On Friday night at the food festival we had a talented group of people speaking about how they see the future of fishing and farming on the western seaboard. One of the speakers was a young lady , by the name of Aoibheann O’ Brien, herself and her business partner, Iseult Ward, one of the…
Someday you may be minding your own business when out of the blue a phone call comes to you. This phone call will be from a very insistent person saying that you’re computer is causing problems to other computers. That they have detected a virus on your computer and that your computer is infecting their…
One of the primary aims of speaking with another person is to communicate. There are many signals and tones that we use to identify a safe person to talk to. We hope that when we speak with someone that we will be understood. It is highly unlikely that we would have a prolonged conversation with…
An interest in science was developed in a former Rose of Tralee, Aoibhinn O Suilleabháin, whose father encouraged her to stargaze, as the 22 year old Rose said “This is what I really want to do with my year, promoting maths and physics as well as Irish culture”. Remarkably in Ireland companies in the science…
Was Fionn as cool as Google Amongst all the thrilling entertaining and inspiring events that took place during the recent Feile na Bealtaine in Corca Dhuibhne, one vision has registered in my mind. As the fife and drum band were passing over Strand Street there was a woman standing on the side of the street…
There has been a touch of blue flu on the peninsula over the last week. Not the kind that afflicts Garda Stations, but a virus of another sort. A few computers, have been presented at the CompuCara office displaying, the distressing signs of it. The Garda Síochána lock screen is a computer virus, which whenever…
We in Ireland, have a digital divide, which is often described as being generational. The first of these two are the people who wish technology, and the global invasion that comes with it, would go away. These people, often secretly, hope that it won’t last. The second are the people who believe that technology is…
A number of organisations analyze the traffic in Kerry. Kerry County Council and the National roads Authority will analyze traffic and use the results to inform their road development strategy. Tourism development groups will also survey and analyze the traffic, to assess how long visitors are staying in an area. In computers, the word traffic…
Choosing a computer security system for your computer is like buying a pair of shoes. The range of shoes available, in a good shoe shop, can extend from bedroom slippers to mountain boots. The mountain boots would detract from the style of a designer dress, and the high heels would be irresponsible on the slopes…
Browsing the Internet The term browsing the Internet or web browsing seems to fall short of an accurate description of the activity. Browsing has always conveyed a sense of leisure, a sort of timeless activity that occurs while on holidays or during a warm sunny Sunday afternoon. It seems far fetched to use this term…