Category Archives: Communications

Well Done UPC

Posted on 11/10/2010 by Adam

For successfully challenging the nonsense that is “three strikes”: Irish Times: “UPC has repeatedly stressed that it does not condone piracy and has always taken a strong stance against illegal activity on its network. It takes all steps required by … Continue reading →

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Over Half Your News Is Spin

Posted on 16/03/2010 by Adam

I’d love to see research done on this in Ireland, the UK and the US. Crikey: Under UTS’ Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) head Wendy Bacon (a Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist herself…) more than 40 students have got up … Continue reading →

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LLU Line Share finally a reasonable price in Ireland

Posted on 25/01/2010 by Adam

(Line Share allows other operators to rent just the internetty part of the line, without having to take the phoney part.) ComReg set it to 77c in August of last year and Eircom, predictably, appealed. The case is now settled, … Continue reading →

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Google Public DNS

Posted on 03/12/2009 by Adam

Could spell trouble for OpenDNS. I’m jealous of their netblocks. Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. To try it out: Configure … Continue reading →

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Micro-USB Mobiles in Europe

Posted on 29/06/2009 by Adam

Obsolete before it actually happens? Top mobile telephone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonization of phone chargers, the European Commission said on Monday, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment. The Commission said the … Continue reading →

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Opera Unite

Posted on 16/06/2009 by Adam

While I won’t assign it the “reinvention of the web” tag others are giving it quite yet, Opera Unite is something new in a space where we really don’t see truly fresh things very often. In a nutshell, it’s a … Continue reading →

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I’m still not a blogger…

Posted on 14/04/2009 by Adam

Although to be fair to Mark from the Sunday Times, he did tell me he’d be doing a piece and quoting me, unlike the thieving hacks in the Star who steal content from Foot.ie on a near-weekly basis. This is … Continue reading →

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Blackout Ireland Avatars

Posted on 04/03/2009 by Adam

Didn’t really fancy the one on the Blackout Ireland site, so I made one of my own for Foot.ie. a few size variants below. If you haven’t been paying attention, this is happening in protest against Eircom’s capitulation to the … Continue reading →

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The Imaginary NBS Satellite

Posted on 23/02/2009 by Adam

According to a plausible account on Boards.ie, the 8% satellite aspect of the frankly useless National “Broadband” Scheme is, basically, imaginary. The satellite in question hasn’t even been built yet, and the launch vehicle that’s supposed to lob it into … Continue reading →

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