2006 April | diarmydotnet
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DDN – Out for Exams...

I’m currently going through my final exams, so I shalnt be updating DDN with the wisdoms beneath the confines of my cerebral cover. It’s a tough job but I’m sure I’ll do well, because if I don’t, it’s 4 years down the drain!!! Exams are tricky animals, and I’m pretty well covered for most, but for the Business Finance module – I mean, who needs to evaluate the Net Present...
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An Internet-Free Weekend!...

Easter is one of the annual festivals for which I usually head back to the West of Kerry to visit my family. This year was no different, except for the certain apparent slowing-down of what I’ve come to be comfortable with in my fast-paced life. The internet cannot be denied by many including myself as a necessary life-enhancing element. As a nation, the Irish are a nation of talkers and thinkers, and not exactly...
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Do We Need a Garda Reserve?...

Apologies to international viewers of DDN, but I have to dwell on this spiralling-out-of-control non-existant public debate that is at the heart of the future of the Irish Guardians of Peace – An Gárda Síochána. Many international viewers would be quick to point out that this is simply a word for “Police”, and indeed, many Irish people think the same. However, the term “Police” can sometimes...
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Announcing: diarmy.eu...

They hype of the .eu web domains is well and truly visible by the sheer number of registrants in the so-called “Land Rush” phase of the introduction of the .eu domain. One such registrant, was myself. diarmy.eu launched today amid a flurry of non-movement in media circles. This brings to three the total domain ownership of the diarmy brand. Leading to the full establishment of a pan-European hub for the diarmy...
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Why We’re Selling our Airline, according to ...

This week, the Irish government announced the privatisation of the State’s only national airline carrier. This would mean that for the first time since the airline was established, the company would be run under the control of private investors, with allegiances to shareholders, the stock market and last but not least, the customer. So what does this mean for our national carrier? Will we never see the shamrock-adorned...
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What is Apple Doing?!...

Apple today announced a new software item for Beta release, called Boot Camp. The software enables Intel-Macs such as the new iMac and MacBook Pro and Mac mini to dual boot into Windows XP. After the success of the onmac challenge that saw a group of hackers hack Apple’s EFI to boot into Windows, Apple probably felt it was safer to allow an official system to do the work and not harm the precious hardware. But industry...
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Doing Evil on Mac...

What’s the world coming to when people want to boot a Mac into Windows XP?! It’s just evil! diarmy
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Lecture Cessation...

The end of lectures as I’ve known them for the past four years has finally come and gone. Friday ended the tuition period of my educational quest since 2002 in Galway, culminating in the delivery of a first-class project presentation. But the penultimate milestone in my journey through the higher-education cycle has left a bittersweet taste, with the realisation of impending exams looming eerily over my consciousness. What...
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