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Amazon AWS Keeps Getting Better

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Barry O'Donovan

Amazon’s Web Services have just launched a health dashboard which should prove very useful and can be found at http://status.aws.amazon.com. They’ve also announced paid support services. An eagerly awaited feature for me is persistent EC2 storage which they are trialling … Continue reading →

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Stargate SG1 – Finishing the Story

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Barry O'Donovan

Following up from a discussion on how the series finale disappointed a few people over on Donncha’s blog, Holy Shmoly!, I thought I might point out that a straight-to-DVD movie which actually ends the two-year story arc has just been … Continue reading →

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Blacknight “to IPv6 the Irish Internet!”

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

Over in Blacknight’s blog, Paul tells us how they are going to IPv6 the Irish Internet!. Well done lads!. In Ireland, a lot of the ISPs actually have IPv6 enabled their network edges – this includes imag!ne (aka Gaelic Telecom), … Continue reading →

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Want to Publish Your Own Book?

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

I was purchasing a book online today and I was brought to Lulu.com – Self Publishing to complete the transaction. Lulu claims to be an easy and free way to publish and sell easily within minutes. The free part is … Continue reading →

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O2 XDA Exec as a Modem

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Barry O'Donovan

I recently purchased an O2 XDA Exec to fulfill by on-call/support obligations. With a trip away this weekend, I decided to play it safe and just make sure it worked as a modem for an install of Windows hidden away … Continue reading →

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