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Digital Life in Athlone, Ireland

Unity Interface – Ubuntu 11.04

May 2, 2011
By Tom

If I were you I’d stay on 10.10, especially if you have no drivers for the new Linux kernel  

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Four Free Online WordPress Theme Generators

April 20, 2011
By Tom

Four Promising Yet Free Online WordPress Theme Generators | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers.

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Obtaining a US IP address for Hulu/Pandora etc.

April 4, 2011
By Tom

I’ve used usaip.eu in the past and found the service to be very good. I was also able to obtain a UK IP for BBC iPlayer. USA IP, American IP, VPN, VPS, iTunes.

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Inside the Asterisk » Blog Archive » Asterisk Dev Team Releases Binary Packages

March 30, 2011
By Tom

Inside the Asterisk » Blog Archive » Asterisk Dev Team Releases Binary Packages. Compile no more my friends, for binary packages are here!  Yesterday (March 28, 2011) the Asterisk development team opened the doors on a new package repository for users of Debian and Ubuntu, two of the most popular Linux distributions.  Those repos complement...

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The Search for Ingredients to Replicate Silicon Valley – NYTimes.com

March 22, 2011
By Tom

Good reading… Despite the need for a private element, there is a growing consensus that there is a government role in creating and fostering entrepreneurship. The Search for Ingredients to Replicate Silicon Valley – NYTimes.com.

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Facebook Places hits Ireland

February 5, 2011
By Tom

After jiggery pokery Facebook Places finally hits Ireland – New Media – New Media | siliconrepublic.com – Irelands Technology News Service. Despite having a significant operation in Ireland, we are probably one of the last countries in Europe where Facebook Places has gone live. But finally it has and despite my irritation at its tardy...

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Botnet Viruses Target Symbian Smatphones

July 6, 2010
By Tom

Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson smartphones are among those running the two Symbian operating systems vulnerable to attack according to NetQin. By Mathew J. Schwartz,  InformationWeek July 6, 2010 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225702440 New viruses targeting Symbian smartphones have surfaced, according to NetQin, which develops security software for mobile devices. Two Symbian operating systems are vulnerable: S60 platform 3rd Edition, aka...

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Finally – Twitter via SMS officially available in Ireland

December 19, 2009
By Tom
Finally – Twitter via SMS officially available in Ireland

Twitter via SMS (text) messaging is now available to customers of O2 in Ireland, although sending them incurs a cost of 11c. Up to 500 incoming tweets per month are free however. To start, have Twitter verify your mobile phone at http://www.twitter.com/devices. Then go to O2 at http://short.ie/a65hji to get all the details on terms...

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Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless

November 20, 2009
By Tom
Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless

There are lots of local businesses using Nortel PBX systems around here. They better wise up – Happy Thanksgiving! Nortel Networks – Top wireless turkeys of 2009 – FierceWireless.

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Free rent for local Startups

November 6, 2009
By Tom

If you are a startup company in the Athlone area then you may be interested in visiting the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, between 11am and 2pm. FK Development, part of the FK Group, with offices in Moate, Co. Westmeath, will be presenting details of the several properties they have in their...

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