Year: 2004


  • AUTO-Routes

    Just read this disturbing piece of text about a forecast for 2050 when cars will drive themselves along motorways until the desired exit is reached. Meanwhile the so-called ‘driver’ can […]

  • Great news from the ESRI (for once). It looks as though the current growth in jobs is set to increase into 2005. Opportunity presents! source: Irish Times In other news […]

  • Hmm, software patents; the debate has been going on for some time now. As somebody involved in IT you’d hope that a learned opinion and decision making process would be […]

  • Those in the music industry who campaigned against downloadable music and the horrible plague that it supposedly set upon artists (cough record producers cough) probably never expected that when the […]

  • Briefly heard about this on the radio on the way to work this morning. It seems as though the secret to a longer life has been found in a simple […]

  • Fly By Wire-less

    The FCC in the US have voted in favour of providing wireless hi-speed network access to passengers on flights. Now people will be able to surf the web and check […]

  • Bertie has said that the potential fiasco surrounding Minister Cullen and Monica Leech will have options looked at. Well, I know I’ll sleep sounder now knowing that options are being […]

  • GMC

    No not the car company but rather GM Cocaine as in genetically modified cocaine. Yes the cocaine producers of this world need to increase their harvests and produce steady crops. […]

  • The IFSRA report on overcharging in AIB was released yesterday and I’m sure was welcomed by the public. It provided no let-off for AIB in any way and totally placed […]

  • IBM PC Sold

    Update on a previous posting about IBM’s sale of their PC unit. It has just been announced that a deal has been signed with a Chinese company (Lenovo) for $1.25 […]