Monthly Archives / February 2009

Téacs? Cinnte, GRMA.

February 27, 2009 by Shane Diffily

teacs.ieD’íoslodáil mé feidhm-oideas téacs nua do mhobiles ó Vodafone le deanaí.

Seolaim corr-téacs trí Ghaeilge ach ní dóigh liom go bhfuil siad ar fad an litríu ar fad i gceart. Sé an scéal ná go bhfuil sé deacair síneadh fada a chur isteach. Chomh maith le sin, ní aithníonn an fon an teanga í fein.

Mar fhreagra ar an scéal, tá BnaG agus Vodafone tagtha le chéile leis an bogearraí nua seo a scaipeadh. An príomh-bhúntáiste ná go bhfuil foclóir Gaeilge san iamh leis agus go n-obríonn sé le téacsáil thuarthach Gaeilge. Continue reading →

Our new kettle is pushing my buttons

February 17, 2009 by Elizabeth Browne

I have a usability problem with our new kettle that I want to share. The most obvious button, the one on top of the handle that falls right under your thumb, doesn’t turn the damned thing on. Instead it makes the lid of the kettle flip open. So every time I go to switch it on, I end up opening the lid instead. The button I really want is at the bottom of the kettle and is hidden underneath the handle. Unless you are a leprechaun, or a very short consultant, this isn’t really in your line of sight. Continue reading →

E-government and Web Analytics – Part 3 of 3

February 14, 2009 by Niamh Phelan

The previous two posts in this series critiqued the statistics that journalist Paul Cullen was provided with when he enquired about activity on the English and Irish versions of State Websites while researching this article.  Many of the statistics seemed … Continue reading →

E-government and Web Analytics – Part 2 of 3

February 10, 2009 by Niamh Phelan

In part 1 of this post I reviewed the various statistics that State Departments provided to Paul Cullen when he was researching this Irish Times article on the use of State Websites. In this instalment, I scrutinise the response Paul … Continue reading →

E-government and Web Analytics – Part 1 of 3

February 6, 2009 by Niamh Phelan

Monday’s Irish Times ran an article about Web analytics by Paul Cullen.  The point Paul wanted to convey was that so few people visit Irish language versions of state Websites that investing in translating the Websites is not justified.  This … Continue reading →

iQ moves office

February 6, 2009 by Shane Diffily

In case you haven’t heard, iQ is moving office.

After 8 years, today was our last day on East Wall Road. From Monday our new ‘hood will be Clarendon Street in Dublin’s city centre, just off Grafton St.


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