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what a day; recorded the second install of the emigrant podcast; watched out to see more4 start at 8pm, only to find it was a subz4$ky channel, saw yahoo’s bash at beta launching http://podcasts.yahoo.com/ im underwhelmed – hear the interview; what else happened today that I missed; Maggie Maggie Maggie Merkel Merkel Merkel (2 P’s…

doopdesign in association with Irish Emigrant Publications has launched an audio version of the long running (17 years) internet publication ‘Irish Emigrant News’. Each Sunday/Monday a ten minute audio version covers a selection of this weeks news stories from Ireland. The free news service for the global Irish community in a podcast is available at…

Overpriced land for new prison – €30 millionMIT Europe Fiasco – €40 millionAn electronic voting system that can’t be used – €52 millionA payroll system that pays staff 1 million a month – €160 million Having a government that blows our cash – Priceless There are some things money can’t buy – for everything else…

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 problem was, I’m so mobile, laptop wifi car home work linux XP etc. I…

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 or a mobile mast beside a school or redeveloping Dun Laoghaire Baths or re naming…

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 the data protection commision on (01) 874 85 44 and report the third party. I…

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 of, not a billion IPods but tracks sold… Its going to be a White Christmas,…

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 up 3 rubber coated steps, insert your right foot and left in two holes on…

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 commented “… he [Woodward] seems determined to push ahead with the introduction of water charges,…