I keynote, write, and podcast about Sustainability, CleanTech and Supply Chain

  • Microsoft gave me a Sony Vaio laptop with Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate installed to try out. I have been toying with the Vaio but not using it heavily. To be fair to Microsoft, I’m going to try to switch…

  • Building has commenced on the CIX data centre – the first fully redundant data centre in Ireland outside of Dublin! CIX intends to be incredibly energy efficient and has even developed a carbon neutrality strategy document. Watch the CIX blog…

  • In response to my last post about which replacement phone to get for my dead Nokia N70, several people have suggested that I get a Sony Ericcson k800i. Despite my bad experiences with the N70 (and worse with my wife’s…

  • One of my favourite bloggers – Twenty Major, has just confirmed a two book deal with Hodder Headline Ireland. I heard it first when Damien pinged me with the news last night. Well done Twenty, mine’s a Murphy‘s, thanks!

  • I brought my sick N70 to the Nokia centre this morning and they said it is officially dead. They are sending it away to see if it can be repaired, I’m not holding my breath. That process will take a…

  • My phone has never been the most stable but I couldn’t update the firmware because I didn’t have a PC and Nokia don’t believe in supporting non-Windows platforms (despite Microsoft having a ban on its employees buying Nokia phones!). As…

  • I found another bug in Vista this morning. In an attempt to tidy the desktop, I right-clicked on the ppt file Microsoft left on the desktop and chose Send To -> Documents to move this file off the desktop. Windows…

  • I’m recording a radio interview tomorrow morning (Wed 21st) about politicians and blogging. I have long believed that blogging software is an ideal tool for politicians to raise their profile. I have come across a couple of good politician’s blogs…

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