Technology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
Ireland’s Climate Action Plan has a target to have 30% of private cars powered by electric by 2030 – or a total of 945,000 vehicles. And they have backed up this target by providing grants and incentives to encourage people to buy electric vehicles (EVs). But are they targeting the wrong thing? As an example, … Read more
I got the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 as a gift for a recent birthday, and for the most part I really like it, but there’s one thing that annoys me. The watch can automatically detect a number of activities, including walking, running, elliptical trainers, rowing machines, dynamic workouts, and swimming. But for some reason they … Read more
If you have one New Year’s resolution this year, let it be to get on top of your online security. We all have so much information about us stored online these days – whether it’s financial information, private messages, or family photos stored in online albums. And we all have a part to play to … Read more
I was clearing through a box of ‘wires’ the other week, and found my old Apple iPod Photo – also known as an iPod Classic 4th Generation – which I’ve had since it was released in 2004. It had sat unused in a protective tweed cloth sleeve for a decade or more, and I was … Read more
I was walking the dogs in the park about a week ago, listening to a podcast, and about 20 minutes in my left ear bud suddenly shut down saying it was out of battery. This isn’t the first time that the ear buds have unexpectedly run out of battery, but in the past I just … Read more
Some people in Ireland consider the 8th December as the ‘official’ start of the Christmas season. Why is that? Because it was traditionally the time when people started preparing for Christmas, and a time when people from the countryside visited Dublin to do Christmas shopping. But why the 8th of December? Well, it’s the Feast … Read more