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My guide to being a gentleman in the 21st Century. It’s basically everything you’d expect to be here but with 21st instead of 20th in the title.   A gentleman holds the door open for everyone, not just ladies. (A gentleman may however find entertainment in the passive-agressive door holding game, although not too often.)Continue Reading

Today I watched an Ignite talk given by Matt Cutts on 30 day challenges. So on my road to self-improvement I’m going to start some 30 day challenges myself. Basically I’m going to commit, for a month, to do something new or change something I already do. This seems like a very nice way to introduce myselfContinue Reading

Sometimes I feel like I have a disease. The symptoms present as obsessiveness with some new idea or project or shiny thing and then at some point in the not too distant future, mood reversal, where all interest in said idea/project/shiny thing is lost. I’m sick. Of it.     I have about 20 halfContinue Reading

So yesterday I got an invite to Google+, the newest social network, sorry, social sharing layer to vie for access to our social interactions. Google’s latest venture into the social space, which previously has been rather unsuccessful, is creating waves among tech sites and has set my Twitter feed on fire. The latter in particularContinue Reading

Well that’s another year! It sure was strange! A well-stirred mixture of happy, sad and interesting, thankfully improving towards the end of the year. But if I hear recession, cut backs, bailout, NAMA, ash cloud or snow once more I’ll spontaneously combust! If I had to choose a highlight of the year 2010 it would probablyContinue Reading

In 2008, I could speak French reasonably well. When in Belgium that same year, I spoke with native French speakers and went on a French-language only tour of Leuven and came away with a good idea of the town’s history. I could easily find my way around and if lost, ask for help and understandContinue Reading

Hey, So now that I have a brand spanking new site, I think it’s time I started blogging properly. I’ve decided to ignore the fact that the Irish blogging community is apparently in free fall and just go for it. Hopefully I won’t be joining those leaving any time soon. You can expect to findContinue Reading