Yahoo Mail Beta -finally! Initial impressions
Months after I signed up, I finally got access to the new Yahoo Mail Beta programme. I’ve been using Yahoo mail as my “we are a web-site, give us an email address” address for over ten years now. In that time, I don’t think it has really improved one iota in usability apart from the addition of spam catching. It has always been slow, clunky and riddled with obnoxious massive ads.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, March 31, 2006
Two words: Green Wing
Tonight 9.00, Channel 4.
From the last series:
MAC to his surgical team: What can I tell you? A few ground rules. No bombing, no running, no petting, no diving and no inflatables. In fact, probably best to leave all swimming related activities until later ; this is after all, an operating theatre.
[tags]Green Wing, Channel 4[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, March 31, 2006
Cafe Paradiso, no meat necessary
Cafe Paradiso Food style/ethnicity: Vegetarian
Map
Price: 40 - 50 (Euro)
**Location**: <p>16 Lancaster Quay Cork
Ireland Food rating: 5 out of 5 Decor rating: 4 out of 5 Service rating: 4 out of 5 As a traditional meat and two meat kind of guy (see my recent Meatapalooza tour of Austin, Tx), I’ve always been in two minds about going to Cafe Paradiso. On the one hand, everyone raves about the food, on the other, I need my dead animal products.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Bandon Farmer's Market nearly here
Bandon Farmer’s Market Sat, 01 Apr 2006 at 10:00 AM
The Old Market Garden
Bandon, Co Cork
Ireland
Update 1: The times above have been confirmed and here is the official flyer. I'll definitely be there.
It had been thought that the sad passing of Peter Crowley, who had been the main driving force behind the setting up of a Farmer’s Market in Bandon, would result in the plan being shelved.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Tips for Father's Day
The traditional Mother’s Day treat in our house is to get a nice simple poached eggs on toast breakfast in bed which the kids can easily help with. This year, as wifey is up the pole, soft eggs were a no-no and hard poached eggs are pooh, so we needed an alternative.
On Saturday, in a flash of inspiration I checked out “Easy Entertaining” by Darina Allen. My lovely parents got this for me at Christmas.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Monday, March 27, 2006
Goat's Cheese and Pregnancy
We were in The English Market on Friday getting a few bits. I was buying the membrillo in Iago which is the bigger of the two cheese places. In passing, as Catherine is preggers, I asked if they had any pasteurised goat’s cheese. The person I asked didn’t know but one of the other ladies came over and said that no goat’s cheese or sheep’s cheese is safe to eat during pregnancy because listeria is not killed by pasteurisation.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Monday, March 27, 2006
Boqueria Tapas Cork
Boqueria Food style/ethnicity: Spanish Tapas
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Hours: Pub Hours - Pub Hours
Price: 6 - 12 (Euro)
**Location**: <p>6 Bridge Street Cork Co Cork
Ireland Food rating: 4 out of 5 Decor rating: 5 out of 5 Service rating: 3 out of 5 Two and a half years after leaving, I have finally left the building. To celebrate getting rid of me, we had my bye bye meal in Boqueria Tapas in Cork City the other night.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Monday, March 27, 2006
Foodie Podcasts - From truffles to roadkill
UPDATE 1: I am re-publishing this post as I did a great dis-service to Adam over at Men In Aprons by confusing his Podcast with another one. MIA is a lighthearted foodie podcast where Adam is the main presenter and he riffs with his wife and friends in the room about food related topics. Adam sent me a great e-mail describing some of the background to MIA and I have to say I really like his attitude and approach.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, March 25, 2006
Dammit, there goes that plan
My genius syrup-a-day plan foiled.
[tags]Roches Stores, Syrups[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, March 24, 2006
I swear, the queues of screaming fans were out the door of Roches Stores Cork
“What’s that you’re wearing?”
“It’s Hope by Ronan.”
“Is that kind of like a St Jude Miraculous Medal?”
Yeah, yeah I know it’s for “Charedee” but apart from your granny buying you this instead of socks, who does he think the target market is? Other talented singer superstars like himself? Gift Grub fans being ironic? And why does Ronan look like he is checking his arm-pit for B.O.?
So many questions, so little interest.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, March 24, 2006