Sunday Qik Tech
WE START A QIK FLICK through some of Ireland’s Sunday newspapers in search of interesting angles related to technology, starting with Atsushi Kaga in the Butler Gallery.
Sunday Qik TechMemories of a wannabe videographer
Thinking about how Stephanie would have been as a videogrpaher.
Memories of a wannabe videographerBlogtalk 2008
AFTER UPDATING DOPPLR with my intention to travel to Cork in early March 2008 for BlogTalk 2008, I saw some other names whose presentations I always enjoy
Blogtalk 2008DIY USB Power
Lee Hosty pointed out Jason Striegel’s clever USB power kludge. It gets its juice from a Zener diode that conducts in the reverse direction when it reaches its breakdown voltage of 5.1 volts. Voltage across the diode will be that same 5.1 volts, so it acts to limit the 9 volt battery’s …
DIY USB PowerTalking Social
Shel Israel shared some thoughts about evolution in social networking that he has personally observed while researching his next book on global neighbourhood
Talking SocialMisty V'Marie Graduates
MISTY V’MARIE (nee Goldbach) followed her sister and graduated with honors at the Northern Arizona University today.
Misty V'Marie GraduatesSouthwest Chief runs over
WHILE EN ROUTE to Flagstaff from Los Angeles, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief struck down a pedestrian who had wandered onto the tracks in Kingman, Arizona
Southwest Chief runs overOverheard in San Diego
ONE DAY BACK in the States and the counter staff that I meet scrunch their faces when I order something–a sure sign that I’ve acquired an Irish accent.
Overheard in San DiegoEasy-reading screens
IF YOU HAVE SEEN the three-screen vista used by Bill Gates, you might think he has set himself up for an eye exam.
Easy-reading screens806400000000000
That sequence number represents a K-loader transit number of coal destined for West Berlin from OPLAN 4307 that I used during a four-year period as a strategic airlift planner.
806400000000000Remembering Chuckie
Chuckie, our friendly Pomeranian, died on April 6, 2005.
Remembering ChuckieBooks Are Alive
by Bernie Goldbach in Kilkenny I have four book sellers to choose from in the city of Kilkenny. Their shops have a steady stream of people selecting Christmas gifts and holiday reading materials. I went looking for The Mistressclass but had to settle for ordering it online because Michele Roberts …
Books Are AliveAmazon on track with top search engine
by Bernie Goldbach in The Irish Examiner, October 1, 2004 I started dabbling with Amazon’s A9 search engine a few weeks ago and soon discovered I had earned a 1.5% discount for my Amazon purchases just because I had searched with A9.com-a special offer that Amazon does not advertise. Amazon …
Amazon on track with top search engineThe internet in the Iraqi Conflict
With a few clicks of a mouse, you can remove layers of security from the Pentagon’s war plans for Iraq.
The internet in the Iraqi ConflictMozart on My Mind
ONE LOVELY SUMMER evening 10 years ago, I walked around the grounds of Schloss Mannheim with Stephanie Lower (above). It’s something I always associate with the month of August now. We enjoyed a gala evening of Mozart next to a fountain and under the stars. My life has changed a lot since that …
Mozart on My MindMaking Intelligent Signs
IN JULY 2002, I started playing around with Typepad at night while drawing up a patent during the day. I think it’s important to put the initial thoughts of the patent on my website, if only to serve as a point of reference for others investigating the same kind of intelligent digital signage.
Making Intelligent SignsMaking Intelligent Signs
Screencap from US Patent 20040165006. IN JULY 2002, I started playing around with Typepad at night while drawing up a patent during the day. I think it's important to put the initial thoughts of the patent on my website, if only to serve as a point of reference for others investigating the same kind …
Making Intelligent SignsTemple Bar Webstats March 1997
ERE IS A REVIEW of the Temple Bar Website from March 1997.
Temple Bar Webstats March 199715,000 Hits a Month
BACK WHEN “HITS” were a thing, I ran around Temple Bar on the heels of a special letter of introduction from the Temple Bar Properties Marketing Manager.
15,000 Hits a Month