#“IE 6 Upgrade petition for the Irish Government” We, the undersigned, want the Irish Government to: Encourage all government departments to upgrade from IE6 if they are still continuing to use it. Encourage all citizens of Ireland to upgrade from IE6 to a more modern, safer browser. via ie6upgradepetition.com Simple, potentially effective way of finally putting a bullet in the brain of the zombie browser known as Internet Explorer 6. »
#“CloudSplit - Real-time Cloud Analytics. Real-time spending insight” via cloudsplit.com Since we are totally hosted in Amazon EC2, this type of information is critical. Signing up now! »
#“My kinda ad, from the Goog” Awwwwwwwwwwwww. »
#“LastPass Password Manager” LastPass by joe@lastpass.com (785 Ratings) - 57,762 users - Weekly installs: 20,217 LastPass is a free password manager and form filler. LastPass is also available for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari (Mac). Install via chrome.google.com For many years I used eWallet as it was the only Password Manager that worked on Windows and my Palm IIIx. »
#“Prejudice” I would generally prefer to gouge my ear drums out with a rusty nail than be subjected to comedians who do "funny" songs. Singing comedians are like musical theatre, good at neither.But Tim Minchin did make me giggle recently on Jonathan Ross. Then last night I saw this and he made laugh out loud. Several times. Superb. »
#“Flash, HTML5, and Mobile Apps” I know where I personally come out in this fight. I much prefer a "web-centric handheld world" to a "proprietary app centric universe". And that's why I carry a Google phone instead of an iPhone. For me, it's a political statement as much as anything else. via avc.com Fred, as always, expresses what many of us think better than we could ourselves. »
#“Speeding up your Eircom Broadband” We signed up for Eircom 7 Mbs broadband last year having moved from dial-up -> ISDN -> 2 Mbs -> 3 Mbs since arriving in Bandon in 2003. However, the lines out to Old Chapel are allegedly "rubbish", whatever that means. So despite being less than 2km from the exchange, we were mainly connecting at 4Mbs on the 7Mbs line. Or worse, connecting at 5.5 and falling back to 4 or worse. »
#“Cloud Kids” The kids use one of my old PCs to access all their favourite sites and print stuff off on a 10 year old Epson Inkjet. It's a solid setup and they are happy with it. However, as it was a self-build, it never had a Windows licence and actually runs Ubuntu Linux.I've always found it interesting that the kids could switch from XP to Windows 7 to Ubuntu on different PCs and laptops without comment. »
#“That Lidl car Stereo I mentioned” Bluetooth MP3/CD Car Radio With USB 4 x 20W RMS Max. Output USB/SD/MMC: Simply plug in your stick/card and: playback from your memory stick/card, record any song or program on the radio with the touch of a button! Bluetooth TM: Thanks to the integrated microphone & bluetooth connection: make & receive calls, speak hands-free with the touch of a button through your car radio! »
#“The Iron Giant” A new Top Parenting Tip, keep your kids up until 9pm watching The Iron Giant and they'll all sleep until 8.30am the following morning. Until last night I had only ever seen the start and near the end of movie so had thought it was a dark ponderous but meaningful piece by the director of one of my all-time favourite movies, The Incredibles. I was totally wrong. It's light, funny, interesting and kept 6 of us (aged 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 41) riveted to the screen for an hour and a half. »