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I've been at the ICANN meeting in Paris for the last week and haven't had a chance to post here.
I'll be posting a few followup posts over on my domain blog over the next few days.
Suffice to say that some of the media coverage of the event has been more than a bit sensationalist!
I'm in Paris until Sunday afternoon, so I fully intend to take advantage of my remaining time here to do zero work!
I'll be posting a few followup posts over on my domain blog over the next few days.
Suffice to say that some of the media coverage of the event has been more than a bit sensationalist!
I'm in Paris until Sunday afternoon, so I fully intend to take advantage of my remaining time here to do zero work!
The ICT Excellence awards have been announced.
Unfortunately they have a website. I say unfortunately as it is truly horrendous.
If this is one of Ireland's premier awards I'd hate to see what the bad ones are like....
Unfortunately they have a website. I say unfortunately as it is truly horrendous.
If this is one of Ireland's premier awards I'd hate to see what the bad ones are like....
Roberto Gaetano has just opened the second part of the ICANN board meeting.
Peter Dengate Thrush has been chosen as the new chairman.
Peter Dengate Thrush has been chosen as the new chairman.
ICANN's board meeting is this morning.
Unlike many companies the ICANN board meeting is 100% public.
This is the last board meeting that will be chaired by Vint Cerf, so there is quite a healthy turnout since his successor has not been announced as yet.
Unlike many companies the ICANN board meeting is 100% public.
This is the last board meeting that will be chaired by Vint Cerf, so there is quite a healthy turnout since his successor has not been announced as yet.
I don't mind spending money if I feel like I'm getting value.
Unfortunately a lot of events being run in this country seem to be completely overpriced.
IT@Cork are running a conference in November. Although they seem to have sponsors to cover pretty much everything they're still overcharging people 400 euro a head to get in!
That's nuts!
Earlier this year I was at a 3 day event in LA which included a talk by Michael Arrington and it cost me less than that!
Unfortunately a lot of events being run in this country seem to be completely overpriced.
IT@Cork are running a conference in November. Although they seem to have sponsors to cover pretty much everything they're still overcharging people 400 euro a head to get in!
That's nuts!
Earlier this year I was at a 3 day event in LA which included a talk by Michael Arrington and it cost me less than that!
Niall and I are in Kilkenny for the day at PodCampIreland.
We should have got here about 10 am, but we ran into car issues, so didn't get here until after 11!
There are several familiar faces in the room, but there's also a lot of new ones!
We should have got here about 10 am, but we ran into car issues, so didn't get here until after 11!
There are several familiar faces in the room, but there's also a lot of new ones!
I went along to Mobile Monday yesterday evening. I don't know what I was expecting. I was more or less prepared to politely smile at boring presentations and demos. I probably wasn't expecting to be as impressed as I was!
There were three companies presenting their products and services last night and they were all fascinating.
First up was Mobile Aware's Rotan Hanrahan who showed some demos of what some of their clients are doing.
The second presentation reminded me of the Firefly phone, but was a hell of a lot cooler.
Sentry Wireless have come up with a firewall type solution that allows users to restrict who can phone or be phoned from a particular device. The advantage it has over Firefly is that you don't need any proprietary hardware as the solution works at the SIM level. The first application of the technology is a product they call KidSafe.
Of course there's no reason why the technology could not be employed in other realms...
The last of the three presentations was from Mobile Complete. It really blew me away!
I've mentioned Litmus / SiteVista in the past when talking about browser testing.
Imagine taking this kind of testing to the next level and beyond.
That's what the guys in Mobile Complete have done.
Their system allows you to gain complete access to a huge array of mobile devices remotely using an ASP model.
During the demo last night one of my friends was actually able to send an SMS to the test phone in the docklands!
You can find out more about the testing suite of Device Anywhere on their site (and test it for 3 hours for free!)
After the demos we adjourned to the bar ...
There were three companies presenting their products and services last night and they were all fascinating.
First up was Mobile Aware's Rotan Hanrahan who showed some demos of what some of their clients are doing.
The second presentation reminded me of the Firefly phone, but was a hell of a lot cooler.
Sentry Wireless have come up with a firewall type solution that allows users to restrict who can phone or be phoned from a particular device. The advantage it has over Firefly is that you don't need any proprietary hardware as the solution works at the SIM level. The first application of the technology is a product they call KidSafe.
Of course there's no reason why the technology could not be employed in other realms...
The last of the three presentations was from Mobile Complete. It really blew me away!
I've mentioned Litmus / SiteVista in the past when talking about browser testing.
Imagine taking this kind of testing to the next level and beyond.
That's what the guys in Mobile Complete have done.
Their system allows you to gain complete access to a huge array of mobile devices remotely using an ASP model.
During the demo last night one of my friends was actually able to send an SMS to the test phone in the docklands!
You can find out more about the testing suite of Device Anywhere on their site (and test it for 3 hours for free!)
After the demos we adjourned to the bar ...
I'm planning on attending Mobile Monday in The Hairy Lemon, Dublin, this evening.
Over the past few months we've sponsored several events across the country (and further afield), but I've been unable to attend most of the events, which is kind of annoying!
Can anyone recommend a good hotel in that part of Dublin?
I'm thinking of leaving the car behind and getting the train up so I can have a couple of drinks afterwards and not have to worry.
Over the past few months we've sponsored several events across the country (and further afield), but I've been unable to attend most of the events, which is kind of annoying!
Can anyone recommend a good hotel in that part of Dublin?
I'm thinking of leaving the car behind and getting the train up so I can have a couple of drinks afterwards and not have to worry.
