Category Archives: Me

Last Word

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Tommy

I was on Matt Cooper’s “The Last Word” last night with Adrian Weckler, talking about back to school tech. If you missed it, you can hear it again here. (kudos to Barry Hurley!)

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Interview with the DCU President

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Tommy

Back in July, I did Journalism in CTYI, which took place in DCU. The class do a short newspaper each year, chronicling events that took place over the 3 weeks. This was one of my articles for it: _______ Béibhinn … Continue reading →

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On location: The advent of FourSquare and the second coming

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Tommy

Niall Harbison and Pat Phelan, two bloggers who I have huge respect for, recently blogged their opinions on location-based software. They focused on FourSquare, the popular location game which involves ‘checking-in’ to restuarants, LUAS stops and shops to gain points, … Continue reading →

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CTYI – Looking Back

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Tommy

Arrived home on Friday afternoon from my three weeks at the Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI) in DCU. I’m trying to balance writing this quickly to make sure I don’t forget anything important with making sure I’ve thought this post … Continue reading →

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This is the future? I love it

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Tommy

When iOS 4, the new software for iPhones and iPod Touches, came out, there was pretty much only one application I was really, really looking forward to: the rest were just handy updates. Turns out, the functionality required for the … Continue reading →

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On Life

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Tommy

CTYI (which is going awesomely) leaves me with little time to blog, but this has been on my mind for a good while now and I really think that it merits publishing. I’m not one for “words to live by” … Continue reading →

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Eventfulness

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Tommy

As with most summers, I been super busy recently – I went to Wexford to visit a friend on Tuesday, and then we both went to Dublin to meet more friends, and then home again to Wexford, and then back up … Continue reading →

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Green Day, Gnarly Park

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Tommy

Yesterday, I went to what was really my first ever concert. Long-time readers of the blog might remember that I’m not a big fan of concerts. I had a ton of friends going and had liked Green Day for years … Continue reading →

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A Distinct Feeling of False Advertising

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Tommy

When one thinks of the South of France, one can’t help but imagine the sunny skies, golden beaches and laid back lifestyle. We have one of the above. We’re currently in Mausanne-Les-Alpilles, where we stayed over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Sixteen, stupors, shocks and Scrabble

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Tommy

I seem to have segued nicely into the latter half of my teenage here in France. Had a lovely phone call at 00:15 from a friend of mine too and despite my half-asleep-ness (I’m such a terrible teenager; half-asleep and … Continue reading →

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