Monthly Archives: September 2005

podcatcher on a stick

I used to podcatch on a XDAii, then the screen cracked Never owning an iPod (never even used one) I got a 1GB usb stick with MP3 player, DVR 2 .wav and FM radio (76-108Mhz). (Great buy BTW) Now my … Continue reading

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Jingle jangle the Dingle wrangle

Why has this place name changed? You wont save language by force. Like they couldn’t force me to learn Irish. Cromwell forced many changes and many we have tried to roll back. But whether its forcing a motorway through heritage … Continue reading

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Third party block

Are you fed up getting calls to switch your telco provider? if so call your telephone provider (ie. 1901 for eircom) and ask them to block third party providers calls, its a free service. If third parties still call, ring … Continue reading

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Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nano

does the Apple IPod nano sound too much like Creative Zen Nano? Na, no. Nano derived from the Greek word for small means ten to the minus ninth power, or one billionth. Perhaps its the billion bit Jobs is thinking … Continue reading

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I could see my toes

back when I was younger (to quote SLF) I used to get my shoes in a very large shoe store in Talbot Street Dublin 1. The realy cool thing for a 5 year old was the shoe-fitting x-ray machine. Climb … Continue reading

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Who is Shaun Woodward

Shaun Woodward is Minister for Water Charges in Northern Ireland Why is he in the news? yesterday he delayed the introduction of the hated double tax – the water charges. In an interview with Shaun Woodward, BBC reporter Mark Davenport … Continue reading

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TV3′s Ireland AM puts Lenihan asleep

Mr Lenihan also earlier defended himself for falling asleep during a telephone link to TV3′s Ireland AM morning programme. He was due to go live from his hotel bedroom at the Fianna Fáil think-in in Co Cavan when technicians heard … Continue reading

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