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BoxFresh Baby

October 17, 20082 Comments

I think this is probably one of the few and far between personal posts that I have on here, and this web design and development transmission has been interrupted for just one tiny personal post. For those of you expecting your usual dose of technology musings I apologize. My sister Claire has just started her [...]

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Nelly the texting elephant.

October 13, 20080 Comments

Picked up an interesting / innovative use of SMS over on Yahoo News. A bull elephant named “Kimani” in Kenya has been fitted with a mobile SMS chip which broadcasts an SMS text message when it approaches a specially designed “GeoFence”, developed using a global positioning system that mirrors the animal conservatory’s boundaries -alerting the rangers to the potential danger. The [...]

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International Software Freedom Day. September 10th.

September 9, 20080 Comments

For those of you not already aware tommorow (edit. oops -I got my dates wrong – its not for another 10 days – September 20th). is international software freedom day, an initiative to promote the use of free software in business, home and education. Objectives of Software Freedom Day to celebrate software freedom and the [...]

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101 RSS feeds for Mashup monkeys.

July 20, 20085 Comments

The uses for RSS (really simple syndication) stretch far and wide, and its good to see a number of sites now publishing feeds, which makes it great for all you mashup monkey’s out there who create brilliant stuff with the results. There are a number of feeds I have thrown in here for personal reference [...]

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Rockstar housemate in Belfast wanted. Single Room for special someone.

July 2, 20082 Comments

Looking for a room in Belfast? Applications open for Sept 2009! Apply within! Sorry if I’m a bit off topic today guys, but on the off chance that there are some house hunters in Belfast out there, I’m looking for a new single room house mate. Would suit a student needing accomodation in Belfast, or [...]

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Bloggers help please! Sink 1and1 in Google.

June 25, 200816 Comments

1and1 internet the hosting company from hell. Please God whatever you do, don’t invest your hard earned cash with these jokers. *Apparently* on an old expired domain, I signed up for a 24 month contract (complete rubbish), and I’m now (having been referred to a credit agency to have my credit rating spat on) am [...]

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The killer team. Understanding styles and skills to leverage potential.

May 26, 20080 Comments

At work we recently underwent some psychometric tests, which were aimed at helping to understand the different skills and preferences that were active in the team. This cognitive understanding will allow us to build teams comprising of people with complementary traits and skills, thus avoiding a natural tendency to surround ourselves with like-minded people as [...]

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9 reasons why Linux will never be mainstream

November 23, 200712 Comments

I’m a geek. I’ve tinkered with binary since I was knee high to a grasshopper. So why do I think Linux will never become part of society like Windows? Well – it’s not simple. It never has been. I even bought a copy of Mandrake Linux a few years ago, manuals and all. This was [...]

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University of Ulster students. Read here first.

November 15, 20070 Comments

Sorry guys, Im not looking to recruit any of you for work experience, or take on graduates. Im a single person at the minute but for those of you who have emailed, you are going to need to do more than you currently are for any company to be interested. Firstly, dont email. Although we [...]

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