Irish television will be 100% digital within the next 12 months. Analog will cease to exist. A lot of people supposedly don't know about this, so our "beloved" government decided to spend taxpayers' money promoting the switch to digital. This is the "dog's dinner" of a website that they're using for the campaign: I guess I should be happy that they didn't spend any … [Read more...] about Going Digital Campaign Site – Taking Dire Websites To New Lows
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RTE’s 404 Keeps Bosco Alive
RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, helps keep Bosco alive as part of their 404 page:Now if they only fixed their internal links I wouldn't keep seeing him! … [Read more...] about RTE’s 404 Keeps Bosco Alive
Getting Irish Business Online
I'm delighted that we (Blacknight) are involved in a wonderful initiative to get Irish business online.More info on the site and on the company blog … [Read more...] about Getting Irish Business Online
Labour Overlook A Basic Issue
Politicians and political parties love to throw around buzzwords. In Ireland we have got used to terms like: "digital economy" "knowledge economy" and, of course, "celtic tiger". Labour have released a document with the rather pretentious title of "Plan for Digital Ireland". Download it. Read it and try not to spill too much coffee all over yourself. Their … [Read more...] about Labour Overlook A Basic Issue
Who I Would Vote For
There's probably going to be an election in Ireland in early 2011Since I don't trust any of our politicians or have confidence in their skills I'll probably be opting for "alternative" candidates .. such as Squishy: … [Read more...] about Who I Would Vote For