Archive: January, 2005
Best. News story. Ever.
In his seminal 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, George Orwell outlined some simple guidelines for writing. These include:
Saturday, January 29th, 2005 10:21pm
No comment
Paul Haine got in touch with me and asked:
Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 7:13pm
An email to Wired News
Hello Wired News people,
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 4:57pm
It was 21 years ago today...
When I was back in Ireland for Christmas, I helped a friend to clean his parent’s PC of spyware. There were about 30 separate pieces of malware lurking inside the computer. His cousin’s computer had over 100.
Monday, January 24th, 2005 10:01pm
Yub nub!
I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that Jamie, head-honcho at Message, has a brother who is a famous act-ohr.
Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 7:58pm
Delicious raw materials
It is no coincidence that industrial manufacturing plants aggregate close to sources of raw material. The North of England and the Ruhrgebiet in Germany were both rich sources of coal and centres of industry.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2005 1:05am
Portfolio piece
I’ve been tinkering with my portfolio. I decided that rather than having a long list of all the work I’ve done, it would be better to highlight just a few pieces that I’m particularly proud of.
Sunday, January 16th, 2005 2:57am
DHTML is dead. Long live DOM Scripting.
Just in case I haven’t completely hammered the point home lately, I have a feeling that 2005 is going to see a big surge in the use of the Document Object Model with JavaScript.
Friday, January 14th, 2005 2:40am
Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking...
Waterloo: Napoleon did surrender. What better way to commemorate that event of 1815 than naming a train station after it?
Wednesday, January 12th, 2005 1:50am
It's a small world network after all
I’ve been spending most of my time over at Message lately working on a big intranet project. It’s not just a website behind a firewall. It’s more like a desktop application on the web that happens to reside in a walled garden.
Tuesday, January 11th, 2005 1:07am
Free as in beer
A few weeks ago I spent a most pleasant Sunday evening in a Dublin bar called Solas. Myself and my friends were enjoying the free WiFi and the excellent range of cocktails and beers on offer.
Sunday, January 9th, 2005 10:37pm
Stepping out of the page
While I was relaxing in Ireland over Christmas, I was blissfully cut off from my usual diet of a constant stream of RSS feeds. I didn’t mind missing the latest news stories, magazine articles and blog entries but I did feel a twinge of guilt when I
Saturday, January 8th, 2005 12:46am
Divination of the DOM
As one year wanes and another waxes, it’s traditional for newspapers, television programmes and websites to post lists. Usually those lists offer a backwards-over-the-shoulder look at the year gone by as they posit the best movies and music of the l
Friday, January 7th, 2005 10:49pm
The turning of the year
Belated Happy New Year
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005 10:44am
