The Irish Times has been trying to reinvent itself over the last year or so. Both the online and offline editions of the newspaper have been given design overhauls, but the online version might need a few more tweaks. Running it via a couple of tools that check how quickly it loads the results are a bit .. well see for yourself below .. GTMetrix gives it a score of C … [Read more...] about Irish Times New Site Is A Bandwidth Hog
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Bypassing Delivery Restrictions With Parcel Motel
One of the frustrations when you're shopping online from Ireland some of the time is delivery. Either the costs are sky high, or the vendors simply won't ship to Ireland. Parcel Motel takes away some of that pain, as they can give you a legitimate delivery address in Belfast, which usually qualifies for UK priced shipping, which is often free. Last week was the first time … [Read more...] about Bypassing Delivery Restrictions With Parcel Motel
Air France Finally Find My Bag
What a saga! I checked my bag in on Tuesday morning in Dublin and expected to pick it up later that day when I arrived in JFK. Of course there was no sign of it .. and to make matters worse Air France didn't know where it was either. I was in NYC for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then I headed off to DC. Still no bag. The Air France online baggage tracking … [Read more...] about Air France Finally Find My Bag
Bank Charges Bite
I never go into my local bank branch. I only call the bank when there's a serious issue. Most of my interactions with the bank (for my personal account) are via their online banking. Now it seems I'm being penalised for using the bank .. This sucks So are there ANY banks in Ireland that don't charge €200 / year for doing very little? (It's not as if they can't … [Read more...] about Bank Charges Bite
Slightly Convoluted Travel
In a couple of weeks time I'll be heading to Belgrade (Serbia) for the Webfest closing ceremony. I'm also scheduled to chair the Eurid Registrar Advisory Board meeting in Brussels a few days later.. Originally I had planned to go to Belgrade, come back to Ireland for a day or so then head back out. That was rather silly, as I'd end up either spending 24 hours in Ireland … [Read more...] about Slightly Convoluted Travel