There are a lot of terribly designed, buggy and useless sites and applications out there. I can deal with a useful service that looks like crap… eflow.ie would be a good example (note: as of July 2014 it’s looking much prettier so this comment is now looks silly). It provides a useful service but it’s just terribly designed. It gets a job done but leaves you feeling angry at how awkward the whole experience / process was… for those of you who don’t know what eflow.ie is, it allows you to register your car number plates, add a credit card and any time you pass through the M50 toll, you’ll be billed automatically as opposed to having to manually pay in a shop somewhere before 8pm the next day or whatever the rules are…
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it’s all about the future
These days my hands are very much tied by college. I’ve about 3 months left which is nothing in the grand scheme of things but i could do quite a lot right now if i wasn’t in college…
digg gets buried
What is it with big social giants tumbling down these days? Is this a sign we’re in for another dot com bubble burst or is it just really poor management and a lack of vision? I’d go with the latter…
it’s the big one tomorrow
Tomorrow at about 3.20pm, i’ll know whether i’ve passed or failed all my modules this year in college. It’s an exam on broadband technologies. photo credit: charmcitygavin Sounds interesting, it’s not. It’s all about connections and packets and remembering diagrams, values & doing some maths. Useful? No. Interesting? No. Will i ever apply the knowledge … Read moreit’s the big one tomorrow
Irish Dragons Den – 27th feb
The 2nd episode of the Irish Dragons Den aired tonight. Here’s some of the better ideas… hen-party.ie Kate was looking for €30,000 in return for 20% of the business (website catering for hen parties). Kate presented very well and much like the pedigree cattle lads last week, came across as passionate and ambitious. I hate … Read moreIrish Dragons Den – 27th feb