A poster on boards.ie writes about his experience in prison in Ireland. Plain and simple facts recounted from personal experience. Personal publishing at its best.
IT failure – the integrated ticketing system
The papers reported this week that the RPA has spent 9.5 million euros on the integrated ticketing system. There’s nothing to show for it. I’m not surprised (and I have been saying this privately for over 3 years).
Fon Review by Tom Raftery
Tom Raftery has a short review of FON. Tom got his router a couple of months ago – FON has knocked out quite a few of the bugs since then. The other things (such as streamlining the procedure for logging on) there solutions that are being worked on.
FON wi-fi sharing in the universities
Martin writes (in spanish) about his plan for how FON can benefit universties and colleges. Basically the deal is that the college makes FON available throughout the campus, and in return, the students and lecturers will get free Internet access via FON. The university also gets the opportunity to earn revenue.
Madrid Airport – the most beautiful and uncomfortable airport in the world
Wallpaper magazine has given the new airport terminal at Barajas an award for the best new airport. I went through the new terminal a few weeks ago and I agree that it’s the most beautiful airport I have ever seen.
However it is also one of the most dysfunctional and one of the worst experiences for a traveller. You have to walk literally for miles and you have no proper directions telling you where to go.
An Post Irish national address database now available to the public
An Post, the Irish postal service has made its address database available to the public without charge for the first time. This means it is possible to verify a postal address without needing to contact the destination sorting office. It is the first time a postal directory has been available in Ireland for at least 15 years.
Free FON router for prominent locations
Martin wants to get 100 routers in busy locations where people congregate. If you have a cafe or a shop (especially in Ireland) follow up on this offer or get in touch!
Time to halt the WiFi rip-off – Sunday Times – Times Online
The Sunday Times – Times Online has an article by an angry journalist, Barry Collins about the ridiculous price of broadband. He should try FON.
Congratulations to Irish Blog Awards winners
Congratulations to all the winners of Irish blog awardsIrish Blog Awards. Special congratulations to the people who won the FON hotspot-in-a-box prize. If you didn’t win one, you can still get yours at the FON website.
Blogging from Madrid …
Here I am posting on a weblog from a bus stop opposite the Retiro Park, courtesy of the FON hotspot in the building near me!
One day soon, all streetcorners will be connected up like this.