Recorded cast reading of Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay this past Saturday. That’ll be me pictured on the right of show, playing the role of Giovanni. THE DEVIOUS theatre company, one of my other / many hats, have announced details of our first major production in 2010, Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! and I’ll be…
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Live Streaming on iPhone 3G with Qik
THE N95 just “ain’t what it used to be” to me any more. When I picked up the handset close on two years ago it was a revolution for me. High quality digital camera (5MP), wifi, and easy use of Twitter and Qik through the S60 apps. When I picked up the iPhone 3G last…
Train Service Gets Connected, Wifi with Airappz
photo credit: Let Ideas Compete FIRST THEY upgraded the trains. Then there was the new seats and the power points (offset possibly by the increase in food and ticket prices for the trains themselves). Now it looks like Irish Rail users on the Dublin – Cork – Dublin service will be able to available of…
Foursquare and Three Hours Ago
photo credit: mac_filko TAKING ADVANTAGE of being in Dublin for the day or two, I finally got around to trying out Foursquare, having signed off before boarding the train a half hour ago. First thoughts? Not too bad at all, Bernie Goldbach having already paved a way for me (seemingly) around Grafton Street and Stephen’s…
Alas Poor Supermacs
Photo via Twitpic, © Gav Reilly Alas poor Supermacs, I knew ye well. The taxi was called after nine for a few Christmas pints, having braved the drive from Sligo a few hours previous. The driver said “there must be something up” in town, evident by the large pillar of smoke rising over the skyline…
Stags, Hens and Copy Cats
If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then I’m guessing we should be very flattered by the following. The Original – Devious Theatre Company The Copy – Waterford 2009 Production Myself, John, Paddy and Kev had spent the full day working on this photoshoot with the photography, artwork, colour scheme, actor setup, the…
Even The Sheikhs Are Tweeting
How do you, as ruler of Dubai, send your congratulations on the launch of an e-library? By tweeting, of course. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (very long title) is keeping people updated on government issues, business issues, a recently taken…
Last Call For Net Visionary 2009 Votes
Voting closes later today on the IIA Net Visionary Awards for 2009. If you haven’t already cast your vote you can do so by clicking here. You’ve got until 6pm today. I’ll admit I left it until the last day to cast a vote myself so if you’re like me, click here to vote before…
Go Mobile, Not Broke with Cubic Telecom and Qik
Go Mobile, Not Broke. You’ve got to love the tagline. And you’ve got to love the fact that an Irish company keeps getting bigger and broader. The mail this morning brings news that Cubic Telecom in Cork have followed their already existing partnerships with Dopplr, GetCover Insurance, Big Red Book and others to partner up…
LocalElections.ie Covering Kilkenny / Carlow
photo credit: Frankie Roberto I stumbled across LocalElections.ie last week via KCLR 96FM, the station running the site as a means to get information to the masses on the local elections in Carlow / Kilkenny for 2009. The site itself is heavy on the information side of things with plenty of information available on the…