When something is to be taxed and the taxman writes an 89 page booklet on it, then it is possible to say that it has become mainstream. Ecommerce has reached that elevated status and according to the mentioned booklet, electronic commerce (e-commerce) is rapidly transforming the way business is conducted throughout the world. So what…
If you saw a child carrying around a hammer or even an adult carrying around a hammer and hitting things with it, one would be unlikely to say the person was a master carpenter or that the child would grow up to be master carpenter. It would not be acceptable to say that a person…
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…
The tale of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf provides a cautionary note that can be useful when dealing with e-mails. The, well known, tale tells of a wolf who dresses up in Granny’s clothing, with the intention of acquiring little Red Riding Hood as his supper. She was cautious enough, when she recognised…
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…
The study of logic, I believe, should encompass system study and the study of logic itself. It should not be limited to one or a number of systems, such as programming systems designed for children. To my understanding, The exploration of thought, within the discipline of logic can expose the new perspectives that are the…
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…