Archive for the 'techy' Category

AdWords API problems

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

I finally started using the Google AdWords API this week. Generally, this allows you to do anything you do by logging on to the Adwords site programmatically. However, it seems there are some things you can only do through the UI at the moment and even a few things you can more easily do through [...]

Cá ba mhaith leat dul inniu?

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Via Rob Burke, Microsoft made Windows XP available as Gaeilge (in Irish) on Tuesday.
So now you can press the Tosaigh button instead of Start and rith rather than run your programs! This is the result of a 12 month effort. I’d rather Microsoft had put more effort into making their programs less buggy and more [...]

Colourful USB Keys

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

If you are looking for one of those cute tiny and incredibly handy USB memory drives, I can highly recommend Shop4Memory. They have a big selection in many colours (very important!). The prices are good and delivery is fast and free within Ireland and the UK.
The best bit is the great customer service. I [...]

firefox reaches 50 million downloads

Friday, April 29th, 2005

Within the next few hours, Firefox will reach 50 million downloads worldwide - woo hoo!
If you are bored you can even sit and watch the counter
Firefox: Blazing a Trail to 50,000,000