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I’m all for web-based technology, in fact I’m a firm believer that many desktop clients should be web-fronted instead of heavy GUI code, especially in small businesses. However, all these applications appearing lately, enabled by Ajax are begging the question of “how far is too far?”. This latest application that I have come across is…
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Heard about this yesterday and even though I knew it was only a matter of time, I still found it hard to grasp. It would appear that Apple have embraced the attempts by others to get Windows XP running on the Intel version of their hardware and have launched their own official BIOS enabler to…
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Our minister for justice was yesterday forced into making two apologies for scandalous remarks that he made about other politicians recently. It’s about time that he has been pulled up on his very vocal behaviour with such remarks. I just can’t understand how other politicians have been shamed over less embarrassing behaviour in the past.…
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Just when you thought that all the energy had been drained from the Eurovision song contest and that no controversy could ever surface: Behold, a fued between neighbouring republics Montenegro and Serbia as they battle for independence from Belgrade. The battle between the two countries and the scandal over the voting to select an entry…
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A report out in the Times today suggests that senior management have a quality of life, worse than that of the gravely ill. Quite frankly I have to dispute this and I cannot help but wonder how this conclusion was arrived at. Managers delegate, that is all that they do, especially senior level management. It…
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It is 4 weeks now since I naively posted my relocation of services form to my service provider to request a transfer of services from my old address to my new address. There is still no sign of anything happening (either my old service being cancelled or my new ones being activated). I have called…
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Statoil announced yesterday that it is to sell its Irish operation. Bad news I’m sure for the Irish petroleum market with ever-increasing prices and what would appear to be price controlling measures that keep costs high and competition low. Interestingly enough I have seen Statoil fuel lorries providing stock to the Tesco petrol station in…
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Information on the web may not always be what it seems. Is there a secret war in cyberspace? source: BBC NEWS
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Looks like our beloved leader is set to get his fifth pay rise in six months. Somebody please explain this one to me!! This raise alone is reported to be in the region of Eur 5500 and will supposedly bring the overall salary to in excess of Eur 250K. Where is the justice in that?…
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Over the last week the media has been flooded with stories about the justice minister and his statement relating to Frank Connolly. Much criticism has been aired relating to the actions of the minister who pleads that he has acted in good faith with respect to the matter. However, Justice Flood has now said that…