Mobile Internet Finally

So I hooked up my phone to my laptop and I can now connect portably to the internet wherever I go through my Nokia N95 without the need for a dongle or a third party accessory.

Right now I am travelling a reasonable 70km/h on my way to Clonmel for another day of lectures. This route will be more productive and less tiresome, now that I have a connection.

Nokia are even polite enough to ask what carrier I’m on, so they can retrieve the exact settings I need to connect. O2 Ireland can be seen below, along with Oman Mobile.

My last few phones I’ve attempted in doing this task, and it’s either been unavailable, or extremely difficult to get it to work. Nokia have finally gotten this right, and its been a long time waiting for many of us.

All I had to do is install the Ovi suite and connect my phone via cable and set the mode to “PC Suite”. I haven’t tried bluetooth tethering yet, but it should be the same process.

The speeds aren’t terrible either. They are faster that my secondary school’s download speed when I was there, so I guess I cannot complain!

RTE is avoiding Popularity

Pat Kenny may be stepping down from the Late Late Show , but have the people at RTE had a look ahead to actually see who could replace him? Well there’s Gerry Ryan, Ryan Tubridy, Miriam O’ Callaghan, and that’s about it.

When the Late Late started in the 1964 it catered for the youth of that generation. Little do they realise that that generation is gone, and that there are serious amounts of money to be made in the younger generation today. Isn’t that the whole reason why the presenters are getting pay cuts, because they don’t have enough?

This is yet another example of why it pays to make quality shows. Why would any advertisers pay for a 30-second advertisement spot when there is nothing the people watching the show want. And why would anyone watch a show which isn’t any good? It doesn’t make sense to me.

If my assumptions are correct and RTE actually want to make some money, they should hire someone who is actually worth it. Someone who can spread conversation throughout Ireland. Someone who is funny, and appealing to all age groups. Someone like?

• Dara O’ Briain
• Tommy Tiernan
• George Hooke

Any one of those people would make a good presenter. Kevin Coleman has a blog post, with a poll contemplating Pat Kenny’s replacement.

But why stick to the same format? With a new presenter could come new ideas. How about two presenters, or even a guest presenter. A live twitter stream running off of a TV with everyone using the #LLS hash tag. The possibilities are endless.

The most depressing part of all of this is they’re going to pick Gerry Ryan, and there is nothing we can do about it

Excuse my absence

Hey guys. As you might have realised. I’m behind on my Design a Wordpress 2.7 Theme, and for good reason. I am in the middle of assignment season and I’m getting close to the exam time of the semester. Right now my eyes are glued to PowerPoint Presentations and Word Documents, trying to study the Boot Process of all major Operating Systems.

Another reason for my tardiness, is due to the fact that I want to create the best tutorial, and I need to figure out what sort of design to use for the template.

So while you’re waiting why not have a look back at some of my previous posts. And subscribe to my RSS Feed while you’re at it too

Design a Wordpress 2.7 Theme – Day 3 : Dynamic Sidebar and Functional Footer

Introduction

Although the main content is always the most important part of a web design, the secondary content plays a fundamental role in guiding the user through the website. The sidebar helps direct the flow of the page, gives it useful information, and can display some of the most important aspects of your website.

Seeing as these tutorials are based off of Wordpress 2.7, there is no need to go into detail about static sidebars. You can easily add these in, with your knowledge of XHTML and the use of the very detailed Wordpress Codex.

Footers are also a very important feature of your site. Because they are at the bottom, they are often overlooked. Many people don’t realise how important it is to have something to look at once you finish reading a post and so the footer is an ideal opportunity to maintain readership.

Honest Scammer

Its refreshing to see an honest scammer in world, especiallly with people like Bernie (made off with all your money)  Madoff