on the … [Read more...] about Ikea Don’t Get The Web

My Facebook Account Has Been Hacked

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This is both annoying and embarassing.My Facebook account was hacked earlier this afternoon and the "charming" hacker has been telling my contacts that I need money - it's basically a 419 scam.I've already reported the issue to Facebook To clarify:- I'm not in London or anywhere else overseas. I'm currently in Carlow- I haven't been mugged or had my wallet stolen- I don't use … [Read more...] about My Facebook Account Has Been Hacked

LinkedIn

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Since I wrote this article for the Sunday Business Post supplement and it's currently not available online I thought I might as well republish the unedited version. (The edited version might make more sense!)Here it is...Every time you open a newspaper of magazine these days there seems to be articles encouraging you to use various "social networking" websites to improve your … [Read more...] about LinkedIn