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diarmy – A Computing History...

I think it’s about time I shared my computer experiences with you. Much to my surprise, as I think about it, I have actually been in contact with computers for over 10 years. Considering the poor state in which our economy was in in the early 1990s and late 1980s, that’s a surprise. My first experience with a computer, in terms of a system, was the Nintendo NES version. My mother picked one up for the princely...
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Thank God for Microsoft...

Well there’s something most people who know me will be surprise to hear or see me saying or writing! But it’s true, I actually am grateful for Microsoft. Why is this you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. From the moment IBM approached a small company called Microsoft for an operating system for their new computers, Microsoft went to another company and got one off them, changed the name to MS-DOS and entered...
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Rubbish, Tatty Editing (RTE)...

What is it about the State Broadcaster here in the Republic that they just cannot get anything right. From the constant recycling of dinosaurs like Mary Kingston (who I was delighted never to see again after a scarred childhood-long exposure to the annoying ugly Cork person) and that other dreg of the RTE basement, Fair City (or as it is colloquially refered to “Fair Shitty”). Time and time again, the tv ‘company’...
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Where are all the people?!...

Google Earth. It’s a great tool for geographers, astonomy enthusiasts or the humble human who likes to mess around. CNN, a trusted television channel with global correspondants and balanced views. North Korea, a place lost in the flux of time and forbidden to change. What have these three things got in common? Well, last weekend while indulging in a little ‘me’ time, CNN caught my attention. A news documentary...
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“Merry November”...

Christmas comes but once a year – maybe that’s why retail makes such a big deal about it. But why is it that our traditional Christmas values have been lost in a sea of red and gold, brands and packages? Years ago, Christmas, for me as a child anyway, was a big occassion that allowed us to look forward to the ubiqutous White-Bearded man, Santa. There was a reference to the biblical shortcomings but the idea...
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Ireland 7 – 45 New Zealand...

Ireland suffered a continuing defeat in the All Blacks’ tour of the Isles today. Ireland, though filled with hope and reverence, were crushed as a ‘B’ side from the land of the Kiwi destroyed every concieveable secret the Republic’s side could keep quiet. While from the outset, the form looked well, control was to be the pivitol point in the game, with the New Zealand side seeminly unaware of Ireland’s...
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Firefox turns 1...

Firefox, the technology created by a 17 yr old in Florida last year, has probably become one of the most talked about software titles to reach the internet since the Y2K ‘bug’. Firefox, Mozillia’s attack vehicle browser that rivals Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, is the first such browser to actually make any headway in beating the flaw-prone Microsoft offering. Firefox was actually a development...
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Ryanair Running Rants...

Back in the Republic after a relaxing weekend in Caerdydd (Cardiff) and my very first experience with Europe’s largest Low-Fares airline – Tipperary born Ryanair. The Goolds Cross man who founded the airline stepped aside many years ago to allow one of Ireland’s most famous businessmen to take the reigns at one of the world’s largest airlines. Since then, Ryanair has become legend among air travellers...
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Starbucks, Cardiff...

It is ironic, in a globalised world, that my first experience of a Starbucks coffee stop was in a foreign land – even if Cardiff is only across the water! For all the hype and the furore around the arrival of the company in Ireland, my first experience is going well. The “Venti” Cafe Moccha is gorgeous, served in what can only be described as a giant mug. The company at this hour on a Sunday morning,...
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