Jun 23 2013
I came across this word cloud depicting the most common passwords a while ago (click image to see larger version):
Common Passwords (Copyright Unknown)
Unfortunately, I cannot remember the source :(
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Jun 19 2013
The EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, gave a very interesting speech recently covering her vision of a single telecoms market in the EU. Some of her key points include:
… we need a different and very political discussion about delivering a telecoms single market.
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I want you to be able to go back to your constituents and say that you were able to end mobile roaming costs.
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It is my belief that we can deliver such a package – this full, final, package – around Easter 2014. Imagine that.
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So, if you believe in the single market; if you believe in a strong Europe that makes a practical difference to each citizen’s life – then Believe. In. This.
The full text is available in Speech: The politics of the completing the telecoms single market, and you can watch it being delivered in I will fight with my last breath”: why we need a telecoms single market.
I have believed in a single telecoms market within the EU for a long time Ms. Kroes! Indeed, I do not know why it did not happen a long time ago! It seems ridiculous to me that I am charged different amounts for the same service depending on where I am located within a single market!
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Jun 14 2013
The A350 had its first test flight today – see Airbus A350 successfully completes maiden test flight. The video in Airbus A350 Rolls Royce XWB engine: Close up look is also worth watching.
Congratulations Airbus!!!
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May 17 2013
Happy World Information Society Day!!!
I only became aware of this today when a colleague mentioned it!
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May 14 2013
I read a nice preview article about Ubuntu Touch today – Exploring Ubuntu Touch, the other Linux OS for your phone. I must admit that I think it look slick!
For more details see Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu on tablets.
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Mar 17 2013
I saw this infographic of Irish inventors in Irish inventions that changed the way we live (infographic) a long time ago, and I thought that it would be appropriate to post it today (click to see larger version):
Irish Inventors (Copyright Siliconrepublic)
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!!!
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Mar 09 2013
Here is a really useful inforgraphic from Serif vs Sans: The Final Battle explaining the differences between serif fonts and sans serif fonts (click image to see larger version):
Serif Fonts and Sans Serif Fonts (Copyright UrbanFonts.com)
I was generally using the font types as suggested here, but I never stopped to think why!
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Feb 16 2013
A friend brought this interesting infographic from Which Countries Pay Its Teachers What They’re Worth? to my attention this week (click image to see larger version):
Who Pays Teachers Best for their Time?
I expected that Ireland would have been higher on the right hand side!
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Feb 12 2013
The maker of the Raspberry Pi has released an add-on digital camera, according to Creators of Raspberry Pi computer announce $25 camera module.
I bet this will be popular!
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Jan 01 2013
Happy New Year! I hope that it will be a good one for you!
Here is an impressive HTML5 Presentation. I actually came across it a few weeks ago, but I somehow forgot about posting it here :o
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