Microsoftissued eight security fixes for its software in its regular Patch Tuesday update. Five of the eight patches, which fixed 10 security vulnerabilities, were rated as critical, Microsoft’s most severe rating. The affected software ranged from the Windows operating system to Microsoft Office. Meanwhile, the remaining three patches were rated as important, fixing flaws in [...]

Digiweb has purchased web hosting provider Novara and now claims to be the second largest hosting provider in Ireland as a result of the deal.
While the impact of the deal on the hosting market is unclear, the acquisition, which had long been rumoured on discussion forums, will definitely result in new jobs being created. The [...]

THE VALUE OF UNDIES– Always wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your vehicle…
From the NORTHWEST FLORIDA Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple who drove their car to Wal*Mart, only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to [...]

Mozilla released its fifth beta version of Firefox 3 for Windows and the Mac on Wednesday, bringing a handful of improvements in ease of use to the open-source Web browser.
Overall, Firefox 3 beta 5 includes 750 changes from the previous beta, focusing on enhanced stability, Web site compatibility, and platform and user-interface improvements.
In [...]

Nokia is challenging Apple in the digital music market with a new online music store aimed at Irish customers. Tracks from the Nokia Music Store http://www.music.nokia.ie are compatible with any device that plays Windows Media Audio files (wma), which are embedded with Microsoft’s digital rights management technology. However, iPods and iPhones do not support the [...]

Residents in the village of Roundstone, Co Galway, say they are extremely concerned after an outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite in the water supply.
Galway County Council has advised householders to boil all water before drinking it or using for food preparation.
Several hundred houses in the village and at two other places, Errisbeg and Inishnee, are [...]