You'll be getting Internet Explorer 7 pushed to your PC from now on
If you have Windows XP and if it hasn’t happened already then Microsoft appear to be pushing out the new release of the Internet Explorer Web Browser. They are making it optional so you have to agree to install before they do (the security centre logo in the bottom right hand corner of the screen that looks like a shield will be yellow with an exclamation mark in it).
For almost all web users who don’t use Firefox as their browser, IE7 is a big improvement over IE6.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Mmm Trebor Fruit Salad
Just as I start grumping that there is nothing on the telly, a chunk of genius appears in the shape of Oz Clarke and James May with “Oz and James' Big Wine Adventure” (Wednesdays 8pm BBC2). I used to watch Oz and Jilly for laughs back in the old Food and Drink days. They were so off the wall I don’t think I ever learned anything. James is of course Captain Slow on Top Gear and knows absolutely nothing about wine.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, November 23, 2006
One Breast Less
Catherine discovered Haydn and Roos' latest blog yesterday, it is called One Breast Less and I don’t think I need to tell you what it is about. This is a shockingly good blog with a raw honesty that caught me off-guard but is a mandatory read if you have any interest in health, illness and recovery.
My granny had a mastectomy due to breast cancer and my aunt has just finished a course of radium so I’ll be reading closely.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Bandon Farmer's Market Blog
I set-up the Bandon Farmer’s Market Blog quite a while back. Progress has been slow with getting vendors to use it and I think this is mainly due to them not being familiar at all with [a] blogging and [b] the idea that they can write something and it appears immediately. I’ve learned a lot in trying to get one or two people set up on it. The main lesson was that if you are not web-savvy, many things which seem obvious to me can actually be insurmountable hurdles to others.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Monday, November 20, 2006
She's a keeper
This is the first set of photos taken just after she was born. Better quality ones with a real camera coming later today. A little cutie despite being a bit mushed. First night went well despite her fantastic lungs which she’ll need in this house.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
they are the famous five
Oscar, Oisín, Sibeál….Fionn and Síofra the bayyy-bee. Síofra Ann Catherine O’Neill born at 17.07 and weighing 8lbs 6oz. She’s a beauty! All in tip top form. Pictures to follow later.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
lots of pain but not much progress
Pethedine in. Some relief. Long morning.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
and so it begins
We’re in the bons. Prosta on. Strong twinges already. Expect action by lunch time but my gut says sooner. Lovely mid wife. All in all, much more efficient and calmer story than the last time. More as it happens.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Real Gourmet Burger Menu
With all apologies for total copyright infringement, here are scans of the front and back of the menu I picked up in the awesome new Real Gourmet Burger place in Portlaoise. According to their temporary web-site they also have a place in Dun Laoghaire.
Click on these thumbnails for more detailed pictures.
Front:
Back:
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Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, November 9, 2006
My prayers have been answered, the only problem is that they have been answered in Portlaoise
Best burger ever in Ireland? Nov 1, 2006 by Conor
business
[Real Gourmet Burger](http://www.realgourmetburger.ie/) 057-8666669 M7/M8 Portlaoise Co Laois, Ireland ★★★★★ Well over a year ago, I blogged about the lack of burger innovation in Ireland. I recently did a pit stop at the new Midway Food Court on the M7/M8 split outside Portlaoise but was disappointed to only find O’Brien’s open. I went back again on Monday to grab a quick sambo and noticed that one new place was open - “Real Gourmet Burger”.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, November 8, 2006