Earlier today there was apparently some kind of demonstration outside Batt O' Keeffe's offices in Cork. Of course he wasn't even there .. Why? Seemingly USI are upset that the minister didn't drop everything to meet them. Or at least that's what it sounds like based on their rather whingy press release. I love this bit: Last week Minister O’Keeffe requested the help of the … [Read more...] about USI Whinging
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BizSugar Email Failure
One of my pet hates is technical ineptitude. If you are going to run an online service then you need to get some of the technical basics right. I'm not talking about rewiring the internet, writing new protocols or doing anything new. I'm talking about setting things up in a sane and technically correct manner. Unfortunately a LOT of web services get basic things wrong. BizSugar … [Read more...] about BizSugar Email Failure
Airplane Passengers Are Sheep
People in planes and airports are like sheep. They also do things that make absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. Typical scenario goes like this .. Plane lands in airport and taxis to wherever it's going to stop. It stops. The doors do not open immediately, as they have to wait for the groundcrew to their thing. Even if they're using their own steps there's usually a delay of … [Read more...] about Airplane Passengers Are Sheep
Vodafone Take Rip Off Ireland To New Heights (Or Lows)
Vodafone Ireland are launching the iPhone in a few days time. However the "standard" iPhone plans won't offer all the features that they could do. If you want "tethering" you're expected to pay more. Most smart phones have bluetooth, so if you're stuck somewhere with a dodgy internet connection you can use your phone as a modem. For some stupid reason the Apple iPhone does not … [Read more...] about Vodafone Take Rip Off Ireland To New Heights (Or Lows)
Vbulletin Change Licensing And Enrage Customers
I've owned Vbulletin licenses for years. It's a great product.BUTI am seriously considering switching to something else.Why?Because they obviously don't care about their existing customers.Vbulletin emailed license holders earlier this evening to announce a "wonderful" presale event (I'm not even sure if the word "presale" even exists!)If you have active licenses ie. that … [Read more...] about Vbulletin Change Licensing And Enrage Customers