11/03/08
Paul Savage

BarCampCork a Quick Review


I must say I had an absolutely fantastic time at BarCampCork (barcampcork.com). Kudos goes to all the people (Conor and the rest of the gang) who helped to organise this and to all those who presented and shared what they knew.  Thinking back on it, I was really surprised how open and friendly people were. [...]

11/01/08
Paul Savage

Barcamp kicks off


This mornig I’m at barcamp. 

Donncha http://ocaoimh.ie/ is talking about wordpress and ajax.

lovely 800×600 screen resolution.

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10/30/08
Paul Savage

New Google Reader Stats


Just checking on my google reader (reader.google.com) this morning and I was surprise when I checked the details tab on CopyBlogger (www.copyblogger.com). Google have now added some more stats. Before you were only able to see the number of subscribers (no sure how accurate it was) and the post frequency. Now google is letting us [...]

10/28/08
Paul Savage

My new blue Jumper


Damien has set in motion a little competition for SEOs. This competition has a little Irish spin on it, aimed at Irish  businesses and Irish individuals. Where he is looking for people to rank on the PFI (Pages from Ireland) on google.ie for the keyword “geansai gorm“. The phrase in English means “Blue Jumper” but [...]

10/20/08
Paul Savage

BarCampCork here I come


Early next month (1st November 2008), BarCampCork (www.barcampcork.com) will be taking place.   As I’ve never been to one of these events, it’s probably best to take the description straight from the website::
It’s about people getting together, sharing ideas, learning from each other and finding like-minds.
So if you are into the web, either as a [...]

09/21/08
Paul Savage

O’Zapft is!


This weekend was the start of the 175th Oktoberfest (www.oktoberfest.de). It all starts at 12pm with the above 3 words which mean “It’s tapped” cried by Lord Mayor of Munich Christian Ude when he opens the first keg of beer. The Oktoberfest is one of the biggest parties in the world, run over 16 days. [...]