Archive for January, 2011

Some more poker goodness

So, a couple of days ago I posted about Poker Stars, one of the largest poker websites in the world that has a base right here in the Isle of Man. I’ve been reading up about them, just to find out a bit what’s going on and there’s some interesting...

Why newspapers are better than the iPad ..

The iPad has loads of applications and is a great device, but sometimes it just can’t replace a plain old newspaper: (Thanks to Peter for the amusing...

Poker, security and other animals

I have a friend who works with Poker Stars here in the Isle of Man. They’re one of the bigger players in the online poker market and probably one of the biggest, if not THE biggest online gaming company in the Isle of Man at the moment. The interesting thing...

The pain of 64-bit – Java SDK, Android SDK & Titanium Developer

It’s been a few years since 64-bit operating systems have been around and you’d expect that by now that would have been properly bedded in. I’ve moved onto 64-bit Windows with my new laptop and I’ve been pretty pleased to find that I’ve had no problems finding drivers for the...

Finding Holiday Villas online

The Web is a funny place. I remember a couple of years back we were going to Malta on holiday and considered getting a Villa for the family to stay in. You know, a nice place with a pool and loads of place to invite people to come round. Turns...

Third Thursday – 20/1/2011 – Isle of Man Social Media Club #smc

photo credit: Sebastian Mary January seems to be flying by and it’s that time of the month again; when Third Thursday is upon us and it’s time for the Manx Social Media Club to meet up for lunch. We always meet in the same place; Paparazzi in Douglas, so you...

What makes a great domain name?

I was looking through the articles on Web Hosting Rating when I came across an interesting article that talks about domain names. It struck a chord because earlier today I was discussing with a friend about how some companies doesn’t really consider their domain name carefully and fall into traps...

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