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Blogging by email

I spotted in WordPress’ own blog earlier a post about writing blog posts by email. So here I am testing it out, typing away on my BlackBerry (with the laptop on my lap of course). This could be extremely useful … Continue reading

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Newstalk and Twitter

Earlier today George Hook went to Twitter to help source an item for the show regarding the use of Twitter in Primary Schools. As always the good folk on Twitter came to the rescue. As a result Evert Bopp and … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurs deserve to be laughed at

I was watching Dragons Den on RTE last night while following the Tweets about the show and the entrepreneurs who bravely faced the dragons. It struck me later that they deserve to be laughed at. I don’t mean that they … Continue reading

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Tuesday Push: Twitter Mosaic by Sxoop Technologies

I only learned about the Tuesday Push recently and even though I’m only blogging a short while and don’t have a huge number of visitors I don’t think my push will do much. But hey, it’s better to get out … Continue reading

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Blog by phone -This post is being…

First trial of posting to the blog using voice over a mobile phone. Continue reading

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Advertising in 2009, why bother?

Avast ye adlubbers! Baton the hatches! Cut costs! Lower expenses! We’re sailing into choppy waters…… blah de blah de blah. Advertising is one of those intangible things whose effectiveness can be hard to measure and quantify. As a result it … Continue reading

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The Twelve Tweets of Christmas

With too much time on my hands and the creative juices flowing from a week of party nights, I composed a little ditty. I have no notion of typing out all the versus, so this is the last verse which … Continue reading

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What’ll I do tomorrow?

Here I am now writing a blog post. I’ve been meaning for ages to get started on my own blog. I set one up a while ago for the wedding stuff but haven’t been meticulous in updating it. What really … Continue reading

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What am I doing now? Part 3

I kept plugging away with the Tipp Tatler. Mary and I built a house. A friend of mine asked me one day to look up the price of flights to Paris. When I got back to him he had more … Continue reading

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What am I doing now? Part 2

We spent a great deal of time getting to grips with printing, plate making and swearing loads at the pile of crap of a printing press we had. My least favourite job was (can’t think of the word right now, … Continue reading

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What am I doing now? Part 1

After I got back from my stint in Oz my Father got onto me to work with him in producing a magazine about Tipperary. He had produced a few tourist guide books to Ireland, years previously, and had also published … Continue reading

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Who am I? Part 2

After leaving that fine institution that is St. Josephs College in Borrisoleigh, I went to college in Cork where I sat in a class where other people studied accountancy. Went to Chicago on J1. Finished college. Moved to Mullingar, worked … Continue reading

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Who am I? Part 1

I guess from the beginning is as good a place to start as any. My parents met, married and multiplied. I had a happy childhood, at least the absence of any bad memories leads me to believe I did. Similarly … Continue reading

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