Neil Grogan

This is an old box which contained a Nokia phone from a now defunct Esat Digifone.

Took this picture while out walking my dogs.

Below is a neat trick to clean out your Playstation 3’s fans if they become a bit noisy.

For my final year project, I have done a web application on the concept of replacing traditional web applications.

During last summer I purchased a set of Sennheiser HD595’s - a great product for Audiophiles.

I purchased the iPhone 4 shortly after its release in Summer 2010.

A multitude of websites have been reporting the impending doom of ipv4 exhaustion, which is going to happen soon.

I wrote this script recently for a friend in a job who needed to output a certain percentage of a log file, but no more and no less.

Apologies to those visiting my site recently because: It hasn’t been updated recently I have been changing hosts with it Let me explain both of these!

Below I present some very useful extensions I use while using Google Chrome, in no particular order.

Below is my first attempt at video blogging.

Since Apple released an iPad there have been various competitors announced, so it got me thinking what would it take for me to buy one?

So I was listening to some music, thinking about the announcement today on Anglo Irish Bank that we have 32% national debt and my generation will be expected to pay that.

It’s been over a week since I received my Garmin Zumo 660 Motorcycle GPS unit.

Wow… what a weird feeling, I have a degree under my belt.

I usually listen to podcasts on the excellent Twit.tv network and it goes without saying Floss Weekly is one of my favourites.

I’ve written about my desire for open web video before, and now it looks as if it’s finally going to happen.

I recently purchased - known as a cult motorbike - a Honda BROS (known in the US as a HawkGT).

This is a 3rd Graphics project we presented as a group for Computer Science.

I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while, probably since 2006.

One of our projects this semester is to make a Bauhaus Chess set in a program called 3DS Max (created by Autodesk). 3DS Max is a modeling and animation tool built specifically for creating 3D representations and models.

One topic that rarely gets coverage that I’ve seen is how women get along in male dominated environments, such as Computer Science.

Some people make new years resolutions about eating healthier, exercising more etc.

Lesson learned: never leave a expensive.

via tuxradar.com For me it’s definitely Kubuntu, but I can see why they choose OpenSuSe.

“The really, really short answer is that you should not.

When I found this, I had to share it:

I own a Majesty 125cc 2002.

Ars has a great article about how Sony through the Playstation 3’s awesome power (can’t you tell which of this generations consoles I own?)

Some really informative stuff on Slashdot regarding nuclear power: by david.given (6740) France generates pretty much all of its electricity from nuclear, with reprocessing, using pressurised water reactors.

Gizmodo seem to think so: The $2,500 Mac Pro, desperately in need of a refresh, gives you a 2.66GHz Quad-Core Xeon (essentially an i7), 3GB of RAM (triple channel, but seriously?)

I recently used Twitter to post about my journey on public transport from Kilkenny to Dublin.

I recently got an iPhone 3G and away from all that Apple mania; I thought I would give an honest review.

Dear, [My Name] eircom has not agreed to block any Internet sites from being accessed by end-users.

I always hoped for better for Ireland; but it seems the thieving hand of “rights” organizations which pretend to represent the artist have struck gold.

This post is a continuation on the previous one.

What are Desktop Environments?

Last year was me celebrating four years of using the best operating system out there: Linux and the best distro Ubuntu.

Recently I downloaded the Kubuntu packages of the new KDE 4.2 beta 2.

I downloaded Firefox 3.1 beta 2 (after trialling other development snapshots over the last few months) to see Ogg Theora video support is coming on really well.

My Current Firefox Extensions: A-Z* Adblock Plus; because ads are for people that don’t know how to avoid them!

I am not a big gamer; I primarily love systems and how they work.

**Note: This Guide was written for use by my Computer Science class on Linux (and Mac OS X where noted).

As part of Computer Science you do a couple of general modules which are general in nature about computing; but I think that just reflects the broad use of IT in every part of society today.

I am an avid Gmail user through Google Apps.

I usually get both of Ireland’s daily national papers to my email inbox every morning.

Seriously: what an awesome song.

One cannot help but be amazed at Kilkenny; true masters of the Irish Gaelic Sport of hurling.

I just read one of the most informative and insightful blog posts of my entire life.