A man was sitting at a bar when he noticed a pirate walk in the front door. The pirate had a peg leg, a hook for one hand, and a patch over one eye. Feeling sorry for the pirate, the man said, “Come over here friend. You look like you’ve had [...]
An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time.
“I have good news and bad news,” the owner replied. “The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your [...]
Dell’s anticipated 13.3in, Core 2 Duo laptap was launched yesterday. Offered with a choice of Intel’s own integrated X3100 graphics core, or Nvidia’s GeForce 8400M GS, it drives the M1330’s LED-backlit 1280 x 800 widescreen display. It comes in a glossy midnight black, white and red chassis.
If the DVD Copy Control Association gets its way, buying DVD’s and then copying them to use in our iPod, Laptop or PSP will be come impossible.
The association wants to amend the licence underpinning the use of its DVD copy-protection technology, CSS (Content Scrambling System). This would, if successful, oblige you to have the original [...]
The environmental levy on plastic bags will increase to 22 cent per bag from July 1.
The price increase, which was first announced at the beginning of this year, is the first since the charge was introduced in 2002.
Environment Minister Dick Roche said he was approving the increase so that the impact of the levy would [...]
On Weds 20th June the Wicklow and Dublin SPCA were involved in the rescue and removal of over 76 dogs and puppies, a number cats and chickens from a puppy farm in South Wicklow.Acting on a tip-off from a member of the public, staff from the Wicklow SPCA based in Sharpeshill Animal Sanctuary, in Rathdrum visited [...]
Almost 84,000 new broadband subscriptions were added during the first quarter of 2007, to bring the total number of high-speed internet users in Ireland to 602,000, according to ComReg’s latest quarterly report.It also appears that for the first time narrowband subscriptions have been outnumbered by new broadband subscriptions. Broadband now accounts for 58 percent of [...]
