How I learned to stop worrying... http://blog.pduggan.net/ ... and love the Celtic Tiger en-us Paul Duggan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:07:22 GMT newtelligence dasBlog 1.8.5223.0 paul@pduggan.net paul@pduggan.net http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0 1 Just another blog entry to confirm I'm alive!

Hellooooooooo http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0.aspx Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:07:22 GMT Just another blog entry to confirm I'm alive!<br> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,9bfd3f80-cbbb-4dc9-9b8c-1ec2e94b49e0.aspx Blogging;Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3

I'm sure Seamus Heaney had a day like November 4th 2008 in mind when he wrote of how now and again hope and history rhyme.

Northern Ireland, South Africa, The Berlin Wall, Barack Obama

When Hope and History Rhyme http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3.aspx Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:16:35 GMT <p> I'm sure Seamus Heaney had a day like November 4th 2008 in mind when he <a href="http://www.panhala.net/Archive/The_Cure_at_Troy.html">wrote</a> of how now and again hope and history rhyme. </p> <p> Northern Ireland, South Africa, The Berlin Wall, Barack Obama </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,3a59cea3-2a14-47e8-9d3b-290244e350b3.aspx Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0

Long time no blog. Just a post to confirm I'm alive!

Long time no blog... http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0.aspx Mon, 26 May 2008 08:04:02 GMT <p> Long time no blog. Just a post to confirm I'm alive! </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,26795b38-c6fe-43d4-b73e-9557367fcae0.aspx Blogging;Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8 A Very Happy New Year to all my reader(s).
2008 Rocks already!

New Years Resolution - more, longer blog entries.

Happy New Year - 2008 - The Year of the Rat http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:34:55 GMT A Very Happy New Year to all my reader(s).<br> 2008 Rocks already!<br> <br> New Years Resolution - more, longer blog entries.<br> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,cf736322-931d-48fd-9fcf-c84ab3c2e8a8.aspx Blogging;Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511

Got this error four times today. Count them, one - two - three - four. Thats so far. Grist to the mill of the anti-Vista crowd. BlueScreen? More like NoScreen!

Serves me right for poking fun at the java crowd.

Is it just me, seriously? http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511.aspx Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:31:40 GMT <p> Got this error four times today. Count them, one - two - three - four. Thats so far. Grist to the mill of the anti-Vista crowd. BlueScreen? More like NoScreen! </p> <p> Serves me right for <a href="http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,341a955a-9d5b-45ad-a306-fc1162e59d9d.aspx">poking fun at the java crowd</a>. </p> <img src="http://blog.pduggan.net/content/binary/is it just me seriously.png" border=0><img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,0946d930-88fe-459e-ab6a-a3dcfbab9511.aspx .NET;Life;Microsoft http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338

Blogging infrequently! Tsk Tsk. Breaking one of the cardinal rules of blogging.
Anyway, just a quick blog so all my readers know I am in fact still alive.

More soon, promise.

Long time no blog http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338.aspx Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:14:28 GMT <p> Blogging infrequently! Tsk Tsk. Breaking one of the cardinal rules of blogging.<br> Anyway, just a quick blog so all my readers know I am in fact still alive. </p> <p> More soon, promise. </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,0d9f7de1-7923-46c3-ae6d-c4e67ab15338.aspx Blogging;Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6 Alan Johnston banner Alan Johnson freed - Great News http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6.aspx Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:34:21 GMT <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2007/alan_johnston/default.stm"><img height=90 alt="Alan Johnston banner" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/alan_johnston.gif" width=150></a><img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,b91eb6c0-7eec-49fa-a77a-79f3f51e23d6.aspx Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a
glumbert.com
Thought provoking http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a.aspx Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:09:27 GMT <object height=336 width=448> <param name="movie" value="http://www.glumbert.com/embed/shift"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src='http://www.glumbert.com/embed/shift' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='448' height='336'></embed> </object> <div><a href="http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift">glumbert.com</a> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,f8a0246a-a114-4dfa-834d-c82c9451cd0a.aspx Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c 1

YouTube is great for this kinda thing...

How to paint the MONA LISA with MS PAINT

Deadly buzz, deadly http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c.aspx Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:03:58 GMT <p> YouTube is great for this kinda thing... </p> <h1 id=video_title><font size=4>How to paint the MONA LISA with MS PAINT</font> </h1> <object height=350 width=425> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uk2sPl_Z7ZU"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uk2sPl_Z7ZU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object><img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,6ed3d1de-685a-4a07-a6c4-f5e512ae654c.aspx Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55

Chatting with an American colleague the other day who loves soccer but never heard of George Best (?)
Watch in particular for:
03:38   Magic
03:01   Pure strength
00:59   Menace
Throughout: Awe inspiring skill
Good song too!

George Best, again http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55.aspx Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:03:07 GMT <p> Chatting with an American colleague the other day who loves soccer but never heard of George Best (?)<br> Watch in particular for:<br> 03:38&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Magic<br> 03:01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pure strength<br> 00:59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Menace<br> Throughout: Awe inspiring skill<br> Good song too!<br> <object height=350 width=425> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PkrPwQr_ntA"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PkrPwQr_ntA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> </p> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,addacc37-2c44-4bf2-a11c-25e0effb5c55.aspx Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf

Is everybody in the world going to be a programmer?
Visual Studio 2005 advertised on Sky News!
What in the name of blue blazes?

Am I seeing things? http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf.aspx Thu, 25 May 2006 20:53:28 GMT <p> Is everybody in the world going to be a programmer?<br> Visual Studio 2005 advertised on Sky News!<br> What in the name of blue blazes?<br> <br> </p> <img src="http://blog.pduggan.net/content/binary/skynewsvstudio_small1.jpg" border=0><img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,a5c79182-dc83-41b2-8cbc-1e198086c1bf.aspx .NET;Blogging;Life http://blog.pduggan.net/Trackback.aspx?guid=6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603 http://blog.pduggan.net/pingback.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603.aspx myemail@myemail.com (Paul Duggan) http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603

Don't get upset about roadblocks. They are as much a part of life as the rising of the sun.

Instead of bemoaning them, devise strategies to get around the roadblocks that appear on the road to your goals.

Roadblocks http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603.aspx http://blog.pduggan.net/PermaLink,guid,6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:18:48 GMT <p> Don't get upset about roadblocks. They are as much a part of life as the rising of the sun. </p> <p> Instead of bemoaning them, devise strategies to get around the roadblocks that appear on the road to your goals. </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://blog.pduggan.net/aggbug.ashx?id=6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603" /> http://blog.pduggan.net/CommentView,guid,6e907f11-fd21-44de-9f8e-26225c7ac603.aspx Life