I've just found out about IrishWan.org. This is a fantastic idea leveraging 802.11b technology to creat wireless WANs across cities and towns in Ireland. By connecting the Access Points to ADSL, the potential for reducing internet access cost in Ireland by sharing bandwidth and fees is huge. I must dust off the AP I have at home and see about getting myself an omnidirectional antenna. Anyone with wireless equipment and/or ADSL should get involved here.

Another top class site for a snigger. Northern Ireland news like you've never seen it - The Portadown News .

Wow, two birth announcements on the same day. Helen and Frank Roberts had baby James at 19:55 on 20th August, a strapping boy of 9lb 15oz. Whilst Betsy and Brian Montayne had a bouncing baby girl, Sarah Elizabeth, at 21:10 on the same day. Massive congrats to both sets of parents and here's hoping both mothers feel a lot better over the next few days.

The Evil Gerald is still the funniest Irish web-site out there. Not updated as often as I'd like but you really need to check it out anyway.

For those of you looking for the old set of pages which had info on the 10 year reunion of the UCD Engineering Class of 1990, please click here.

I'm now the editor of the Embedded Software Category on dmoz.org. I have just cleared over a years backlog of submissions. I hope from now on that I can publish most submissions in under a week. Check the category out at Embedded_Systems

Kieran Johnston, my brother in law is getting married tomorrow in Cavan to Louise Walshe. Big congrats and best wishes from the Kimmage gang. Let's home Brian's neck brace holds up!

Appearing on search engines is a tough gig. We've been trying to get Advanticus on the various engines for months. It looks like appearing on dmoz is finally the break we have been looking for. So in the next few weeks we should hopefully appear on google.

Mairead McGrath, Paul Kavanagh and myself have founded Advanticus Technologies Limited, focussed on Embedded Software Design Services. Check out our web at Advanticus

Oisín Conor Joseph O'Neill, born 2pm November 30th. A stonking 9lbs 12oz. All are well.

I really need to make this Blog publicly available. Anyway, we've been pregnant for ages but never remember to tell anyone. Due 29th November.

Today I installed blogger to see if I am any more likely to keep our HomePage up to date with news.