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Silicon Republic kills Mac Mail

Posted on 18/12/2005 by Editor
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Well, it did last Monday the 12th December anyway, when it sent me out its eMonday newsletter.

Whenever the Mac Mail programme tried to open the email, or even show it in the preview window, it crashed totally. When it came back it said that Mail had new settings, and did I want to use these new ones, or go back to my original ones. Continue reading →

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Data Retention: Ireland, Freedom’s Odd Champion

Posted on 16/12/2005 by Editor
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The Data Retention vote in the European Parliament is today the front page story in Dublin’s Metro Newspaper.

‘Stop the Net Spies’ it gratifyingly says.

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Data Retention: How Your MEPs voted

Posted on 15/12/2005 by Editor
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Now, after a little help from Europe Direct I can bring you the votes of Irish MEPs in relation to the final Data Retention Directive vote yesterday. (via the unworkable europarl website) Dublin Proinsias De Rossa (Lab- ESP)- For Mary … Continue reading →

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Data Retention Debate Live!

Posted on 13/12/2005 by Editor
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Rubbish debate. Watching the stream of the Debate on the introduction of Data Retention Directive. The live stream is all the excitement of the European Parliament on your very own screen. http://europa.eu.int/comm/avservices/ebs/welcome_en.cfm To get hold of the stream just click … Continue reading →

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MEPs Need You To Fill Their Brains With Info

Posted on 09/12/2005 by Editor
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A defining point in the EU Data Retention saga (what an alluring set of words) will come next Tuesday/Wednesday, when the EU Parliament will vote on the latest version of the planned European law to force data retention on every member state. Continue reading →

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George Best

Posted on 03/12/2005 by Editor
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George Best is being buried today in Belfast. He has been granted, if not a state funeral, then certainly a public one. He was a genius- footage of him playing shows the impossible. I was told an, almost certainly apocryphal, … Continue reading →

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A Cry for help

Posted on 29/11/2005 by Editor
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This is the legal diary. I want a way of automatically checking the Legal Diary Part 2, without having to go to the bother of downloading it in word .doc or .pdf format and doing a manual search every single day, for a particular phrase.

I then want to be alerted by email, or rss feed, that it has appeared. Continue reading →

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Digital Rights Ireland: The Podcast

Posted on 26/11/2005 by Editor
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In fact it is the podcast of Tom Raftery, who is this week interviewing the chairman of Digital Rights Ireland, UCD law lecturer TJ McIntyre. He asks him questions about a number of the areas in DRI’s remit, but focuses … Continue reading →

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Tesco.com Sucks, as they say

Posted on 23/11/2005 by Editor
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I’m sure you’ve seen the ads for Tesco’s deliver-to-your-home online service. You just go onto their website, tell them what you want and then wait for them to bring you your shopping for the week. This service is particularly attractive … Continue reading →

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Ireland Goes A New Shade Of Green

Posted on 20/11/2005 by Editor
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Mattie Lennon reports on how to convert your car to run on vegetable oil, beating the taxman and making the world a greener place at the same time.

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